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Stockton - Fullerton Cove

New South Wales · Newcastle · Newcastle and Lake Macquarie

Why “Stockton - Fullerton Cove”? The ABS divides the larger suburb of Stockton 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.

Stockton - Fullerton Cove 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 Stockton - Fullerton Cove SA2.

Where in NSW
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At a glance
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Schools
3
Top ICSEA 1002 (gov)
Childcare
6
NQS-rated services
Recorded incidents
371
+24% vs prior year
Median house
$1,190,000
-4.8% YoY
3BR house rent
$750
per week
Population
9,709
+1.6% in 1 year
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Family essentials

Schools, childcare & safety

Live data for the Stockton - Fullerton Cove SA2 — ACARA schools register, ACECQA childcare ratings, police-recorded incidents.

Your zoned school Live VIC + NSW catchments

Stockton Public School

The government school your child can attend for free by living in Stockton - Fullerton Cove.

Sector Government
Years P-6
Students 254
ICSEA 1000
A picture of students’ family backgrounds — not a ranking or a quality score.

This is the zoned in-area government school for Stockton - Fullerton Cove (NSW catchment data).

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Also nearby — Catholic & Independent schools (not your catchment)
St Peter's Primary School
Catholic 180 students
ICSEA 1053 intake context

Fee-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 Stockton - Fullerton Cove

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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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  • Tillys Play and Education Centre - Fern Bay
    Centre-Based Care · 94 places · Fern Bay
    Exceeding NQS
  • Milestones Early Learning Fern Bay
    Centre-Based Care · 104 places · Fern Bay
    Meeting NQS
  • Active OOSH Stockton
    Centre-Based Care · 101 places · Stockton
    Meeting NQS
  • Thrive Kids Fern Bay OOSH
    Centre-Based Care · 71 places · Fern Bay
    Meeting NQS
  • St Nicholas OOSH Stockton
    Centre-Based Care · 42 places · Stockton
    Meeting NQS
  • Stockton Public School Preschool
    Centre-Based Care · 20 places · Stockton
    Meeting 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
371
vs previous year
+24%
vs 2021
320
  • Theft 145
  • Assault 55
  • Malicious damage to property 37
  • Against justice procedures 37
  • Drug offences 33

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
1
Supermarkets
1
Parks
10
Train stations
0

Counts of OSM-tagged features within the Stockton - Fullerton Cove 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 Stockton - Fullerton Cove 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
$1,190,000
House price YoY
-4.8%
Median 3BR house rent
$750/wk
Source: NSW DCJ Sales Dec 2025 · Rent Mar 2026
Population & growth
Population
9,709
Jun 2025
1yr growth
+1.60%
2024→25
Net change
+151
people / yr
Density
318
people / km²

Where did the gain come from?

+151
Natural increase
Births minus deaths
-27
Internal migration
Net movers from elsewhere in Australia
+141
Overseas migration
Net arrivals from overseas
+37

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

Growth vs benchmarks
Stockton - Fullerton Cove
+1.60%
NSW median
+0.60%
National median
+0.80%