In short

Salt Ash is a suburb of New South Wales, postcode 2318, home to 1,103 residents with a settled, mature community. Located in the Port Stephens local government area (Inner Regional Australia).

Snapshot

Median house—

Median rent$310 /wk

Population1,103

Area— km²

To CBD— km

LGAPort Stephens

Demographics

Population: 1,103
Median age: 46 years
Median household income: $1,461 /week
Median personal income: $610 /week
Median family income: $1,705 /week
Average household size: 2.7
Persons per bedroom: 0.8
Local government area: Port Stephens
Statistical region (SA4): Hunter Valley exc Newcastle
Remoteness classification: Inner Regional Australia
Federal electorate: Paterson

Source: ABS QuickStats

Property & cost of living

Median rent: $310 /week
Median monthly mortgage: $1,950
Rent share of household income: 21%

Schools

Medowie Public School Primary · Government
Wirreanda Public School Primary · Government
Salt Ash Public School Primary · Government

Transport

Within 800 m walk: 4 bus stops
Within 1.6 km: 12 bus stops

Closest stops:

995 Richardson Rd bus · 39 m
Richardson Rd Opp 995 bus · 42 m
Richardson Rd After Medowie Rd bus · 746 m
Richardson Rd At Medowie Rd bus · 746 m
Medowie Rd After Richardson Rd bus · 807 m

Lifestyle & amenities

Amenity data refreshes quarterly from OpenStreetMap.

Climate

Warmest month: Jan (28.3°C avg max)
Coolest month: Jul (17.2°C avg max)
Annual rainfall: 1134 mm
Reference station: Williamtown RAAF, 2.5 km away

NBN & connectivity

NBN coverage data refreshes monthly from NBN Co.

Safety

Recorded offences: 569 across postcode 2318 in the year to Dec 2025 (down 11% on the prior year).
Most common categories: 199 violent offences, 130 theft, 62 other offences.

Nearby suburbs

Frequently asked questions

Sources & methodology

Demographics from ABS Census. Property data from SQM Research. Climate from Bureau of Meteorology. Schools from ACARA. NBN from NBN Co. Amenities from OpenStreetMap. See full methodology.

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