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Lemon Tree Passage - Tanilba Bay

New South Wales · Port Stephens · Hunter Valley exc Newcastle

Why “Lemon Tree Passage - Tanilba Bay”? The ABS divides the larger suburb of Lemon Tree Passage into several statistical areas (SA2s); this profile covers one part of it. Other parts are listed further down. SA2 boundaries don’t always match suburb boundaries.

Lemon Tree Passage - Tanilba Bay is a locality in the Port Stephens area of New South Wales. This profile draws on ABS population and Census figures, the ACARA school register and ACECQA childcare ratings for the Lemon Tree Passage - Tanilba Bay SA2.

Where in NSW
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At a glance
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Schools
1
Top ICSEA 901 (gov)
Childcare
5
NQS-rated services
Recorded incidents
169
+2% vs prior year
Median house
$766,000
+2.2% YoY
3BR house rent
$585
per week
Population
7,065
+0.8% in 1 year
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Family essentials

Schools, childcare & safety

Live data for the Lemon Tree Passage - Tanilba Bay SA2 — ACARA schools register, ACECQA childcare ratings, police-recorded incidents.

Your zoned school Live VIC + NSW catchments

Tanilba Bay Public School

The government school your child can attend for free by living in Lemon Tree Passage - Tanilba Bay.

Sector Government
Years K-6
Students 354
ICSEA 901
A picture of students’ family backgrounds — not a ranking or a quality score.

This is the zoned in-area government school for Lemon Tree Passage - Tanilba Bay (NSW catchment data).

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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 Lemon Tree Passage - Tanilba Bay

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ICSEA reflects student intake context, not teaching quality (1000 = national average). All NSW schools →

Source: ACARA School Profile 2025

Childcare & early learning

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  • KU Peninsula Preschool
    Centre-Based Care · 34 places · Tanilba Bay
    Exceeding NQS
  • Fair Play OOSH (Aust) - Tanilba Bay
    Centre-Based Care · 60 places · Tanilba Bay
    Meeting NQS
  • Tilli Tadpoles Preschool
    Centre-Based Care · 40 places · Tanilba Bay
    Meeting NQS
  • Tanilba Tides Early Learning Centre
    Centre-Based Care · 38 places · Tanilba Bay
    Meeting NQS
  • Discover and Learn Academy Tanilba Bay
    Centre-Based Care · 81 places · Tanilba Bay
    Working Towards NQS

NQS = National Quality Standard, rated by ACECQA. Services matched by postcode — verify locations before visiting.

Source: ACECQA NQS register

Safety — recorded incidents

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Incidents, latest year
169
vs previous year
+2%
vs 2021
139
  • Theft 40
  • Other offences 35
  • Intimidation, stalking and harassment 24
  • Assault 20
  • Malicious damage to property 13

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 →

Source: NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research (BOCSAR)
The neighbourhood

Amenities

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GPs / clinics
2
Supermarkets
1
Parks
22
Train stations
0

Counts of OSM-tagged features within the Lemon Tree Passage - Tanilba Bay SA2 polygon. OpenStreetMap coverage varies — verify with local directories before relying on these counts.

Source: OpenStreetMap contributors

Climate & hazards

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Bushfire overlay
Within the designated Bush Fire Prone Land

This shows whether the Lemon Tree Passage - Tanilba Bay 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.

Source: NSW RFS Bush Fire Prone Land, © State Government of NSW and NSW Rural Fire Service — CC BY 4.0
Money

Property & rent

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Median house price
$766,000
House price YoY
+2.2%
Median 3BR house rent
$585/wk
Source: NSW DCJ Sales Dec 2025 · Rent Mar 2026
Population & growth
Population
7,065
Jun 2025
1yr growth
+0.80%
2024→25
Net change
+54
people / yr
Density
236
people / km²

Where did the gain come from?

+54
Natural increase
Births minus deaths
-13
Internal migration
Net movers from elsewhere in Australia
+49
Overseas migration
Net arrivals from overseas
+18

Reading the streams: Australian movers from other suburbs drove most of the change.

Growth vs benchmarks
Lemon Tree Passage - Tanilba Bay
+0.80%
NSW median
+0.60%
National median
+0.80%