Kotara South property data
Explore zoning, school catchments, local crime and property data for Kotara South, NSW (527 mapped properties). Flood and bushfire mapping for this area is coming soon.
Zoning in Kotara South
Kotara South is mostly residential. The most common zones:
Low density residential — mostly detached houses on standard suburban blocks.
Zone: Low Density Residential
Open space / recreation — parks and sporting land; not for housing.
Zone: Public Recreation
School catchments in Kotara South
Kotara South can span more than one catchment — check a specific address (below) for the exact school.
Crime near Kotara South
Kotara South sits in the Newcastle council area, which recorded 18,483 reported offences in the 12 months to May 2026.
Every reported offence by type — these add up to the 18,483 total. Figures are for the whole Newcastle council area (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.
Who lives in Kotara South
At the 2021 Census, 9.3% of Kotara South’s 1,267 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 Kotara South
Newcastle council approved 970 new dwellings in the 12 months to Apr 2026.
New dwellings approved across the whole Newcastle council area (not just Kotara South). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.
- 10 Beulah Place, Kotara South NSW 2289
- 10 Blackbutt Parade, Kotara South NSW 2289
- 10 Cathrine Street, Kotara South NSW 2289
- 10 Elvidge Crescent, Kotara South NSW 2289
- 10 Inglis Street, Kotara South NSW 2289
- 10 Kenneth Street, Kotara South NSW 2289
- 10 Kirkdale Drive, Kotara South NSW 2289
- 10 Neerim Avenue, Kotara South NSW 2289
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.