Bangalow
New South Wales · Richmond Valley - Coastal · Richmond - Tweed
This profile uses the ABS Bangalow statistical area (SA2) — the level Australian government data is published at. SA2 boundaries don’t always match suburb boundaries.
Bangalow is a locality in the Richmond Valley - Coastal area of New South Wales. This profile draws on ABS population and Census figures, the ACARA school register and ACECQA childcare ratings for the Bangalow SA2.
Schools, childcare & safety
Live data for the Bangalow SA2 — ACARA schools register, ACECQA childcare ratings, police-recorded incidents.
Coorabell Public School
The government school your child can attend for free by living in Bangalow.
This is the zoned in-area government school for Bangalow (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 Bangalow
- Combined · Independent · Years K-12Enrolment382ICSEA1097
- Primary · Government · Years K-6Enrolment295ICSEA1088
- Primary · Government · Years K-6Enrolment92ICSEA1066
- Primary · Government · Years K-6Enrolment32ICSEA1084
ICSEA reflects student intake context, not teaching quality (1000 = national average). All NSW schools →
Childcare & early learning
- ExcellentByron Bay Preschool Coogera CentreCentre-Based Care · 50 places · Suffolk Park
- ExcellentByron Bay Preschool CavanbahCentre-Based Care · 40 places · Byron Bay
- Exceeding NQSGoodstart Early Learning GoonellabahCentre-Based Care · 90 places · Goonellabah
- Exceeding NQSBangalow Community Children's CentreCentre-Based Care · 79 places · Bangalow
- Exceeding NQSLismore PreschoolCentre-Based Care · 65 places · Lismore
- Exceeding NQSBumblebee Early Education CentreCentre-Based Care · 62 places · Goonellabah
- Exceeding NQSMirabelle Early LearningCentre-Based Care · 60 places · Bangalow
- Exceeding NQSGoonellabah Pre-School IncorporatedCentre-Based Care · 60 places · Goonellabah
- Exceeding NQSLismore Preschool IncorporatedCentre-Based Care · 60 places · Lismore
- Exceeding NQSEast Lismore Community PreschoolCentre-Based Care · 50 places · East Lismore
- Exceeding NQSMe and My House Child Care CentreCentre-Based Care · 39 places · Lismore
- Exceeding NQSGoodstart Early Learning Byron BayCentre-Based Care · 33 places · Byron Bay
+ 41 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
- 76
- vs previous year
- -27%
- vs 2021
- 134
- Theft 33
- Assault 10
- Malicious damage to property 8
- Intimidation, stalking and harassment 7
- Drug offences 6
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
- 7
- Train stations
- 0
Counts of OSM-tagged features within the Bangalow 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 Bangalow 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
- $2,350,000
- House price YoY
- +30.4%
- Median 3BR house rent
- $1100/wk
Where did the gain come from?
+205Reading the streams: Australian movers from other suburbs drove most of the change.
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