Cessnock Surrounds
New South Wales · Lower Hunter · Hunter Valley exc Newcastle
This profile uses the ABS Cessnock Surrounds statistical area (SA2) — the level Australian government data is published at. SA2 boundaries don’t always match suburb boundaries.
Cessnock Surrounds is a locality in the Lower Hunter area of New South Wales. This profile draws on ABS population and Census figures, the ACARA school register and ACECQA childcare ratings for the Cessnock Surrounds SA2.
Schools, childcare & safety
Live data for the Cessnock Surrounds SA2 — ACARA schools register, ACECQA childcare ratings.
Ellalong Public School
The government school your child can attend for free by living in Cessnock Surrounds.
This is the zoned in-area government school for Cessnock Surrounds (NSW catchment data).
See the catchment on the mapWe show school intake context and catchments, not exam results. We don’t publish a school ranking.
Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors. Primary catchment zone shown where matched to official government data. School pins are approximate (ACARA geocoded location).
Schools in Cessnock Surrounds
- Primary · Government · Years K-6Enrolment114ICSEA903
- Primary · Government · Years K-6Enrolment113ICSEA930
- Primary · Government · Years K-6Enrolment101ICSEA932
- Primary · Government · Years K-6Enrolment80ICSEA926
- Primary · Government · Years K-6Enrolment67ICSEA982
- Primary · Government · Years K-6Enrolment56ICSEA954
- Primary · Government · Years K-6Enrolment52ICSEA969
- Primary · Government · Years K-6Enrolment11ICSEA888
ICSEA reflects student intake context, not teaching quality (1000 = national average). All NSW schools →
Childcare & early learning
- Exceeding NQSTillys Play and Education Centre - ChisholmCentre-Based Care · 120 places · Chisholm
- Exceeding NQSTillys Play and Education Centre - East MaitlandCentre-Based Care · 80 places · East Maitland
- Exceeding NQSGoodstart Early Learning CessnockCentre-Based Care · 76 places · Cessnock
- Exceeding NQSGoodstart Early Learning ThorntonCentre-Based Care · 64 places · Thornton
- Exceeding NQSHunter Valley Grammar School Early Learning CentreCentre-Based Care · 60 places · Ashtonfield
- Exceeding NQSShamrock Hill Early Learning and Long Day Care CentreCentre-Based Care · 46 places · Ashtonfield
- Exceeding NQSEast Maitland Pre-School (Brunswick St)Centre-Based Care · 40 places · Maitland East
- Exceeding NQSThornton Child Care and Pre-School CentreCentre-Based Care · 40 places · Thornton
- Exceeding NQSThe Honey Tree PreschoolCentre-Based Care · 39 places · Bellbird
- Exceeding NQSEast Maitland Pre-School (George St)Centre-Based Care · 30 places · Maitland East
- Meeting NQSThornton Before and After School Care and Vacation CareCentre-Based Care · 140 places · Thornton
- Meeting NQSSt Nicholas Early Education ChisholmCentre-Based Care · 134 places · Chisholm
+ 52 more services in this area's postcodes.
NQS = National Quality Standard, rated by ACECQA. Services matched by postcode — verify locations before visiting.
Amenities
- GPs / clinics
- 0
- Supermarkets
- 0
- Parks
- 9
- Train stations
- 0
Counts of OSM-tagged features within the Cessnock Surrounds SA2 polygon. OpenStreetMap coverage varies — verify with local directories before relying on these counts.
Climate & hazards
- Bushfire overlay
- Within the designated Bush Fire Prone Land
This shows whether the Cessnock Surrounds SA2 intersects an official New South Wales government hazard overlay. It is the published overlay extent — not a risk rating, hazard score, or insurance assessment, and we compute none. A single property inside the SA2 may or may not be affected. Not financial or insurance advice — check the current planning scheme and your insurer for any specific address.
Where did the gain come from?
+192Reading the streams: Australian movers from other suburbs drove most of the change.
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