Dee Why (South) - North Curl Curl
New South Wales · Warringah · Sydney - Northern Beaches
Why “Dee Why (South) - North Curl Curl”? The ABS divides the larger suburb of Dee Why 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.
Dee Why (South) - North Curl Curl 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 Dee Why (South) - North Curl Curl SA2.
Schools, childcare & safety
Live data for the Dee Why (South) - North Curl Curl SA2 — ACARA schools register, ACECQA childcare ratings, police-recorded incidents.
Curl Curl NPS
The government school your child can attend for free by living in Dee Why (South) - North Curl Curl.
This is the zoned in-area government school for Dee Why (South) - North Curl Curl (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 Dee Why (South) - North Curl Curl
- Combined · Independent · Years K-12Enrolment1,481ICSEA1178
- Secondary · Government · Years 7-12Enrolment766ICSEA1217
- Primary · Government · Years K-6Enrolment699ICSEA1116
ICSEA reflects student intake context, not teaching quality (1000 = national average). All NSW schools →
Childcare & early learning
- Exceeding NQSExplore & Develop Narraweena OSHCCentre-Based Care · 105 places · Narraweena
- Exceeding NQSExplore and Develop Dee WhyCentre-Based Care · 96 places · Dee Why
- Exceeding NQSDee Why Children's CentreCentre-Based Care · 95 places · Dee Why
- Exceeding NQSExplore and Develop - NarraweenaCentre-Based Care · 90 places · Narraweena
- Exceeding NQSBallykin ELC CromerCentre-Based Care · 59 places · Cromer
- Exceeding NQSNorthern Beaches Council Family Day CareFamily Day Care · Cromer
- Meeting NQSCurly Kids OOSHCentre-Based Care · 225 places · North Curl Curl
- Meeting NQSYMCA Dee Why OSHCCentre-Based Care · 145 places · Dee Why
- Meeting NQSDee Why KindergartenCentre-Based Care · 90 places · Dee Why
- Meeting NQSDee Why School of Early LearningCentre-Based Care · 82 places · Dee Why
- Meeting NQSOnly About Children CromerCentre-Based Care · 80 places · Cromer
- Meeting NQSSt Luke's Grammar Dee Why CommunityOSHCentre-Based Care · 75 places · Dee Why
+ 9 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
- 807
- vs previous year
- -23%
- vs 2021
- 1,328
- Theft 236
- Against justice procedures 151
- Assault 124
- Malicious damage to property 66
- Intimidation, stalking and harassment 62
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
- 0
- Supermarkets
- 0
- Parks
- 2
- Train stations
- 0
Counts of OSM-tagged features within the Dee Why (South) - North Curl Curl 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 Dee Why (South) - North Curl Curl 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?
+47Reading the streams: overseas arrivals were the dominant force — more came from abroad than the suburb grew on its own.
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