Gateshead property data
Explore zoning, school catchments, local crime and property data for Gateshead, NSW (1,914 mapped properties). Flood and bushfire mapping for this area is coming soon.
Zoning in Gateshead
Gateshead is mostly residential. The most common zones:
Low density residential — mostly detached houses on standard suburban blocks.
Zone: Low Density Residential
Medium density residential — townhouses, terraces and low-rise units (the “missing middle”).
Zone: Medium Density Residential
Industrial — factories, warehouses and trade uses; not intended for homes.
Zone: Light Industrial
School catchments in Gateshead
Gateshead can span more than one catchment — check a specific address (below) for the exact school.
Crime near Gateshead
Gateshead sits in the Lake Macquarie council area, which recorded 12,690 reported offences in the 12 months to May 2026.
Every reported offence by type — these add up to the 12,690 total. Figures are for the whole Lake Macquarie council area (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.
Who lives in Gateshead
At the 2021 Census, 6.9% of Gateshead’s 3,121 residents were born overseas.
Top ancestries
Top countries of birth
Ancestry counts people reporting each ancestry (up to two each), as a share of responses. Source: ABS 2021 Census.
Development near Gateshead
Lake Macquarie council approved 1,166 new dwellings in the 12 months to Apr 2026.
New dwellings approved across the whole Lake Macquarie council area (not just Gateshead). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.
- 100 Cadaga Road, Gateshead NSW 2290
- 101/10 Macquarie Avenue, Gateshead NSW 2290
- 101/20 Hickory Road, Gateshead NSW 2290
- 10/15-21 Hickory Road, Gateshead NSW 2290
- 10/15 Pacific Highway, Gateshead NSW 2290
- 102/10 Macquarie Avenue, Gateshead NSW 2290
- 102/20 Hickory Road, Gateshead NSW 2290
- 10/23-27 Schroder Avenue, Gateshead NSW 2290
Figures are indicative only — verify any specific property with the relevant council. Sources: council/state planning schemes & flood mapping, Geoscape G-NAF, state police crime statistics, ABS.