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Port Stephens

Current weather

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59% humidity · 14.4 km/h wind · 22.4° / 16.8° today · 1.2 mm rain

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  • National parks
  • Green suburb
What Port Stephens is known for: National parks, Green suburb

Suburb profile

Port Stephens is a residential smaller community in the local area with a familiar suburban feel. The community is self-contained in the best sense. Local life comes first, with the region opening up beyond. The community skews younger.

Local identity runs deep. This is the kind of place people stay once they have found it. Homes offer solid value for the lifestyle on offer.

Population

No census data available for this suburb yet.

Contributes to desirability score · Community (5%)

Employment, household income and age diversity (2021 Census)

Data sources & freshness

  • 2021 Census — General Community ProfileAustralian Bureau of Statistics · Period: 2021 · Updated on site · 2021 Census release

    The 2026 Census runs in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.

Amenities

No OpenStreetMap amenities mapped for this suburb yet.

Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (15%)

Food, shopping, recreation and sport (OpenStreetMap)

Data sources & freshness

  • OpenStreetMap amenitiesOpenStreetMap contributors · Period: current · Updated on site · Weekly refresh

Parks & reserves

2 parks and public open space in this suburb

  • Bushy Island Nature ReserveNature reserve
  • One Tree Island Nature ReserveNature reserve

Data sources & freshness

Hazards

Bushfire planning zone
No overlay at centroid

Bushfire overlay checked at suburb centroid via NSW bush fire prone land mapping.

Contributes to desirability score · Safety (18%)

Bushfire hazard overlays

Data sources & freshness

  • Hazard planning overlaysState government hazard layers · Period: current · Updated on site

Recent changes

  • Bushy Island Nature Reservegovernmentnature_reserve
  • One Tree Island Nature Reservegovernmentnature_reserve

Data sources & freshness