Kotara East, NSW 2305
Lake Macquarie City CouncilAll suburbs in postcode 2305
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Median house price
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Rent in Kotara East
- Weekly rent (house)
- $780/wk
- Weekly rent (unit)
- $520/wk
Rental data as of June 2026· NSW rental bond data (postcode 2305)
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What to know about Kotara East
Kotara East (2305) sits in the Lake Macquarie region of NSW.
Daily life is car-dependent: most residents drive to work, school and the shops.
What it’s like to live here
Kotara East scores 10/100 on walkability, which makes it car-dependent with limited public transport. Plan for two cars in a typical household, especially if work isn't local.
Summer days here average around 28°C (warm), winter mornings around 8°C (cool). Annual rainfall lands at about 1,189 mm. Figures are our 1991 to 2020 averages of SILO data for this location (Queensland Government, built from Bureau of Meteorology observations).
Schooling within or near the suburb covers 10 government primary, 2 government secondary, 5 Catholic.
Schools in Kotara East
Location
Walkability
- Walk
- 10/100
- Transit
- 20/100
- Bike
- 100/100
Very car dependent. Scores out of 100, calculated from OpenStreetMap data (ODbL).
Walkability data as of May 2026· OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Weather year-round
- Annual rainfall
- 1,189 mm
- Hottest month, avg max
- 27.7°C
- Coldest month, avg min
- 7.8°C
Rainfall by month
Our 1991 to 2020 averages of SILO data (Queensland Government, built from Bureau of Meteorology observations, CC BY 4.0) for this location.
Climate data as of October 2026· SILO (Queensland Government), from Bureau of Meteorology observations
Questions about Kotara East
- What is the Kotara East postcode?
- Kotara East is in the 2305 postcode, in NSW, in the Lake Macquarie City Council region.
- Where is Kotara East?
- Kotara East is a suburb in the Lake Macquarie City Council area, NSW 2305.
- What is the average rent in Kotara East?
- The median weekly rent for houses is $780, for units it's $520.
- What schools are in Kotara East?
- There are 20 schools serving Kotara East on this page, including Kotara School, Kotara South Public School, St James' Primary School.
- How walkable is Kotara East?
- Kotara East has a Walk Score of 10 out of 100, highly car-dependent. transit score 20, bike score 100.
- What suburbs are near Kotara East?
- Kotara East is close to Kotara, Kotara South, Garden Suburb, Adamstown Heights, New Lambton Heights.
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Sources. House and unit medians from the NSW Valuer General, Land Victoria, the SA Government and the ABS; rents from the state rental bond authorities. Census from the ABS (2021), climate from the Bureau of Meteorology, hazard from Geoscience Australia, schools from ACARA and crime from state police open data. Each figure carries its source and date. How we source data
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