Hughes
Australian Capital Territory · Woden Valley · Australian Capital Territory
This profile uses the ABS Hughes statistical area (SA2) — the level Australian government data is published at. SA2 boundaries don’t always match suburb boundaries.
Hughes is a locality in the Woden Valley area of Australian Capital Territory. This profile draws on ABS population and Census figures, the ACARA school register and ACECQA childcare ratings for the Hughes SA2.
Schools, childcare & safety
Live data for the Hughes SA2 — ACARA schools register, ACECQA childcare ratings.
Government schools in Hughes
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.
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. School pins are approximate (ACARA geocoded location).
Schools in Hughes
- Primary · Government · Years K-6Enrolment457ICSEA1157
ICSEA reflects student intake context, not teaching quality (1000 = national average). All ACT schools →
Childcare & early learning
- Exceeding NQSWoden Valley Early Learning CentreCentre-Based Care · 98 places · Garran
- Exceeding NQSGoodstart Early Learning GarranCentre-Based Care · 85 places · Garran
- Exceeding NQSPeter Pan Early Learning by Busy BeesCentre-Based Care · 80 places · Curtin
- Exceeding NQSHoly Trinity Early Learning Centre CurtinCentre-Based Care · 42 places · Curtin
- Exceeding NQSHughes Primary School - Preschool UnitCentre-Based Care · 23 places · Hughes
- Exceeding NQSCurtin Primary School - Curtin South Preschool UnitCentre-Based Care · 22 places · Curtin
- Meeting NQSCurtin OSHCCentre-Based Care · 182 places · Curtin
- Meeting NQSGarran OSHCCentre-Based Care · 139 places · Garran
- Meeting NQSHughes OSHCCentre-Based Care · 133 places · Hughes
- Meeting NQSPinocchio Early Learning Centre CurtinCentre-Based Care · 131 places · Curtin
- Meeting NQSKids Biz OSHC - Holy TrinityCentre-Based Care · 99 places · Curtin
- Meeting NQSSt Peter and Paul Out of School Hours CareCentre-Based Care · 99 places · Garran
+ 2 more services in this area's postcodes.
NQS = National Quality Standard, rated by ACECQA. Services matched by postcode — verify locations before visiting.
Where did the loss come from?
-21Reading the streams: overseas arrivals were the dominant force — more came from abroad than the suburb grew on its own.
Other SA2s in Woden Valley
The next zoom out — sorted by 1-year growth
- 01Phillip+8.8%7,135 ppl
- 02Chifley+1.8%2,785 ppl
- 03Isaacs+1.4%2,402 ppl
- 04O'Malley+1.2%977 ppl
- 05Torrens+1.2%2,470 ppl
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