Suburb profile

Nords Wharf NSW 2281

Nords Wharf is located in the Newcastle and Lake Macquarie region of New South Wales, postcode 2281. It has 592 properties across 21 streets, almost all houses. Explore every street in Nords Wharf, its property history, homes for sale and rent, who lives there, and the local agents.

About Nords Wharf

Nords Wharf, NSW 2281, sits in the Newcastle and Lake Macquarie region and neighbours Cams Wharf, Catherine Hill Bay, Crangan Bay and Moonee. Its 21 streets hold 592 properties, 586 of them houses and 6 units.

Census figures are for the Swansea - Caves Beach area, which had 12,559 residents, a median age of 49 and an average household of 2.4 people. Median household income was $1,419 a week, the median mortgage repayment $2,080 a month and the median rent $360 a week. Of 4,968 dwellings, 3,964 were separate houses, 425 semi-detached and 549 flats, with 24 other; 2,175 were owned outright, 1,552 owned with a mortgage and 1,057 rented.

Updated October 2026

Who lives in Nords Wharf

  • 12,559Peoplelive in the area
  • 49Median ageyears
  • $1,419Median household incomea week
  • $360Median renta week

Homes by type

  • Houses3,964
  • Townhouses and semis425
  • Flats and apartments549
  • Other24

Household

  • Median mortgage repayment$2,080a month
  • Household size2.4people on average

How homes are held

Owned outright 2,175Owned with a mortgage 1,552Rented 1,057Other 184

Schools in Nords Wharf

  • Nords Wharf Public School

    GovernmentPrimary

Streets in Nords Wharf

Neighbouring suburbs

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Population and housing figures are drawn from the Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2021, licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International.

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Area summaries are generated from the national address file and ABS Census data, and checked against those figures before publication.