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Nelson Bay property data

Explore zoning, school catchments, local crime and property data for Nelson Bay, NSW (7,387 mapped properties). Flood and bushfire mapping for this area is coming soon.

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Zoning in Nelson Bay

Nelson Bay is mostly residential. The most common zones:

Residential46% of properties

Low density residential — mostly detached houses on standard suburban blocks.

Zone: Low Density Residential

Residential39.6% of properties

Medium density residential — townhouses, terraces and low-rise units (the “missing middle”).

Zone: Medium Density Residential

Centre / commercial8.3% of properties

Centre / commercial — shops, offices and mixed use; often allows apartments above.

Zone: Local Centre

School catchments in Nelson Bay

Nelson Bay can span more than one catchment — check a specific address (below) for the exact school.

Who lives in Nelson Bay

At the 2021 Census, 18.6% of Nelson Bay’s 6,141 residents were born overseas.

Top ancestries

English41.4%
Australian36.3%
Irish13.1%
Scottish11.9%
Australian Aboriginal4.1%
German4%

Top countries of birth

England5%
New Zealand1.5%
Philippines0.9%
Nepal0.8%
United States0.8%
Scotland0.7%

Ancestry counts people reporting each ancestry (up to two each), as a share of responses. Source: ABS 2021 Census.

Risk varies property by property. Check a specific Nelson Bay address:

Nearby suburbs

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.