Lennox Head - Skennars Head
New South Wales · Richmond Valley - Coastal · Richmond - Tweed
Why “Lennox Head - Skennars Head”? The ABS divides the larger suburb of Lennox Head 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.
Lennox Head - Skennars Head is a locality in the Richmond Valley - Coastal area of New South Wales. This profile draws on ABS population and Census figures, the ACARA school register and ACECQA childcare ratings for the Lennox Head - Skennars Head SA2.
Schools, childcare & safety
Live data for the Lennox Head - Skennars Head SA2 — ACARA schools register, ACECQA childcare ratings, police-recorded incidents.
Southern Cross CS
The government school your child can attend for free by living in Lennox Head - Skennars Head.
This is the zoned in-area government school for Lennox Head - Skennars Head (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 Lennox Head - Skennars Head
- Secondary · Catholic · Years 7-12Enrolment884ICSEA1081
- Primary · Catholic · Years K-6Enrolment446ICSEA1102
- Primary · Government · Years K-6Enrolment424ICSEA1064
ICSEA reflects student intake context, not teaching quality (1000 = national average). All NSW schools →
Childcare & early learning
- Exceeding NQSGoodstart Early Learning BallinaCentre-Based Care · 90 places · Ballina
- Exceeding NQSSeeds Early Learning Centre - BallinaCentre-Based Care · 88 places · Ballina
- Exceeding NQSRainbow Education & CareCentre-Based Care · 74 places · Ballina
- Exceeding NQSBallina Aboriginal Child & Family CentreCentre-Based Care · 59 places · Ballina
- Exceeding NQSBallina River Street Childrens CentreCentre-Based Care · 59 places · Ballina
- Exceeding NQSGoodstart Early Learning Lennox HeadCentre-Based Care · 46 places · Lennox Head
- Exceeding NQSBallina Fox Street PreschoolCentre-Based Care · 40 places · Ballina
- Exceeding NQSFar North Coast Family Day CareFamily Day Care · Ballina
- Meeting NQSImagine Childcare and Preschool BallinaCentre-Based Care · 144 places · West Ballina
- Meeting NQSHarmony Early Education Lennox HeadCentre-Based Care · 98 places · Lennox Head
- Meeting NQSActive Kids After School CareCentre-Based Care · 90 places · Skennars Head
- Meeting NQSEmmanuel Anglican College Early Learning CentreCentre-Based Care · 80 places · West Ballina
+ 8 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
- 213
- vs previous year
- -25%
- vs 2021
- 205
- Theft 89
- Assault 23
- Malicious damage to property 23
- Sexual offences 18
- Intimidation, stalking and harassment 17
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
- 27
- Train stations
- 0
Counts of OSM-tagged features within the Lennox Head - Skennars Head 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 Lennox Head - Skennars 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.
Where did the gain come from?
+287Reading the streams: Australian movers from other suburbs drove most of the change.
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