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Cromer

New South Wales · Warringah · Sydney - Northern Beaches

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

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

Where in NSW
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At a glance
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Schools
2
Top ICSEA 1091 (gov)
Childcare
21
NQS-rated services
Recorded incidents
190
+6% vs prior year
Population
8,400
+1.3% in 1 year
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Family essentials

Schools, childcare & safety

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

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Cromer Public School

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

Sector Government
Years K-6
Students 468
ICSEA 1091
A picture of students’ family backgrounds — not a ranking or a quality score.

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

See the catchment on the map

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 Cromer

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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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  • Explore & Develop Narraweena OSHC
    Centre-Based Care · 105 places · Narraweena
    Exceeding NQS
  • Explore and Develop Dee Why
    Centre-Based Care · 96 places · Dee Why
    Exceeding NQS
  • Dee Why Children's Centre
    Centre-Based Care · 95 places · Dee Why
    Exceeding NQS
  • Explore and Develop - Narraweena
    Centre-Based Care · 90 places · Narraweena
    Exceeding NQS
  • Ballykin ELC Cromer
    Centre-Based Care · 59 places · Cromer
    Exceeding NQS
  • Northern Beaches Council Family Day Care
    Family Day Care · Cromer
    Exceeding NQS
  • Curly Kids OOSH
    Centre-Based Care · 225 places · North Curl Curl
    Meeting NQS
  • YMCA Dee Why OSHC
    Centre-Based Care · 145 places · Dee Why
    Meeting NQS
  • Dee Why Kindergarten
    Centre-Based Care · 90 places · Dee Why
    Meeting NQS
  • Dee Why School of Early Learning
    Centre-Based Care · 82 places · Dee Why
    Meeting NQS
  • Only About Children Cromer
    Centre-Based Care · 80 places · Cromer
    Meeting NQS
  • St Luke's Grammar Dee Why CommunityOSH
    Centre-Based Care · 75 places · Dee Why
    Meeting NQS

+ 9 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
190
vs previous year
+6%
vs 2021
216
  • Theft 65
  • Assault 28
  • Against justice procedures 25
  • Malicious damage to property 24
  • Intimidation, stalking and harassment 16

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

Live
GPs / clinics
0
Supermarkets
0
Parks
12
Train stations
0

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

Source: OpenStreetMap contributors

Climate & hazards

Live
Bushfire overlay
Within the designated Bush Fire Prone Land

This shows whether the Cromer 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
8,400
Jun 2025
1yr growth
+1.30%
2024→25
Net change
+105
people / yr
Density
1,121
people / km²

Where did the gain come from?

+105
Natural increase
Births minus deaths
+40
Internal migration
Net movers from elsewhere in Australia
+1
Overseas migration
Net arrivals from overseas
+64

Reading the streams: overseas arrivals were the dominant force — more came from abroad than the suburb grew on its own.

Growth vs benchmarks
Cromer
+1.30%
NSW median
+0.60%
National median
+0.80%