Sandgate NSW 2304
419 addresses · 11 streets
Newcastle Electorate › Newcastle LGA › Sandgate · 120 km from Sydney
Living Here
Sandgate is a suburb of New South Wales, home to about 276 people, with a median age of 69. The typical household earns around $687 a week, with median rent near $288 a week. Most homes are houses. About 46% of households own their home and 40% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Ancestry NS, Australian, English. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 1 of 10 nationally — a more disadvantaged area.
Over time — Census 2001 → 2021
Dashed line: district figures for the Shortland - Jesmond statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Sandgate itself.
Getting Around & Local Services
29 schools
1 supermarket
1 pharmacy
1 physiotherapist
4 childcare & kindergartens
3 post offices
1 butcher
1 hairdresser
1 electrician
1 plumber
Getting around. Train station: Sandgate, 550 m west · Bus interchange: Newcastle Interchange, 7.5 km south-east · Airport: Newcastle Airport, 14.2 km north-east.
Socio-economic Standing
Greenery
🌳 Tree canopy: 16.3% satellite estimate · 2021
Demographics
Unemployment 3.9% · Labour-force participation 20.6%
Population by age in Sandgate
| 0-4 | 15 |
|---|---|
| 5-14 | 12 |
| 15-19 | 4 |
| 20-24 | 5 |
| 25-34 | 27 |
| 35-44 | 23 |
| 45-54 | 20 |
| 55-64 | 19 |
| 65-74 | 31 |
| 75-84 | 39 |
| 85+ | 78 |
Dwelling types in Sandgate
| House | 49 |
|---|---|
| Townhouse | 16 |
| Apartment | 0 |
| Other | 5 |
Households by weekly income in Sandgate
| <$650 | 24 |
|---|---|
| $650-1,499 | 26 |
| $1,500-2,999 | 12 |
| $3,000+ | 8 |
Top ancestries in Sandgate
| Ancestry NS | 125 |
|---|---|
| Australian | 60 |
| English | 53 |
| Other | 26 |
| Aboriginal | 15 |
| Scottish | 13 |
Housing tenure in Sandgate
| Owned | 16 |
|---|---|
| Mortgage | 16 |
| Rented | 28 |
| Other | 10 |
Cars per household in Sandgate
| 0 | 11 |
|---|---|
| 1 | 31 |
| 2 | 15 |
| 3 | 9 |
| 4+ | 0 |
Commute to work in Sandgate
| Car | 33 |
|---|---|
| Train | 0 |
| Bus | 0 |
| Tram/ferry | 0 |
| Walked | 0 |
| Bicycle | 0 |
| Home | 0 |
Top countries of birth in Sandgate
| Ireland | 5 |
|---|---|
| United States | 4 |
| England | 3 |
Languages used at home in Sandgate
| Punjabi | 3 |
|---|
Birds & Wildlife Nearby
134,436 bird observations recorded near Sandgate — most often seen:
- Australian White Ibis (9,244)
- White-faced Heron (7,481)
- Pacific Black Duck (6,782)
- Chestnut Teal (6,754)
- Australasian Purple Swamphen (5,810)
- Great Egret (5,779)
- Black Swan (5,651)
- Superb Fairy-wren (5,136)
- Australian Magpie (4,943)
- Royal Spoonbill (4,551)
- Grey Teal (4,415)
- Masked Lapwing (4,362)
- Magpie-lark (4,282)
Show all 30 birds recorded near Sandgate
- Southern Masked Lapwing (4,172)
- Welcome Swallow (4,156)
- Australian Raven (4,086)
- Australian Pelican (4,016)
- Dusky Moorhen (3,955)
- Little Pied Cormorant (3,951)
- Swamp Harrier (3,951)
- Willie Wagtail (3,681)
- Eurasian Coot (3,488)
- Noisy Miner (3,426)
- Little Black Cormorant (3,223)
- Eastern Rosella (3,060)
- Australasian Grebe (3,007)
- Rainbow Lorikeet (2,942)
- Silvereye (2,777)
- Common Myna (2,690)
- Intermediate Egret (2,665)
Nearby Suburbs
The closest suburbs to Sandgate:
- Warabrook (1.8 km)
- Shortland (1.8 km)
- Mayfield West (2.2 km)
- Callaghan (2.7 km)
- Birmingham Gardens (3 km)
- Waratah West (3.2 km)
- Jesmond (3.7 km)
- North Lambton (3.8 km)
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Streets
- Ayrshire Crescent (33)
- Ferry Road (15)
- Friesian Close (50)
- Guernsey Street (20)
- Jersey Avenue (13)
- Maitland Road (109)
- Mangrove Road (21)
- Old Maitland Road (33)
- Rural Drive (81)
- Sandgate Road (1)
- Wallsend Road (43)