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Forestville - Killarney Heights

New South Wales · Warringah · Sydney - Northern Beaches

Why “Forestville - Killarney Heights”? The ABS divides the larger suburb of Forestville 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.

Forestville - Killarney Heights 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 Forestville - Killarney Heights SA2.

Where in NSW
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At a glance
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Schools
6
Top ICSEA 1150 (gov)
Childcare
11
NQS-rated services
Recorded incidents
137
-23% vs prior year
Median house
$2,600,000
+9.2% YoY
3BR house rent
$1200
per week
Population
13,533
+0.7% in 1 year
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Family essentials

Schools, childcare & safety

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

Your zoned school Live VIC + NSW catchments

Forestville Public School

The government school your child can attend for free by living in Forestville - Killarney Heights.

Sector Government
Years K-6
Students 462
ICSEA 1141
A picture of students’ family backgrounds — not a ranking or a quality score.

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

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Also nearby — Catholic & Independent schools (not your catchment)
Our Lady of Good Counsel Catholic Primary School
Catholic 282 students
ICSEA 1145 intake context
Aspect Vern Barnett School
Independent 97 students
ICSEA 1107 intake context
Forestville Montessori School
Independent 49 students
ICSEA 1171 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. Primary catchment zone shown where matched to official government data. School pins are approximate (ACARA geocoded location).

Schools in Forestville - Killarney Heights

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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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  • Busy Bees at Killarney Heights
    Centre-Based Care · 109 places · Killarney Heights
    Exceeding NQS
  • KU - Killarney Heights Preschool
    Centre-Based Care · 40 places · Killarney Heights
    Exceeding NQS
  • Killarney Heights OSHC Centre
    Centre-Based Care · 189 places · Killarney Heights
    Meeting NQS
  • Forestville Montessori School
    Centre-Based Care · 145 places · Forestville
    Meeting NQS
  • The Y Forestville OSHC
    Centre-Based Care · 130 places · Forestville
    Meeting NQS
  • Our Lady of Good Counsel Outside School Hours Care
    Centre-Based Care · 105 places · Forestville
    Meeting NQS
  • UnitingCare Forestville Preschool
    Centre-Based Care · 80 places · Forestville
    Meeting NQS
  • Diocese of Broken Bay Early Learning Centre Forestville
    Centre-Based Care · 60 places · Forestville
    Meeting NQS
  • Forestville Early Learning Centre
    Centre-Based Care · 46 places · Forestville
    Meeting NQS
  • Little Wildflower School Forestville
    Centre-Based Care · 45 places · Forestville
    Meeting NQS
  • Orchard Early Learning Centre Forestville
    Centre-Based Care · 152 places · Forestville
    Not yet rated

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
137
vs previous year
-23%
vs 2021
176
  • Theft 49
  • Assault 20
  • Intimidation, stalking and harassment 19
  • Malicious damage to property 17
  • Against justice procedures 11

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

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GPs / clinics
1
Supermarkets
0
Parks
27
Train stations
0

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

Source: OpenStreetMap contributors

Climate & hazards

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Bushfire overlay
Within the designated Bush Fire Prone Land

This shows whether the Forestville - Killarney Heights 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
Money

Property & rent

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Median house price
$2,600,000
House price YoY
+9.2%
Median 3BR house rent
$1200/wk
Source: NSW DCJ Sales Dec 2025 · Rent Mar 2026
Population & growth
Population
13,533
Jun 2025
1yr growth
+0.70%
2024→25
Net change
+95
people / yr
Density
1,515
people / km²

Where did the gain come from?

+95
Natural increase
Births minus deaths
-2
Internal migration
Net movers from elsewhere in Australia
-24
Overseas migration
Net arrivals from overseas
+121

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

Growth vs benchmarks
Forestville - Killarney Heights
+0.70%
NSW median
+0.60%
National median
+0.80%