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Banora Point

New South Wales · Tweed Valley · Richmond - Tweed

This profile uses the ABS Banora Point statistical area (SA2) — the level Australian government data is published at. SA2 boundaries don’t always match suburb boundaries.

Banora Point is a locality in the Tweed Valley area of New South Wales. This profile draws on ABS population and Census figures, the ACARA school register and ACECQA childcare ratings for the Banora Point SA2.

Where in NSW
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At a glance
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Schools
5
Top ICSEA 992 (gov)
Childcare
20
NQS-rated services
Recorded incidents
508
+2% vs prior year
Population
16,796
+0.6% in 1 year
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Family essentials

Schools, childcare & safety

Live data for the Banora Point SA2 — ACARA schools register, ACECQA childcare ratings, police-recorded incidents.

Your zoned school Live VIC + NSW catchments

Centaur Public School

The government school your child can attend for free by living in Banora Point.

Sector Government
Years K-6
Students 424
ICSEA 975
A picture of students’ family backgrounds — not a ranking or a quality score.

This is the zoned in-area government school for Banora Point (NSW catchment data).

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Also nearby — Catholic & Independent schools (not your catchment)
St Joseph's College
Catholic 838 students
ICSEA 1050 intake context
St James' Primary School
Catholic 406 students
ICSEA 1068 intake context

Fee-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 Banora Point

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ICSEA reflects student intake context, not teaching quality (1000 = national average). All NSW schools →

Source: ACARA School Profile 2025

Childcare & early learning

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  • Lindisfarne Early Learning Centre
    Centre-Based Care · 60 places · Tweed Heads South
    Exceeding NQS
  • Erlibyrds
    Centre-Based Care · 50 places · Tweed Heads South
    Exceeding NQS
  • Kids Club Tweed Heads
    Centre-Based Care · 132 places · Tweed Heads South
    Meeting NQS
  • LITTLE GROMMETS EARLY LEARNING CENTRE
    Centre-Based Care · 114 places · Tweed Heads South
    Meeting NQS
  • Terranora Preschool & Early Learning
    Centre-Based Care · 82 places · Terranora
    Meeting NQS
  • Goodstart Early Learning Tweed Heads
    Centre-Based Care · 79 places · Tweed Heads
    Meeting NQS
  • Little Angels World Of Learning
    Centre-Based Care · 76 places · Banora Point
    Meeting NQS
  • Active OOSH Banora Point
    Centre-Based Care · 75 places · Banora Point
    Meeting NQS
  • Bilambil Community Pre-School & OOSH
    Centre-Based Care · 70 places · Bilambil
    Meeting NQS
  • Active OOSH Terranora
    Centre-Based Care · 68 places · Terranora
    Meeting NQS
  • Bright Buttons Learning Centre Banora Point
    Centre-Based Care · 66 places · Banora Point
    Meeting NQS
  • Capturing Kids Minds
    Centre-Based Care · 60 places · Banora Point
    Meeting NQS

+ 8 more services in this area's postcodes.

NQS = National Quality Standard, rated by ACECQA. Services matched by postcode — verify locations before visiting.

Source: ACECQA NQS register

Safety — recorded incidents

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Incidents, latest year
508
vs previous year
+2%
vs 2021
557
  • Theft 166
  • Against justice procedures 89
  • Assault 73
  • Malicious damage to property 50
  • Intimidation, stalking and harassment 36

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 →

Source: NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research (BOCSAR)
The neighbourhood

Amenities

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GPs / clinics
0
Supermarkets
1
Parks
8
Train stations
0

Counts of OSM-tagged features within the Banora Point SA2 polygon. OpenStreetMap coverage varies — verify with local directories before relying on these counts.

Source: OpenStreetMap contributors

Climate & hazards

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Bushfire overlay
Within the designated Bush Fire Prone Land

This shows whether the Banora Point 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.

Source: NSW RFS Bush Fire Prone Land, © State Government of NSW and NSW Rural Fire Service — CC BY 4.0
Population & growth
Population
16,796
Jun 2025
1yr growth
+0.60%
2024→25
Net change
+101
people / yr
Density
1,779
people / km²

Where did the gain come from?

+101
Natural increase
Births minus deaths
-94
Internal migration
Net movers from elsewhere in Australia
+147
Overseas migration
Net arrivals from overseas
+48

Reading the streams: Australian movers from other suburbs drove most of the change.

Growth vs benchmarks
Banora Point
+0.60%
NSW median
+0.60%
National median
+0.80%