The Junction flood & bushfire report
Of The Junction’s 970 mapped properties, 0% are in a mapped flood area and 0% are in a bushfire hazard area.
For context, The Junction’s flood exposure is below the NSW average of 5%, and bushfire exposure is below the NSW average of 16.4%.
Crime near The Junction
The Junction 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 The Junction
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 The Junction 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 The Junction
The Junction is mostly residential. The most common zones:
Medium density residential — townhouses, terraces and low-rise units (the “missing middle”).
Zone: Medium Density Residential
Centre / commercial — shops, offices and mixed use; often allows apartments above.
Zone: Local Centre
School catchments in The Junction
The Junction can span more than one catchment — check a specific address (below) for the exact school.
Who lives in The Junction
At the 2021 Census, 14.7% of The Junction’s 994 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 The Junction
Newcastle council approved 780 new dwellings in the 12 months to May 2026.
New dwellings approved across the whole Newcastle council area (not just The Junction). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.
- 42 Ravenshaw Street, The Junction NSW 2291
- 13/10-16 Kenrick Street, The Junction NSW 2291
- 3/2C Farquhar Street, The Junction NSW 2291
- 332 Darby Street, The Junction NSW 2291
- 1/142 Union Street, The Junction NSW 2291
- 18/50 Glebe Road, The Junction NSW 2291
- 4/36 Kemp Street, The Junction NSW 2291
- 175 Bruce Street, The Junction NSW 2291
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.