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Loftus - Yarrawarrah

New South Wales · Sutherland - Menai - Heathcote · Sydney - Sutherland

Why “Loftus - Yarrawarrah”? The ABS divides the larger suburb of Loftus 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.

Loftus - Yarrawarrah is a locality in the Sutherland - Menai - Heathcote area of New South Wales. This profile draws on ABS population and Census figures, the ACARA school register and ACECQA childcare ratings for the Loftus - Yarrawarrah SA2.

Where in NSW
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At a glance
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Schools
3
Top ICSEA 1081 (gov)
Childcare
60
NQS-rated services
Recorded incidents
91
+21% vs prior year
Population
7,464
+0.5% in 1 year
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Family essentials

Schools, childcare & safety

Live data for the Loftus - Yarrawarrah SA2 — ACARA schools register, ACECQA childcare ratings, police-recorded incidents.

Your zoned school Live VIC + NSW catchments

Yarrawarrah Public School

The government school your child can attend for free by living in Loftus - Yarrawarrah.

Sector Government
Years K-6
Students 249
ICSEA 1081
A picture of students’ family backgrounds — not a ranking or a quality score.

This is the zoned in-area government school for Loftus - Yarrawarrah (NSW catchment data).

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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 Loftus - Yarrawarrah

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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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  • Camp Australia - Yarrawarrah Public School OSHC
    Centre-Based Care · 90 places · Yarrawarrah
    Exceeding NQS
  • Loftus OSHC Centre
    Centre-Based Care · 80 places · Loftus
    Exceeding NQS
  • Anchorage Early Learning
    Centre-Based Care · 74 places · Grays Point
    Exceeding NQS
  • Engadine Pre-School Kindergarten
    Centre-Based Care · 50 places · Engadine
    Exceeding NQS
  • Heathdene Preschool
    Centre-Based Care · 50 places · Engadine
    Exceeding NQS
  • Fauna Place Early Education Centre
    Centre-Based Care · 44 places · Kirrawee
    Exceeding NQS
  • Sutherland TAFE Children's Centre
    Centre-Based Care · 40 places · Loftus
    Exceeding NQS
  • Cherry Tree Kindergarten (Sutherland)
    Centre-Based Care · 40 places · Sutherland
    Exceeding NQS
  • KU Sutherland Preschool
    Centre-Based Care · 40 places · Sutherland
    Exceeding NQS
  • Stepping Stones Early Learning Centre, Kirrawee
    Centre-Based Care · 39 places · Kirrawee
    Exceeding NQS
  • Grays Point Pre-School Kindergarten
    Centre-Based Care · 35 places · Grays Point
    Exceeding NQS
  • Bullfrog Children's Centre
    Centre-Based Care · 33 places · Engadine
    Exceeding NQS

+ 48 more services in this area's postcodes.

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
91
vs previous year
+21%
vs 2021
85
  • Theft 17
  • Assault 15
  • Transport regulatory offences 15
  • Against justice procedures 11
  • Intimidation, stalking and harassment 10

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
0
Supermarkets
0
Parks
9
Train stations
0

Counts of OSM-tagged features within the Loftus - Yarrawarrah 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 Loftus - Yarrawarrah 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
Population & growth
Population
7,464
Jun 2025
1yr growth
+0.50%
2024→25
Net change
+40
people / yr
Density
1,942
people / km²

Where did the gain come from?

+40
Natural increase
Births minus deaths
+53
Internal migration
Net movers from elsewhere in Australia
-44
Overseas migration
Net arrivals from overseas
+31

Reading the streams: organic growth — more babies than goodbyes — was the biggest driver.

Growth vs benchmarks
Loftus - Yarrawarrah
+0.50%
NSW median
+0.60%
National median
+0.80%