Bonnells Bay - Silverwater
New South Wales · Lake Macquarie - West · Newcastle and Lake Macquarie
Why “Bonnells Bay - Silverwater”? The ABS divides the larger suburb of Bonnells Bay 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.
Bonnells Bay - Silverwater is a locality in the Lake Macquarie - West area of New South Wales. This profile draws on ABS population and Census figures, the ACARA school register and ACECQA childcare ratings for the Bonnells Bay - Silverwater SA2.
Schools, childcare & safety
Live data for the Bonnells Bay - Silverwater SA2 — ACARA schools register, ACECQA childcare ratings, police-recorded incidents.
Bonnells Bay Public School
The government school your child can attend for free by living in Bonnells Bay - Silverwater.
This is the zoned in-area government school for Bonnells Bay - Silverwater (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 Bonnells Bay - Silverwater
- Primary · Government · Years K-6Enrolment376ICSEA925
- Combined · Independent · Years K-10Enrolment106ICSEA1001
ICSEA reflects student intake context, not teaching quality (1000 = national average). All NSW schools →
Childcare & early learning
- Meeting NQSCommunity Kids Morisset Early Education CentreCentre-Based Care · 150 places · Morisset
- Meeting NQSThe Hive AcademyCentre-Based Care · 140 places · Morisset
- Meeting NQSActive OOSH Bonnells BayCentre-Based Care · 100 places · Bonnells Bay
- Meeting NQSKindy Patch Bonnells BayCentre-Based Care · 59 places · Bonnells Bay
- Meeting NQSDinky Di ChildcareCentre-Based Care · 59 places · Morisset
- Meeting NQSEvergreen MorissetCentre-Based Care · 57 places · Morisset
- Meeting NQSMorisset OOSH & VCCentre-Based Care · 40 places · Morisset
- Meeting NQSSt Nicholas OOSH MorissetCentre-Based Care · 40 places · Morisset
- Meeting NQSStriving Stars Early Learning Centre - MirrabookaCentre-Based Care · 38 places · Mirrabooka
- Meeting NQSMorisset Early Education CentreCentre-Based Care · 32 places · Morisset
- Not yet ratedInfinite Early Learning MorissetCentre-Based Care · 140 places · Morisset
- Not yet ratedThe Hive Academy Kalaf AvenueCentre-Based Care · 132 places · Morisset
+ 1 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
- 215
- vs previous year
- -26%
- vs 2021
- 226
- Theft 54
- Assault 43
- Malicious damage to property 32
- Against justice procedures 30
- Intimidation, stalking and harassment 25
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
- 1
- Supermarkets
- 1
- Parks
- 10
- Train stations
- 0
Counts of OSM-tagged features within the Bonnells Bay - Silverwater 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 Bonnells Bay - Silverwater 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.
Where did the gain come from?
+110Reading the streams: Australian movers from other suburbs drove most of the change.
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