Dungog
New South Wales · Lower Hunter · Hunter Valley exc Newcastle
This profile uses the ABS Dungog statistical area (SA2) — the level Australian government data is published at. SA2 boundaries don’t always match suburb boundaries.
Dungog 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 Dungog SA2.
Schools, childcare & safety
Live data for the Dungog SA2 — ACARA schools register, ACECQA childcare ratings, police-recorded incidents.
Dungog Public School
The government school your child can attend for free by living in Dungog.
This is the zoned in-area government school for Dungog (NSW catchment data).
See the catchment on the mapFee-paying schools can’t be enrolled in by zone — they’re shown for context, not as the area’s school quality.
We 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 Dungog
- Secondary · Government · Years 7-12Enrolment566ICSEA937
- Primary · Government · Years K-6Enrolment191ICSEA914
- Primary · Government · Years K-6Enrolment158ICSEA980
- Primary · Catholic · Years K-6Enrolment142ICSEA986
- Primary · Government · Years K-6Enrolment106ICSEA946
- Primary · Government · Years K-6Enrolment104ICSEA1027
- Primary · Government · Years K-6Enrolment53ICSEA936
- Primary · Government · Years K-6Enrolment27ICSEA945
- Primary · Government · Years K-6Enrolment5ICSEA—
ICSEA reflects student intake context, not teaching quality (1000 = national average). All NSW schools →
Childcare & early learning
- Exceeding NQSTillys Play and Education Centre - Gillieston HeightsCentre-Based Care · 124 places · Gillieston Heights
- Exceeding NQSDungog Community Pre-School KindergartenCentre-Based Care · 35 places · Dungog
- Exceeding NQSPaterson Valley Community Pre-SchoolCentre-Based Care · 27 places · Paterson
- Exceeding NQSClarence Town Pre-schoolCentre-Based Care · 20 places · Clarence Town
- Meeting NQSSt Nicholas Early Education Gillieston HeightsCentre-Based Care · 144 places · Gillieston Heights
- Meeting NQSSt Nicholas Early Education LochinvarCentre-Based Care · 144 places · Lochinvar
- Meeting NQSLochinvar Learning Early Education, Care and PreschoolCentre-Based Care · 103 places · Lochinvar
- Meeting NQSJoeys Pre-School & Early Learning CentreCentre-Based Care · 90 places · Morpeth
- Meeting NQSJoeys Pre-School & Early Learning CentreCentre-Based Care · 59 places · Dungog
- Meeting NQSThrive Kids Clarence Town OOSHCentre-Based Care · 44 places · Clarence Town
- Meeting NQSMorpeth Public School TheirCareCentre-Based Care · 40 places · Morpeth
- Meeting NQSHinton Before and After School CareCentre-Based Care · 30 places · Hinton
+ 8 more services in this area's postcodes.
NQS = National Quality Standard, rated by ACECQA. Services matched by postcode — verify locations before visiting.
Safety — recorded incidents
- Incidents, latest year
- 105
- vs previous year
- +15%
- vs 2021
- 120
- Theft 39
- Intimidation, stalking and harassment 15
- Malicious damage to property 13
- Assault 12
- Sexual offences 6
Police-recorded incident counts (Calendar years; latest = Jan-Dec 2025). These are not population-adjusted and are not a judgement about the suburb — larger, busier areas record more incidents. More on safety →
Amenities
- GPs / clinics
- 1
- Supermarkets
- 4
- Parks
- 23
- Train stations
- 6
Counts of OSM-tagged features within the Dungog 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 Dungog 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.
Property & rent
- Median house price
- $775,000
- House price YoY
- +19.2%
- Median 3BR house rent
- $500/wk
Where did the gain come from?
+191Reading the streams: Australian movers from other suburbs drove most of the change.
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