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Central Highlands - West

Queensland · Central Highlands (Qld) · Central Queensland

Why “Central Highlands - West”? The ABS divides the larger suburb of Central Highlands 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.

Central Highlands - West is a locality in the Central Highlands (Qld) area of Queensland. This profile draws on ABS population and Census figures, the ACARA school register and ACECQA childcare ratings for the Central Highlands - West SA2.

Where in QLD
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At a glance
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Schools
12
Top ICSEA 1055 (gov)
Childcare
22
NQS-rated services
Population
7,683
+0.3% in 1 year
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Family essentials

Schools, childcare & safety

Live data for the Central Highlands - West SA2 — ACARA schools register, ACECQA childcare ratings.

Government schools Soon QLD zoning

Government schools in Central Highlands - West

Free government schools your child may attend. Exact school zones aren’t mapped for QLD yet, so we can’t confirm which one is yours.

Capella State School Government · 179 students
ICSEA 938
Springsure State School Government · 168 students
ICSEA 944
Capella State High School Government · 149 students
ICSEA 925
Tieri State School Government · 99 students
ICSEA 949

A picture of students’ family backgrounds (ICSEA) — not a ranking or a quality score.

Also nearby — Catholic & Independent schools (not your catchment)
Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School
Catholic 23 students
ICSEA 1038 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. School pins are approximate (ACARA geocoded location).

Schools in Central Highlands - West

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

Source: ACARA School Profile 2025

Childcare & early learning

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  • Coastal Kids Kindergarten
    Centre-Based Care · 100 places · Emu Park
    Exceeding NQS
  • Parkhurst Early Learning Centre
    Centre-Based Care · 99 places · Parkhurst
    Exceeding NQS
  • Le Smileys Early Learning Centre - Kindergarten at Waraburra
    Centre-Based Care · 28 places · Gracemere
    Exceeding NQS
  • C&K Capella Early Childhood Centre
    Centre-Based Care · 24 places · Capella
    Exceeding NQS
  • Our Lady Of The Sacred Heart Catholic Kindergarten Springsure
    Centre-Based Care · 20 places · Springsure
    Exceeding NQS
  • Skippy's Early Learning Gracemere
    Centre-Based Care · 139 places · Gracemere
    Meeting NQS
  • Camp Australia - Waraburra State School OSHC
    Centre-Based Care · 90 places · Gracemere
    Meeting NQS
  • Little Zebra Childcare and Kindergarten Gracemere
    Centre-Based Care · 90 places · Gracemere
    Meeting NQS
  • Le Smileys Early Learning Centre
    Centre-Based Care · 88 places · Gracemere
    Meeting NQS
  • Kallahra Child Care Centre
    Centre-Based Care · 75 places · Parkhurst
    Meeting NQS
  • Goodstart Early Learning Gracemere
    Centre-Based Care · 65 places · Gracemere
    Meeting NQS
  • St Paul's OSHC Gracemere
    Centre-Based Care · 60 places · Gracemere
    Meeting NQS

+ 10 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
The neighbourhood

Amenities

Live
GPs / clinics
1
Supermarkets
1
Parks
23
Train stations
2

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

Source: OpenStreetMap contributors
Population & growth
Population
7,683
Jun 2025
1yr growth
+0.30%
2024→25
Net change
+23
people / yr
Density
0
people / km²

Where did the gain come from?

+23
Natural increase
Births minus deaths
+60
Internal migration
Net movers from elsewhere in Australia
-47
Overseas migration
Net arrivals from overseas
+10

Reading the streams: organic growth — more babies than goodbyes — was the biggest driver.

Growth vs benchmarks
Central Highlands - West
+0.30%
QLD median
+1.10%
National median
+0.80%

Other SA2s in Central Highlands (Qld)

The next zoom out — sorted by 1-year growth

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  1. 01
    Central Highlands - East
    +1.0%
    7,647 ppl
  2. 02
    Emerald
    +0.5%
    15,238 ppl