Balgownie - Fairy Meadow
New South Wales · Wollongong · Illawarra
Why “Balgownie - Fairy Meadow”? The ABS divides the larger suburb of Balgownie into several statistical areas (SA2s); this profile covers one part of it. Other parts are listed further down. SA2 boundaries don’t always match suburb boundaries.
Balgownie - Fairy Meadow is a locality in the Wollongong area of New South Wales. This profile draws on ABS population and Census figures, the ACARA school register and ACECQA childcare ratings for the Balgownie - Fairy Meadow SA2.
Schools, childcare & safety
Live data for the Balgownie - Fairy Meadow SA2 — ACARA schools register, ACECQA childcare ratings, police-recorded incidents.
Mt Ousley PS
The government school your child can attend for free by living in Balgownie - Fairy Meadow.
This is the zoned in-area government school for Balgownie - Fairy Meadow (NSW catchment data).
See the catchment on the mapFee-paying schools can’t be enrolled in by zone — they’re shown for context, not as the area’s school quality.
We show school intake context and catchments, not exam results. We don’t publish a school ranking.
Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors. Primary catchment zone shown where matched to official government data. School pins are approximate (ACARA geocoded location).
Schools in Balgownie - Fairy Meadow
- Secondary · Government · Years 7-12Enrolment1,169ICSEA1075
- Secondary · Government · Years 7-12Enrolment723ICSEA984
- Primary · Government · Years P-6Enrolment342ICSEA1002
- Primary · Catholic · Years K-6Enrolment335ICSEA1081
- Primary · Government · Years K-6Enrolment329ICSEA1076
- Primary · Government · Years K-6Enrolment241ICSEA1126
- Primary · Government · Years K-6Enrolment193ICSEA1079
- Combined · Independent · Years K-12Enrolment187ICSEA1108
- Primary · Government · Years K-6Enrolment134ICSEA1031
- Special · Independent · Years 7-10Enrolment71ICSEA895
ICSEA reflects student intake context, not teaching quality (1000 = national average). All NSW schools →
Childcare & early learning
- Exceeding NQSCorrimal Community Preschool 0-5Centre-Based Care · 60 places · Corrimal
- Exceeding NQSPeak Sports and Learning Corrimal EastCentre-Based Care · 52 places · East Corrimal
- Exceeding NQSBalgownie Early Learning CentreCentre-Based Care · 49 places · Balgownie
- Exceeding NQSTowradgi Long Day Care CentreCentre-Based Care · 45 places · Towradgi
- Exceeding NQSBellambi Point Community PreschoolCentre-Based Care · 39 places · Bellambi
- Exceeding NQSBungalow Early Learning CentreCentre-Based Care · 37 places · Corrimal
- Exceeding NQSPeak Sports and Learning Pleasant Heights PSCentre-Based Care · 33 places · Mount Pleasant
- Exceeding NQSKindy Korner Childrens Services - John StreetCentre-Based Care · 28 places · Balgownie
- Exceeding NQSKU - Corrimal East Pre-SchoolCentre-Based Care · 25 places · Corrimal
- Meeting NQSLITTLE ZAKS ACADEMY CORRIMALCentre-Based Care · 122 places · Corrimal
- Meeting NQSCatholicCare OOSH- Good Samaritan Fairy MeadowCentre-Based Care · 121 places · Fairy Meadow
- Meeting NQSFun Club @ Fairy MeadowCentre-Based Care · 74 places · Balgownie
+ 17 more services in this area's postcodes.
NQS = National Quality Standard, rated by ACECQA. Services matched by postcode — verify locations before visiting.
Safety — recorded incidents
- Incidents, latest year
- 175
- vs previous year
- +8%
- vs 2021
- 237
- Theft 55
- Intimidation, stalking and harassment 21
- Assault 20
- Malicious damage to property 20
- Against justice procedures 16
Police-recorded incident counts (Calendar years; latest = Jan-Dec 2025). These are not population-adjusted and are not a judgement about the suburb — larger, busier areas record more incidents. More on safety →
Amenities
- GPs / clinics
- 0
- Supermarkets
- 1
- Parks
- 30
- Train stations
- 2
Counts of OSM-tagged features within the Balgownie - Fairy Meadow SA2 polygon. OpenStreetMap coverage varies — verify with local directories before relying on these counts.
Climate & hazards
- Bushfire overlay
- Within the designated Bush Fire Prone Land
This shows whether the Balgownie - Fairy Meadow SA2 intersects an official New South Wales government hazard overlay. It is the published overlay extent — not a risk rating, hazard score, or insurance assessment, and we compute none. A single property inside the SA2 may or may not be affected. Not financial or insurance advice — check the current planning scheme and your insurer for any specific address.
Property & rent
- Median house price
- $1,338,000
- House price YoY
- +11.9%
- Median 3BR house rent
- $750/wk
Where did the gain come from?
+140Reading the streams: overseas arrivals were the dominant force — more came from abroad than the suburb grew on its own.
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The next zoom out — sorted by 1-year growth
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