Fullerton Cove NSW 2318

Living Here

Fullerton Cove is a suburb of New South Wales, home to about 735 people, with a median age of 69. The typical household earns around $1,062 a week, with median rent near $300 a week. Most homes are houses. About 99% of households own their home and 1% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Ancestry NS. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 5 of 10 nationally — a mid-range area.

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Stockton - Fullerton Cove statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Fullerton Cove itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

• 1 school

  • Fern Bay Public School
• 2 parks

  • Waratah Park
  • Banksia Park
• 2 Catholic churches

  • Saint Columban’s
  • Immaculate Heart of Mary
• 2 doctors & medical clinics

  • Seaside Medical Centre
  • Fern Bay Medical Centre
• 9 hospitals

  • Hunter New England Mental Health Service
  • Calvary Mater Hospital
  • Newcastle Eye Hospital
  • Lingard Private Hospital
  • Hunter Valley Private Hospital
  • Newcastle Private Hospital
  • John Hunter Hospital
  • Rankin Park Centre
  • Royal Newcastle Centre
• 1 golf club

  • Newcastle Golf Club
• 1 electrician

  • AVE Technologies
• 1 plumber

  • Clarkies Plumbing
• 3 places to stay

  • Bayway Relocatable Home Village
  • Newcastle Links Motel
  • Mercure Newcastle Airport

Getting around. Train station: Waratah, 9 km south-west · Bus interchange: Newcastle Interchange, 9.2 km south-west · Airport: Newcastle Airport, 5.9 km north-east.

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Socio-economic Standing

Greenery

🌳 Tree canopy: 38.4% satellite estimate · 2021

Demographics

Unemployment 1.8% · Labour-force participation 24.7%

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

67,888 bird observations recorded near Fullerton Cove — most often seen:

• White-faced Heron (4,107)
• Bar-tailed Godwit (3,890)
• Eastern Curlew (3,660)
• Rock Dove (3,149)
• Australian White Ibis (3,029)
• Australian Pelican (2,985)
• Curlew Sandpiper (2,765)
• Australian Pied Oystercatcher (2,723)
• Red-necked Avocet (2,478)
• Silver Gull (2,421)
• Pacific Golden Plover (2,385)
• Caspian Tern (2,334)
• Whimbrel (2,323)

Nearby Suburbs

The closest suburbs to Fullerton Cove:

• Fern Bay (1.2 km)
• Kooragang (5.1 km)
• Williamtown (6 km)
• Stockton (6.9 km)
• Mayfield North (7 km)
• Mayfield East (7.6 km)
• Carrington (7.7 km)
• Tighes Hill (8 km)

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