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ISLINGTON, NSW

2296Major Cities of AustraliaSEIFA Decile 6/10LGA: NewcastleView on Power MapDownload Place Brief (PDF)
Entities
32
Total Funding
$1.7M
Community-Controlled
1
CC Funding Share
0%
1 social & Indigenous enterprisesoperating in this area
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Top Funded Entities

$1.2M
G: $31K C: $1.2M
$452K
C: $452K

NDIS Supply & Service Pressure

State Providers
4,591
Thin Districts
2
Very Thin
1
Local Disability Delivery
1
91 disability-focused enterprises in NSW

NDIS money is not the same thing as healthy service coverage. This view shows whether ISLINGTON, NSW sits inside a state market with thin provider supply, captured payment flows, and too few local disability-focused or community-controlled alternatives.

Thinnest Districts In NSW
Far West49 providers
Far West51 providers
Southern NSW242 providers
Southern NSW245 providers
Captured Markets
Far West95%
Mid North Coast89%
Western NSW75%
Murrumbidgee71%

Social & Indigenous Enterprises (1)

Lifestyle Solutions
BuyAbility

Supported-employment social enterprise delivering Disability Support Services, Professional Artists, Merchandise, Mail Room Services. Disability Support Services, Professional Artists, Merchandise, Mail Room Services Bindi Enterprises ADE is a unique employment provider, offering employment options to people with physical and intellectual disabilities, operating in the Alice Springs community for 40 years. Bindi as a part of Lifestyle Solutions offers a day program, Second Bite food program and

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Schools (1)

ACARA school profiles in postcode 2296. ICSEA measures educational advantage (national avg 1000).

Islington Public School
GovernmentPrimary4% Indigenous
ICSEA 1090
159 students

Crime & Safety — Newcastle LGA

Reported incidents by offence group (October 2024 - September 2025). Source: state crime statistics agencies.

The major offences
477 per 100K
104,335
0% 2yr0% 10yr
Other Theft
332 per 100K
33,476
0% 2yr0% 10yr
Against justice procedures
205 per 100K
20,813
0% 10yr
Drug offences
36 per 100K
9,618
0% 10yr
Disorderly conduct
71 per 100K
4,770
0% 10yr
Robbery
17 per 100K
858
Other Assault
33 per 100K
559
Other Homicide
0 per 100K
8

Social Need

DSS payment recipients in this area by payment type. Higher counts indicate service demand and community need.

Total Recipients
1,135
Payment Types
15
Pension Concession Card
295
Commonwealth Rent Assistance
170
Age Pension
130
JobSeeker Payment
105
Health Care Card
105
Disability Support Pension
85
Family Tax Benefit A
65
Family Tax Benefit B
50
Youth Allowance (student and apprentice)
25
Commonwealth Seniors Health Card
25

NDIS Participants

Newcastle (C) LGA
6,242
active participants
2025-Q4

All Entities (32)

Disadvantage Index

6/10
SEIFA IRSD Decile

This area has relatively low socio-economic disadvantage.

Entity Types

Company
26
Charity
4
Indigenous Corp
1
Social Enterprise
1