Port Stephens
80,070 residents (ABS estimated resident population, 30 June 2025) across 858 km², 44 suburbs. Council website: portstephens.nsw.gov.au.
Council series run to July 2026.
Population
80,070
ABS estimated resident population, 30 June 2025 · +1.3% in a year
Density
93/km²
858 km² · ERP 2025 over the ABS 2024 boundary
Council-wide house median
$870k
Established-house transfers across the whole council, FY 2023-24 (ABS)
Federal grants per resident
$109
Financial Assistance Grant 2025-26 over ERP 2025
Dwelling approvals
6.1 per 1,000
Residents, 12 months to July 2026 (ABS Building Approvals)
Advantage decile
5 of 10
SEIFA 2021 IRSAD, national (10 = most advantaged)
Suburbs
44
Where it holds most residents (ABS mesh-block allocation)
Trends
Council-level series. Each chart names its source and period.
People and housing
Council-wide figures from the ABS Census of 2021 and SEIFA 2021 (national deciles, 10 = most advantaged).
- Median age
- 47
- Median household income
- $1,372/week
- Median rent
- $370/week
- Median mortgage repayment
- $1,733/month
- Households renting
- 24.8%
- Average household
- 2.4 people
- Advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD)
- decile 5 of 10
- Disadvantage (IRSD)
- decile 6 of 10
Suburbs
44 suburbs where Port Stephens holds most residents. Population is Census 2021 for the whole suburb. A median here is the suburb’s own Valuer-General median — suburbs without one are blank, never filled with the council figure.
| Suburb | Population | In this council | Median house (VG) | Flood / bushfire | IRSAD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Raymond Terrace | 13,453 | All | $700kDec 2025 | – / 79% | 1 |
| Medowie | 10,879 | All | $935kDec 2025 | – / 80% | 6 |
| Nelson Bay (NSW) | 6,141 | All | $1.1MDec 2025 | – / 78% | 4 |
| Corlette | 5,699 | All | $1.2MDec 2025 | – / 43% | 7 |
| Salamander Bay | 4,991 | All | $1.1MDec 2025 | – / 75% | 4 |
| Anna Bay | 4,221 | All | $1.1MDec 2025 | – / 76% | 4 |
| Fern Bay | 4,046 | All | $965kDec 2025 | – / 63% | 6 |
| Tanilba Bay | 3,237 | All | $770kDec 2025 | – / 85% | 2 |
| Lemon Tree Passage | 2,686 | All | $740kDec 2025 | – / 65% | 2 |
| Shoal Bay (NSW) | 1,815 | All | $1.3MDec 2025 | – / 78% | 3 |
| Fingal Bay | 1,635 | All | $1.3MDec 2025 | – / 89% | 3 |
| Karuah | 1,618 | 93% | $600kDec 2025 | – / 90% | 1 |
| Soldiers Point | 1,564 | All | $1.3MDec 2025 | – / 37% | 6 |
| Salt Ash | 1,103 | All | $945kDec 2025 | – / 83% | 3 |
| Wallalong | 1,049 | All | $1.2MDec 2025 | – / 91% | 8 |
| Seaham | 1,011 | All | $1.3MDec 2025 | – / 97% | 7 |
| Boat Harbour (Port Stephens - NSW) | 993 | All | $1.3MDec 2025 | – / 75% | 8 |
| Mallabula | 963 | All | $750kDec 2025 | – / 82% | 2 |
| Williamtown | 762 | All | $905kDec 2025 | – / 88% | 2 |
| Fullerton Cove | 735 | All | $1.1MDec 2025 | – / 84% | 5 |
| Brandy Hill | 713 | All | $1.4MDec 2025 | – / 100% | 9 |
| Bobs Farm | 662 | All | $1.2MDec 2024 | – / 79% | 3 |
| Heatherbrae | 654 | All | $1.7MDec 2025 | – / 78% | 1 |
| Duns Creek | 582 | All | $1.2MDec 2025 | – / 100% | 8 |
| One Mile (NSW) | 501 | All | $2.3MDec 2024 | – / 80% | 6 |
| Hinton | 471 | All | $800kDec 2025 | – / 92% | 8 |
| Woodville (NSW) | 440 | 96% | $1.3MDec 2025 | – / 100% | 9 |
| Glen Oak | 426 | 96% | $900kDec 2024 | – / 100% | 7 |
| East Seaham | 353 | All | $1.1MDec 2024 | – / 99% | 6 |
| Nelsons Plains | 326 | All | $1.5MDec 2025 | – / 99% | 8 |
| Swan Bay (Port Stephens - NSW) | 310 | All | – / 99% | 2 | |
| Tomago | 269 | All | – / 85% | 1 | |
| Eagleton | 205 | All | – / 99% | 5 | |
| Butterwick | 190 | All | – / 100% | 9 | |
| Twelve Mile Creek | 159 | All | – / 100% | 1 | |
| Osterley (NSW) | 132 | All | – / 100% | 7 | |
| Taylors Beach (NSW) | 130 | All | $582kDec 2023 | – / 96% | |
| Ferodale | 98 | All | – / 73% | ||
| Oyster Cove (NSW) | 91 | All | – / 100% | 2 | |
| Fishermans Bay | 76 | All | $1.5MDec 2025 | – / 100% | 8 |
| Balickera | 18 | All | – / 99% | 6 | |
| Campvale | All | – / 100% | |||
| Port Stephens | All | – / 39% | |||
| Tilligerry Creek | All | – / 18% |
Hazards
Share of each member suburb's land inside the mapped layer, averaged across the council weighted by the residents each suburb contributes. Only suburbs a source covers count; the rest are left out, not counted as zero.
Suburb prices
Across the 32 member suburbs with their own Valuer-General median (unweighted; each suburb's latest figure, periods ending Dec 2023 to Dec 2025).
- Lowest suburb median
- $582k
- Median of suburb medians
- $1.1M
- Highest suburb median
- $2.3M
Recorded crime
Offences per 100,000 residents over the 9 member suburbs the source covers, financial year ending 2025. Small suburbs and unreliable rates are excluded.
- Break and enter
- 608
- per 100k · NSW 2025
- Motor vehicle theft
- 201
- per 100k · NSW 2025
- property_damage
- 1,401
- per 100k · NSW 2025
- Violent crime
- 3,008
- per 100k · NSW 2025
Representation
Federal electorates and state districts covering the council, by share of the residents its suburbs contribute (each suburb counts once, for the seat containing a representative interior point).
Federal electorates
- Paterson · Meryl SWANSON (ALP)90%
- Lyne · Alison PENFOLD (NP)10%
State districts
- Port Stephens · Kate Washington (ALP)94%
- Newcastle · Tim Crakanthorp (ALP)6%
Neighbouring councils
Councils in the same state whose suburbs share a boundary with this one's, and councils it splits a suburb with.
Compare it with every New South Wales council on the council map or the New South Wales council list.
Boundaries: ABS ASGS Edition 3, LGA 2024 boundaries; suburbs allocated by 2021 mesh block, weighted by Census 2021 residents. Population: ABS estimated resident population 2025. Census 2021 and SEIFA 2021: ABS. Council-wide medians: ABS Data by Region. Approvals: ABS Building Approvals. Grants: Financial Assistance Grants, Dept of Infrastructure. Suburb prices: state Valuer-General. Flood and bushfire: state planning layers. Observed water: Geoscience Australia DEA Water Observations. Crime: state police statistics. Website and identity: Wikidata (CC0). ABS, Dept of Infrastructure and state government data CC BY 4.0. Council facts loaded 2026-09-24.