Lidcombe
New South Wales · Auburn · Sydney - Parramatta
This profile uses the ABS Lidcombe statistical area (SA2) — the level Australian government data is published at. SA2 boundaries don’t always match suburb boundaries.
Lidcombe is a locality in the Auburn area of New South Wales. This profile draws on ABS population and Census figures, the ACARA school register and ACECQA childcare ratings for the Lidcombe SA2.
Schools, childcare & safety
Live data for the Lidcombe SA2 — ACARA schools register, ACECQA childcare ratings, police-recorded incidents.
Lidcombe Public School
The government school your child can attend for free by living in Lidcombe.
This is the zoned in-area government school for Lidcombe (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 Lidcombe
- Primary · Government · Years K-6Enrolment762ICSEA1019
- Primary · Catholic · Years K-6Enrolment357ICSEA1081
ICSEA reflects student intake context, not teaching quality (1000 = national average). All NSW schools →
Childcare & early learning
- Meeting NQSLidcombe OSHCCentre-Based Care · 105 places · Lidcombe
- Meeting NQSOz Education LidcombeCentre-Based Care · 96 places · Lidcombe
- Meeting NQSEarly Minds Education & Care CentreCentre-Based Care · 84 places · Lidcombe
- Meeting NQSCamp Australia - Berala Public School OSHCCentre-Based Care · 60 places · Berala
- Meeting NQSLidcombe Early Learning CentreCentre-Based Care · 53 places · Lidcombe
- Meeting NQSHilltop Childcare Centre - LidcombeCentre-Based Care · 48 places · Lidcombe
- Meeting NQSSDN Ngallia Children's Education and Care CentreCentre-Based Care · 48 places · Lidcombe
- Meeting NQSLidcombe Pre School-KindergartenCentre-Based Care · 44 places · Lidcombe
- Meeting NQSBerala Jack & Jill Preschool KindergartenCentre-Based Care · 40 places · Lidcombe
- Meeting NQSPinnacle Early EducationCentre-Based Care · 36 places · Berala
- Meeting NQSKids First Early Learning CentreCentre-Based Care · 36 places · Lidcombe
- Meeting NQSBetty Elaine KindergartenCentre-Based Care · 29 places · Lidcombe
+ 6 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
- 1,541
- vs previous year
- +25%
- vs 2021
- 2,218
- Theft 639
- Assault 223
- Transport regulatory offences 189
- Malicious damage to property 106
- Intimidation, stalking and harassment 88
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
- 4
- Parks
- 17
- Train stations
- 1
Counts of OSM-tagged features within the Lidcombe 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 Lidcombe 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.
Property & rent
- Median house price
- $1,895,000
- House price YoY
- +9.9%
- Median 3BR house rent
- $800/wk
Where did the gain come from?
+556Reading the streams: overseas arrivals were the dominant force — more came from abroad than the suburb grew on its own.
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