Sandgate bushfire risk
Of Sandgate’s 440 mapped properties, 0% are in a mapped flood area and 19.5% are in a bushfire hazard area.
For context, Sandgate’s flood exposure is below the NSW average of 5%, and bushfire exposure is above the NSW average of 16.4%.
Where the hazards are in Sandgate
Flood and bushfire areas across Sandgate. Zoom in to see how they fall relative to individual streets.
Crime near Sandgate
Sandgate sits in the Newcastle council area, which recorded 22,107 reported offences in the 12 months to Mar 2026.
Every reported offence by type — these add up to the 22,107 total. Figures are for the whole Newcastle council area (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.
Property values in Sandgate
Median sale price by property type, reported by postcode area — suburbs sharing a postcode show the same figure.
Indicative postcode-area estimate — NSW medians are reported by postcode, so Sandgate shares this figure with nearby suburbs in the same postcode. Not a valuation of any specific property. Source: NSW DCJ Rent and Sales Report — sales tables (postcode).
Zoning in Sandgate
Sandgate is mostly industrial. The most common zones:
Industrial / employment — factories, warehouses and trade uses; not intended for homes.
Zone: Light Industrial
Environmental management — conservation land with strong limits on development.
Zone: Environmental Management
Special purpose — infrastructure or a specific institutional use.
Zone: Infrastructure
School catchments in Sandgate
Sandgate can span more than one catchment — check a specific address (below) for the exact school.
Who lives in Sandgate
At the 2021 Census, 8% of Sandgate’s 276 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 Sandgate
Newcastle council approved 780 new dwellings in the 12 months to May 2026.
New dwellings approved across the whole Newcastle council area (not just Sandgate). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.
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.