Gunnedah
New South Wales · Tamworth - Gunnedah · New England and North West
This profile uses the ABS Gunnedah statistical area (SA2) — the level Australian government data is published at. SA2 boundaries don’t always match suburb boundaries.
Gunnedah is a locality in the Tamworth - Gunnedah area of New South Wales. This profile draws on ABS population and Census figures, the ACARA school register and ACECQA childcare ratings for the Gunnedah SA2.
Schools, childcare & safety
Live data for the Gunnedah SA2 — ACARA schools register, ACECQA childcare ratings, police-recorded incidents.
Gunnedah Public School
The government school your child can attend for free by living in Gunnedah.
This is the zoned in-area government school for Gunnedah (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 Gunnedah
- Primary · Government · Years K-6Enrolment533ICSEA902
- Secondary · Government · Years 7-12Enrolment438ICSEA820
- Secondary · Catholic · Years 7-12Enrolment411ICSEA976
- Primary · Catholic · Years K-6Enrolment366ICSEA996
- Combined · Independent · Years K-10Enrolment231ICSEA965
- Primary · Government · Years K-6Enrolment175ICSEA785
- Special · Government · Years UEnrolment35ICSEA881
ICSEA reflects student intake context, not teaching quality (1000 = national average). All NSW schools →
Childcare & early learning
- Exceeding NQSGoodstart Early Learning GunnedahCentre-Based Care · 66 places · Gunnedah
- Exceeding NQSGunnedah Baptist Community PreschoolCentre-Based Care · 60 places · Gunnedah
- Exceeding NQSGunnedah Family Day CareFamily Day Care · Gunnedah
- Meeting NQSPCYC- Out Of School Hours GunnedahCentre-Based Care · 60 places · Gunnedah
- Meeting NQSWinanga-Li Early Learning & Care ServiceCentre-Based Care · 59 places · Gunnedah
- Meeting NQSGunnedah PreschoolCentre-Based Care · 50 places · Gunnedah
- Meeting NQSMary Ranken Childcare CentreCentre-Based Care · 39 places · Gunnedah
- Meeting NQSEsteem Kids St Xavier's GunnedahCentre-Based Care · 24 places · Gunnedah
- Working Towards NQSOz Education GunnedahCentre-Based Care · 127 places · Gunnedah
- Working Towards NQSPuggles School of Early LearningCentre-Based Care · 100 places · Gunnedah
- Working Towards NQSGrow Early Education GunnedahCentre-Based Care · 94 places · Gunnedah
NQS = National Quality Standard, rated by ACECQA. Services matched by postcode — verify locations before visiting.
Safety — recorded incidents
- Incidents, latest year
- 1,571
- vs previous year
- -4%
- vs 2021
- 1,433
- Theft 488
- Against justice procedures 314
- Assault 159
- Intimidation, stalking and harassment 150
- Malicious damage to property 141
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
- 28
- Train stations
- 1
Counts of OSM-tagged features within the Gunnedah 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 Gunnedah 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.
Property & rent
- Median house price
- $528,000
- House price YoY
- +3.4%
- Median 3BR house rent
- $500/wk
Where did the gain come from?
+18Reading the streams: organic growth — more babies than goodbyes — was the biggest driver.
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