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Gowrie

Australian Capital Territory · Tuggeranong · Australian Capital Territory

Why “Gowrie (ACT)”? The ABS divides the larger suburb of Gowrie 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.

Gowrie is a locality in the Tuggeranong area of Australian Capital Territory. This profile draws on ABS population and Census figures, the ACARA school register and ACECQA childcare ratings for the Gowrie (ACT) SA2.

Where in ACT
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At a glance
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Schools
2
Top ICSEA 1043 (gov)
Childcare
13
NQS-rated services
Population
3,100
-0.6% in 1 year
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Family essentials

Schools, childcare & safety

Live data for the Gowrie (ACT) SA2 — ACARA schools register, ACECQA childcare ratings.

Government schools Soon ACT zoning

Government schools in Gowrie

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

Gowrie Primary School Government · 228 students
ICSEA 1043

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

Also nearby — Catholic & Independent schools (not your catchment)
Holy Family Primary School
Catholic 641 students
ICSEA 1076 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 Gowrie (ACT)

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

Source: ACARA School Profile 2025

Childcare & early learning

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  • Communities@Work Monash Out of School Hours Care
    Centre-Based Care · 112 places · Monash
    Exceeding NQS
  • Holy Family Early Learning Centre Gowrie
    Centre-Based Care · 100 places · Gowrie
    Exceeding NQS
  • Monash Primary School - Preschool Unit
    Centre-Based Care · 46 places · Monash
    Exceeding NQS
  • Gowrie Primary School - Preschool Unit
    Centre-Based Care · 45 places · Gowrie
    Exceeding NQS
  • Fadden Primary School - Preschool Unit
    Centre-Based Care · 43 places · Fadden
    Exceeding NQS
  • Kids Biz OSHC - Holy Family
    Centre-Based Care · 121 places · Gowrie
    Meeting NQS
  • Communities@Work Fadden Out of School Hours Care
    Centre-Based Care · 102 places · Fadden
    Meeting NQS
  • Wonderschool (Monash) Pty Ltd
    Centre-Based Care · 90 places · Monash
    Meeting NQS
  • YMCA Gowrie After School Care
    Centre-Based Care · 66 places · Gowrie
    Meeting NQS
  • Genesis Family Day Care Services
    Family Day Care · Fadden
    Meeting NQS
  • Teddy Bears Childcare Centre Macarthur
    Centre-Based Care · 135 places · Macarthur
    Working Towards NQS
  • LillyPilly EEC Pty Ltd
    Centre-Based Care · 98 places · Monash
    Not yet rated

+ 1 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
Population & growth
Population
3,100
Jun 2025
1yr growth
-0.60%
2024→25
Net change
-20
people / yr
Density
1,605
people / km²

Where did the loss come from?

-20
Natural increase
Births minus deaths
+26
Internal migration
Net movers from elsewhere in Australia
-58
Overseas migration
Net arrivals from overseas
+12

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

Growth vs benchmarks
Gowrie
-0.60%
ACT median
+0.30%
National median
+0.80%

Other SA2s in Tuggeranong

The next zoom out — sorted by 1-year growth

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  1. 01
    Greenway
    +2.1%
    5,565 ppl
  2. 02
    Gilmore
    +1.4%
    2,722 ppl
  3. 03
    Oxley (ACT)
    +1.1%
    1,713 ppl
  4. 04
    Richardson
    +1.1%
    3,060 ppl
  5. 05
    Monash
    +0.8%
    5,657 ppl