Homebush
New South Wales · Strathfield - Burwood - Ashfield · Sydney - Inner West
This profile uses the ABS Homebush statistical area (SA2) — the level Australian government data is published at. SA2 boundaries don’t always match suburb boundaries.
Homebush is a locality in the Strathfield - Burwood - Ashfield area of New South Wales. This profile draws on ABS population and Census figures, the ACARA school register and ACECQA childcare ratings for the Homebush SA2.
Schools, childcare & safety
Live data for the Homebush SA2 — ACARA schools register, ACECQA childcare ratings, police-recorded incidents.
Homebush Public School
The government school your child can attend for free by living in Homebush.
This is the zoned in-area government school for Homebush (NSW catchment data).
See the catchment on the mapWe 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 Homebush
- Secondary · Government · Years 7-12Enrolment891ICSEA1043
- Primary · Government · Years K-6Enrolment424ICSEA1069
- Primary · Government · Years K-6Enrolment368ICSEA1094
ICSEA reflects student intake context, not teaching quality (1000 = national average). All NSW schools →
Childcare & early learning
- Exceeding NQSIntegricare Preschool StrathfieldCentre-Based Care · 46 places · Homebush
- Meeting NQSActive Kids Pre School Centre of ExcellenceCentre-Based Care · 116 places · Homebush
- Meeting NQSOz Education HomebushCentre-Based Care · 89 places · Homebush West
- Meeting NQSStrathfield One-Stop Child Care Service - LDCCentre-Based Care · 85 places · Homebush
- Meeting NQSYMCA Homebush West OSHCCentre-Based Care · 80 places · Homebush West
- Meeting NQSKinda-Mindi Early Learning Centre, HomebushCentre-Based Care · 72 places · Homebush
- Meeting NQSLighthouse Early Learning CentreCentre-Based Care · 72 places · Homebush West
- Meeting NQSGet Set Grow Early Learning CentreCentre-Based Care · 62 places · Homebush West
- Working Towards NQSKoala Kids OOSHCentre-Based Care · 45 places · Homebush West
- Not yet ratedHomebush Public School TheirCareCentre-Based Care · 80 places · Homebush
- Not yet ratedCornerstone KidsFamily Day Care · 7 places · Homebush
NQS = National Quality Standard, rated by ACECQA. Services matched by postcode — verify locations before visiting.
Safety — recorded incidents
- Incidents, latest year
- 577
- vs previous year
- -21%
- vs 2021
- 635
- Theft 323
- Assault 83
- Malicious damage to property 53
- Intimidation, stalking and harassment 32
- Against justice procedures 19
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
- 2
- Supermarkets
- 1
- Parks
- 20
- Train stations
- 2
Counts of OSM-tagged features within the Homebush SA2 polygon. OpenStreetMap coverage varies — verify with local directories before relying on these counts.
Where did the gain come from?
+469Reading the streams: overseas arrivals were the dominant force — more came from abroad than the suburb grew on its own.
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