Nelson Bay Peninsula
New South Wales · Port Stephens · Hunter Valley exc Newcastle
This profile uses the ABS Nelson Bay Peninsula statistical area (SA2) — the level Australian government data is published at. SA2 boundaries don’t always match suburb boundaries.
Nelson Bay Peninsula 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 Nelson Bay Peninsula SA2.
Schools, childcare & safety
Live data for the Nelson Bay Peninsula SA2 — ACARA schools register, ACECQA childcare ratings.
Tomaree Public School
The government school your child can attend for free by living in Nelson Bay Peninsula.
This is the zoned in-area government school for Nelson Bay Peninsula (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 Nelson Bay Peninsula
- Secondary · Government · Years 7-12Enrolment986ICSEA970
- Combined · Independent · Years K-12Enrolment821ICSEA1072
- Primary · Government · Years K-6Enrolment310ICSEA981
- Primary · Catholic · Years K-6Enrolment269ICSEA1040
- Primary · Government · Years K-6Enrolment267ICSEA992
- Primary · Government · Years K-6Enrolment237ICSEA962
- Primary · Independent · Years K-4Enrolment30ICSEA763
ICSEA reflects student intake context, not teaching quality (1000 = national average). All NSW schools →
Childcare & early learning
- Exceeding NQSSalamander Early EducationCentre-Based Care · 80 places · Salamander Bay
- Exceeding NQSKaringal Preschool Nelson BayCentre-Based Care · 30 places · Nelson Bay
- Meeting NQSNarnia Christian Preschool and Early Childhood Centre Port StephensCentre-Based Care · 93 places · Salamander Bay
- Meeting NQSGoodstart Early Learning Nelson BayCentre-Based Care · 59 places · Nelson Bay
- Meeting NQSAngel Tots Early Learning CentreCentre-Based Care · 56 places · Salamander Bay
- Meeting NQSThrive Kids Shoal Bay OOSHCentre-Based Care · 56 places · Shoal Bay
- Meeting NQSSPCC Saints Academy - Port StephensCentre-Based Care · 50 places · Salamander Bay
- Meeting NQSThe College ClubCentre-Based Care · 30 places · Nelson Bay
- Meeting NQSThrive Kids Tomaree OOSHCentre-Based Care · 30 places · Salamander Bay
- Meeting NQSOur Place PreschoolCentre-Based Care · 28 places · Nelson Bay
- Meeting NQSOur Place Play SchoolCentre-Based Care · 25 places · Nelson Bay
- Not yet ratedTomaree Community College Inc.Centre-Based Care · 67 places · Nelson Bay
NQS = National Quality Standard, rated by ACECQA. Services matched by postcode — verify locations before visiting.
Amenities
- GPs / clinics
- 0
- Supermarkets
- 4
- Parks
- 67
- Train stations
- 0
Counts of OSM-tagged features within the Nelson Bay Peninsula 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 Nelson Bay Peninsula 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
- $1,188,000
- House price YoY
- +15.9%
- Median 3BR house rent
- $710/wk
Where did the gain come from?
+81Reading the streams: overseas arrivals were the dominant force — more came from abroad than the suburb grew on its own.
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