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Kingscliff - Fingal Head

New South Wales · Tweed Valley · Richmond - Tweed

Why “Kingscliff - Fingal Head”? The ABS divides the larger suburb of Kingscliff 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.

Kingscliff - Fingal Head is a locality in the Tweed Valley area of New South Wales. This profile draws on ABS population and Census figures, the ACARA school register and ACECQA childcare ratings for the Kingscliff - Fingal Head SA2.

Where in NSW
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At a glance
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Schools
5
Top ICSEA 1058 (gov)
Childcare
9
NQS-rated services
Recorded incidents
386
-21% vs prior year
Median house
$1,950,000
+6.3% YoY
3BR house rent
$1125
per week
Population
15,489
+1.1% in 1 year
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Family essentials

Schools, childcare & safety

Live data for the Kingscliff - Fingal Head SA2 — ACARA schools register, ACECQA childcare ratings, police-recorded incidents.

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Kingscliff Public School

The government school your child can attend for free by living in Kingscliff - Fingal Head.

Sector Government
Years K-6
Students 455
ICSEA 1058
A picture of students’ family backgrounds — not a ranking or a quality score.

This is the zoned in-area government school for Kingscliff - Fingal Head (NSW catchment data).

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Also nearby — Catholic & Independent schools (not your catchment)
St Anthony's Primary School
Catholic 323 students
ICSEA 1066 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. Primary catchment zone shown where matched to official government data. School pins are approximate (ACARA geocoded location).

Schools in Kingscliff - Fingal Head

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

Source: ACARA School Profile 2025

Childcare & early learning

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  • Smiley Tots Preschool & Early Learning
    Centre-Based Care · 75 places · Chinderah
    Exceeding NQS
  • Kingscliff Mini School
    Centre-Based Care · 60 places · Kingscliff
    Exceeding NQS
  • Flying Start
    Centre-Based Care · 120 places · Kingscliff
    Meeting NQS
  • Story House Early Learning Chinderah
    Centre-Based Care · 118 places · Chinderah
    Meeting NQS
  • Kool Beanz Academy Casuarina 1
    Centre-Based Care · 98 places · Casuarina
    Meeting NQS
  • Active OOSH Kingscliff
    Centre-Based Care · 90 places · Kingscliff
    Meeting NQS
  • Bossy Boots Kingscliff
    Centre-Based Care · 86 places · Kingscliff
    Meeting NQS
  • Kool Beanz Academy Casuarina
    Centre-Based Care · 75 places · Casuarina
    Meeting NQS
  • Beach Kids Early Learning and Preschool Chinderah
    Centre-Based Care · 71 places · Chinderah
    Meeting NQS

NQS = National Quality Standard, rated by ACECQA. Services matched by postcode — verify locations before visiting.

Source: ACECQA NQS register

Safety — recorded incidents

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Incidents, latest year
386
vs previous year
-21%
vs 2021
381
  • Theft 160
  • Assault 50
  • Malicious damage to property 34
  • Intimidation, stalking and harassment 30
  • Against justice procedures 24

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 →

Source: NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research (BOCSAR)
The neighbourhood

Amenities

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GPs / clinics
2
Supermarkets
2
Parks
24
Train stations
0

Counts of OSM-tagged features within the Kingscliff - Fingal Head SA2 polygon. OpenStreetMap coverage varies — verify with local directories before relying on these counts.

Source: OpenStreetMap contributors

Climate & hazards

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Bushfire overlay
Within the designated Bush Fire Prone Land

This shows whether the Kingscliff - Fingal Head 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.

Source: NSW RFS Bush Fire Prone Land, © State Government of NSW and NSW Rural Fire Service — CC BY 4.0
Money

Property & rent

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Median house price
$1,950,000
House price YoY
+6.3%
Median 3BR house rent
$1125/wk
Source: NSW DCJ Sales Dec 2025 · Rent Mar 2026
Population & growth
Population
15,489
Jun 2025
1yr growth
+1.10%
2024→25
Net change
+174
people / yr
Density
403
people / km²

Where did the gain come from?

+174
Natural increase
Births minus deaths
+7
Internal migration
Net movers from elsewhere in Australia
+76
Overseas migration
Net arrivals from overseas
+91

Reading the streams: overseas arrivals were the dominant force — more came from abroad than the suburb grew on its own.

Growth vs benchmarks
Kingscliff - Fingal Head
+1.10%
NSW median
+0.60%
National median
+0.80%