Byron Bay
New South Wales · Richmond Valley - Coastal · Richmond - Tweed
This profile uses the ABS Byron Bay statistical area (SA2) — the level Australian government data is published at. SA2 boundaries don’t always match suburb boundaries.
Byron Bay 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 Byron Bay SA2.
Schools, childcare & safety
Live data for the Byron Bay SA2 — ACARA schools register, ACECQA childcare ratings, police-recorded incidents.
Byron Bay Public School
The government school your child can attend for free by living in Byron Bay.
This is the zoned in-area government school for Byron Bay (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 Byron Bay
- Secondary · Government · Years 7-12Enrolment820ICSEA1050
- Primary · Government · Years K-6Enrolment461ICSEA1067
- Primary · Catholic · Years K-6Enrolment325ICSEA1096
- Primary · Independent · Years K-6Enrolment95ICSEA1094
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 Byron BayCentre-Based Care · 33 places · Byron Bay
- Exceeding NQSPeriwinkle Pre- SchoolCentre-Based Care · 25 places · Byron Bay
- Meeting NQSKool Beanz Academy Byron BayCentre-Based Care · 75 places · Byron Bay
- Meeting NQSSandhills Early Childhood CentreCentre-Based Care · 59 places · Byron Bay
- Meeting NQSByron Busy KidsCentre-Based Care · 57 places · Byron Bay
- Meeting NQSByron Bay Outside School Hours CareCentre-Based Care · 50 places · Byron Bay
- Not yet ratedKool Beanz Academy Suffolk ParkCentre-Based Care · 42 places · Suffolk Park
NQS = National Quality Standard, rated by ACECQA. Services matched by postcode — verify locations before visiting.
Safety — recorded incidents
- Incidents, latest year
- 1,397
- vs previous year
- -2%
- vs 2021
- 1,590
- Theft 494
- Against justice procedures 189
- Assault 178
- Drug offences 126
- Malicious damage to property 120
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
- 7
- Supermarkets
- 8
- Parks
- 15
- Train stations
- 3
Counts of OSM-tagged features within the Byron Bay 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 Byron Bay 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
- $2,483,000
- House price YoY
- +2.4%
- Median 3BR house rent
- $1000/wk
Where did the gain come from?
+180Reading the streams: overseas arrivals were the dominant force — more came from abroad than the suburb grew on its own.
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