Heathcote - Waterfall
New South Wales · Sutherland - Menai - Heathcote · Sydney - Sutherland
Why “Heathcote - Waterfall”? The ABS divides the larger suburb of Heathcote 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.
Heathcote - Waterfall is a locality in the Sutherland - Menai - Heathcote area of New South Wales. This profile draws on ABS population and Census figures, the ACARA school register and ACECQA childcare ratings for the Heathcote - Waterfall SA2.
Schools, childcare & safety
Live data for the Heathcote - Waterfall SA2 — ACARA schools register, ACECQA childcare ratings, police-recorded incidents.
Government schools in Heathcote - Waterfall
Free government schools your child may attend. We couldn’t confirm the exact zone for this point, so we can’t confirm which one is yours.
A picture of students’ family backgrounds (ICSEA) — not a ranking or a quality score.
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 Heathcote - Waterfall
- Secondary · Government · Years 7-12Enrolment633ICSEA1028
- Primary · Government · Years K-6Enrolment273ICSEA1056
- Primary · Government · Years K-6Enrolment106ICSEA1072
- Primary · Government · Years K-6Enrolment17ICSEA1031
ICSEA reflects student intake context, not teaching quality (1000 = national average). All NSW schools →
Childcare & early learning
- Exceeding NQSCamp Australia - Yarrawarrah Public School OSHCCentre-Based Care · 90 places · Yarrawarrah
- Exceeding NQSEngadine Pre-School KindergartenCentre-Based Care · 50 places · Engadine
- Exceeding NQSHeathdene PreschoolCentre-Based Care · 50 places · Engadine
- Exceeding NQSBullfrog Children's CentreCentre-Based Care · 33 places · Engadine
- Exceeding NQSKU - Heathcote PreschoolCentre-Based Care · 33 places · Heathcote
- Meeting NQSSCECS OSHC St John Bosco EngadineCentre-Based Care · 311 places · Engadine
- Meeting NQSEngadine West Public School TheirCareCentre-Based Care · 136 places · Engadine
- Meeting NQS3Bridges Community MartonCentre-Based Care · 114 places · Engadine
- Meeting NQSWoronora Heights Community Preschool 0-5Centre-Based Care · 86 places · Woronora Heights
- Meeting NQSHeathcote OOSHCentre-Based Care · 80 places · Heathcote
- Meeting NQSEngadine Montessori Academy Pty LtdCentre-Based Care · 75 places · Engadine
- Meeting NQSCreative Garden Early Learning Centre HeathcoteCentre-Based Care · 56 places · Heathcote
+ 16 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
- 173
- vs previous year
- -7%
- vs 2021
- 184
- Theft 63
- Assault 18
- Malicious damage to property 17
- Intimidation, stalking and harassment 12
- Against justice procedures 10
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
- 1
- Parks
- 14
- Train stations
- 2
Counts of OSM-tagged features within the Heathcote - Waterfall 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 Heathcote - Waterfall 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?
+5Reading the streams: overseas arrivals were the dominant force — more came from abroad than the suburb grew on its own.
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