Balmain
New South Wales · Leichhardt · Sydney - Inner West
This profile uses the ABS Balmain statistical area (SA2) — the level Australian government data is published at. SA2 boundaries don’t always match suburb boundaries.
Balmain is a locality in the Leichhardt area of New South Wales. This profile draws on ABS population and Census figures, the ACARA school register and ACECQA childcare ratings for the Balmain SA2.
Schools, childcare & safety
Live data for the Balmain SA2 — ACARA schools register, ACECQA childcare ratings, police-recorded incidents.
Balmain Public School
The government school your child can attend for free by living in Balmain.
This is the zoned in-area government school for Balmain (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 Balmain
- Primary · Catholic · Years K-6Enrolment349ICSEA1170
- Primary · Government · Years K-6Enrolment321ICSEA1172
- Primary · Government · Years P-6Enrolment214ICSEA1132
- Primary · Government · Years K-6Enrolment95ICSEA1151
ICSEA reflects student intake context, not teaching quality (1000 = national average). All NSW schools →
Childcare & early learning
- Exceeding NQSBirchgrove Public School PreschoolCentre-Based Care · 40 places · Balmain
- Meeting NQSEaton Street Centre IncorporatedCentre-Based Care · 145 places · Balmain
- Meeting NQSInner Sydney Montessori - BalmainCentre-Based Care · 144 places · Balmain
- Meeting NQSBalmain Care for Kids OOSHCentre-Based Care · 113 places · Balmain
- Meeting NQSBalmain Care For KidsCentre-Based Care · 92 places · Balmain
- Meeting NQSCamp Australia - Birchgrove Public School OSHCCentre-Based Care · 92 places · Balmain
- Meeting NQSGuardian Childcare & Education Balmain CoveCentre-Based Care · 72 places · Balmain
- Meeting NQSBalmain Care for KidsCentre-Based Care · 66 places · Balmain
- Meeting NQSYoung Giants Nicholson StreetCentre-Based Care · 53 places · Balmain East
- Meeting NQSJohn McMahon Early Learning CentreCentre-Based Care · 46 places · Birchgrove
- Meeting NQSBalmain Children's CentreCentre-Based Care · 38 places · Balmain
- Meeting NQSKU - Phoenix PreschoolCentre-Based Care · 35 places · Balmain
NQS = National Quality Standard, rated by ACECQA. Services matched by postcode — verify locations before visiting.
Safety — recorded incidents
- Incidents, latest year
- 796
- vs previous year
- -6%
- vs 2021
- 616
- Against justice procedures 269
- Theft 190
- Assault 107
- Intimidation, stalking and harassment 56
- Malicious damage to property 56
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
- 2
- Supermarkets
- 3
- Parks
- 47
- Train stations
- 0
Counts of OSM-tagged features within the Balmain SA2 polygon. OpenStreetMap coverage varies — verify with local directories before relying on these counts.
Property & rent
- Median house price
- $2,975,000
- House price YoY
- +11.9%
- Median 3BR house rent
- $1350/wk
Where did the gain come from?
+101Reading the streams: overseas arrivals were the dominant force — more came from abroad than the suburb grew on its own.
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