Shortland - Jesmond
New South Wales · Newcastle · Newcastle and Lake Macquarie
Why “Shortland - Jesmond”? The ABS divides the larger suburb of Shortland 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.
Shortland - Jesmond is a locality in the Newcastle area of New South Wales. This profile draws on ABS population and Census figures, the ACARA school register and ACECQA childcare ratings for the Shortland - Jesmond SA2.
Schools, childcare & safety
Live data for the Shortland - Jesmond SA2 — ACARA schools register, ACECQA childcare ratings, police-recorded incidents.
Heaton Public School
The government school your child can attend for free by living in Shortland - Jesmond.
This is the zoned in-area government school for Shortland - Jesmond (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 Shortland - Jesmond
- Secondary · Government · Years 11-12Enrolment659ICSEA980
- Primary · Government · Years K-6Enrolment271ICSEA926
- Primary · Government · Years K-6Enrolment216ICSEA923
- Primary · Government · Years K-6Enrolment162ICSEA955
- Primary · Catholic · Years K-6Enrolment130ICSEA1025
- Special · Independent · Years UEnrolment103ICSEA889
- Combined · GovernmentEnrolment—ICSEA—
ICSEA reflects student intake context, not teaching quality (1000 = national average). All NSW schools →
Childcare & early learning
- Exceeding NQSLambton Early Learning CentreCentre-Based Care · 66 places · Lambton
- Exceeding NQSJesmond Community PreSchoolCentre-Based Care · 40 places · Jesmond
- Exceeding NQSElder Street Early Childhood CentreCentre-Based Care · 39 places · Lambton
- Meeting NQSLambton OOSHCentre-Based Care · 93 places · Lambton
- Meeting NQSSt Nicholas OOSH LambtonCentre-Based Care · 60 places · Lambton
- Meeting NQSShortland Public School TheirCareCentre-Based Care · 60 places · Shortland
- Meeting NQSJesmond Early Education CentreCentre-Based Care · 50 places · Jesmond
- Meeting NQSSt Nicholas OOSH ShortlandCentre-Based Care · 30 places · Shortland
NQS = National Quality Standard, rated by ACECQA. Services matched by postcode — verify locations before visiting.
Safety — recorded incidents
- Incidents, latest year
- 369
- vs previous year
- +37%
- vs 2021
- 246
- Theft 120
- Assault 55
- Against justice procedures 42
- Malicious damage to property 41
- Intimidation, stalking and harassment 39
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
- 0
- Supermarkets
- 2
- Parks
- 16
- Train stations
- 2
Counts of OSM-tagged features within the Shortland - Jesmond 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 Shortland - Jesmond 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
- $1,110,512
- House price YoY
- +25.8%
- Median 3BR house rent
- $720/wk
Where did the gain come from?
+352Reading the streams: overseas arrivals were the dominant force — more came from abroad than the suburb grew on its own.
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The next zoom out — sorted by 1-year growth
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