Stockton is a suburb of Newcastle, located 600 m from Newcastle’s central business district. It is the only residential suburb of the City of Newcastle that lies north of the Hunter River. It is a small community with shops, pubs and cafes which has access to Newcastle CBD via road or ferry service.
Stockton is approximately 3.9 square kilometres. It has 10 parks covering nearly 14.3% of
total area. The population of Stockton in 2011 was 4,195 people. By 2016 the population was 4,173
showing a population decline of 0.5% in the area during that time. The predominant age group in
Stockton is 50-59 years. Households in Stockton are primarily childless couples and are likely to be
repaying $1800 – $2399 per month on mortgage repayments. In general, people in Stockton work in a professional occupation. In 2011, 63.9% of the homes in Stockton were owner-occupied compared with 65.7% in 2016.
Currently the median sales price of houses in the area is $1,100,000.
On average, houses in Stockton rent out for $560 PW with an annual rental yield of 2.8%.
Based on five years of sales, Stockton has seen a compound growth rate of 18.2% for houses.
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