Shortland NSW 2307

Living Here

Shortland is a suburb of New South Wales, home to about 4,537 people, with a median age of 33. The typical household earns around $1,344 a week, with median rent near $377 a week. Most homes are houses. About 57% of households own their home and 37% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Australian, English, Scottish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 3 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: Shortland itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

• 37 schools

  • Shortland Public School
  • Awabakal Environmental Education Centre - Wetlands Campus
  • Our Lady of Victories Primary School
  • Heaton Public School
  • Jesmond Early Education Centre
  • Callaghan College Jesmond Campus
  • Jesmond Public School
  • Callaghan College Wallsend Campus
  • Waratah West Public School
  • Plattsburg Primary School

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• 21 cafés & restaurants

  • Café Nourish
  • Shortland Hotel
  • Sprout Cafe
  • Think
  • Local Connections
  • Cadre Coffee
  • Kumache
  • Hussy's Kebabs
  • Heart Art Café
  • The Hive cafe

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• 3 supermarkets

  • Woolworths
  • Young Asian Grocery
  • Woolworths
• 28 parks

  • Milne Park
  • Tuxford Park
  • Northcott Park
  • Lyall Park
  • Cook Park
  • Scobie Heath
  • Great Lawn
  • Park On The Hill
  • Oval 4
  • Harold Myers Park

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• 8 Catholic churches

  • Our Lady of Victories Church
  • Corpus Christi Catholic Church
  • Saint Columban’s
  • St Therese's Church
  • Immaculate Heart of Mary
  • Saint Kevin's Catholic Church
  • Sacred Heart Cathedral
  • Saint Philips
• 2 pharmacies

  • Callaghan Campus Pharmacy
  • Pharmacy 4 Less
• 2 dentists

  • Wallsend Dental Clinic
  • Lambton Park Denture Clinic
• 1 physiotherapist

  • Jesmond Physiotherapy
• 12 hospitals

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

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• 5 vets

  • Mayfield Veterinary Hospital
  • Wallsend Vet
  • Lambton Veterinary Clinic
  • Animal Referral and Emergency Centre
  • New Lambton Veterinary Clinic
• 3 childcare & kindergartens

  • Shortland Pre-School
  • KU Kooinda (KOO)
  • KU Kintaiba (KIN)
• 6 libraries

  • Auchmuty Library
  • Student Hub
  • Wallsend District Library
  • Lambton Library
  • Mayfield Library
  • New Lambton Library
• 4 post offices

  • Shortland Newagen
  • Licensed Post Office
  • Jesmond Post Shop
  • Wallsend Post Office
• 11 service stations

  • Metro Petroleum
  • metro
  • United
  • BP
  • 7-Eleven
  • Coles Express Mayfield
  • Ampol Foodary
  • 7-Eleven
  • 7-Eleven Mayfield
  • Shell

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• 9 gyms & sports centres

  • Newcastle University Diving and Exploration Society
  • Sports and Aquatic Centre (The Forum) (SCH)
  • Sports Pavilion (SP)
  • Ray Watt Pavilion (RWOP)
  • Wallsend Swimming Centre
  • Newcastle Pistol Club
  • Mayfield West Bowling Club
  • Anytime Fitness
  • Lambton Park Tennis Club
• 6 golf clubs

  • Shortland Waters Golf Club
  • Merewether Golf Course
  • Waratah Golf Club
  • Charlestown Golf Course
  • Newcastle Golf Club
  • Beresfield Golf Course
• 3 dog parks

  • Russell Quarry Oval
  • Acacia Avenue Dog Park
  • Upper Reserve Off-Leash Area
• 2 butchers

  • Reid's Quality Meats
  • Wallsend Prime Butcher & Grocery
• 8 hardware stores

  • AJ Edden
  • Eagles Plumbing
  • Bunnings Warehouse
  • Lockwood Floor Coverings
  • Gasweld
  • Amazing Paints
  • Hunter Locksmiths
  • Newcastle Home Timber And Hardware
• 2 hairdressers

  • Shortland Hair Design
  • Grant's at Jesmond
• 12 mechanics

  • C&C's Mechanical
  • mycar Tyre & Auto
  • Rudi’s
  • Waratah Tyre & Exhaust Centre
  • Waratah Auto Centre
  • mycar
  • B
  • Gerard Body Works
  • Penfolds Automotive Services
  • Jackgem Automotives

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• 1 electrician

  • AVE Technologies
• 1 plumber

  • Clarkies Plumbing
• 12 places to stay

  • Jesmond Executive Villas
  • Mayfield Motel
  • Reign Inn
  • Great Western Motel
  • Citigate Motel
  • Charles O'Neill Hostel
  • Ibis Budget
  • Hanbury Lodge
  • Gateway Inn
  • Royal Oak Hotel

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Getting around. Train station: Sandgate, 1.3 km north-east · Bus interchange: Newcastle Interchange, 7.7 km south-east · Airport: Newcastle Airport, 16 km north-east.

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Socio-economic Standing

Greenery

🌳 Tree canopy: 37.4% satellite estimate · 2021

Demographics

Unemployment 6.4% · Labour-force participation 58.5%

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

138,098 bird observations recorded near Shortland — most often seen:

• Australian White Ibis (9,362)
• White-faced Heron (7,136)
• Pacific Black Duck (6,847)
• Chestnut Teal (6,804)
• Australasian Purple Swamphen (6,069)
• Great Egret (5,591)
• Black Swan (5,458)
• Australian Magpie (5,326)
• Superb Fairy-wren (5,254)
• Grey Teal (4,746)
• Royal Spoonbill (4,718)
• Masked Lapwing (4,679)
• Magpie-lark (4,615)

Nearby Suburbs

The closest suburbs to Shortland:

• Birmingham Gardens (1.4 km)
• Sandgate (1.8 km)
• Callaghan (1.9 km)
• Warabrook (2.2 km)
• Jesmond (2.3 km)
• Waratah West (2.7 km)
• North Lambton (2.8 km)
• Mayfield West (3 km)

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