Macksville - Scotts Head
New South Wales · Kempsey - Nambucca · Mid North Coast
Why “Macksville - Scotts Head”? The ABS divides the larger suburb of Macksville 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.
Macksville - Scotts Head is a locality in the Kempsey - Nambucca area of New South Wales. This profile draws on ABS population and Census figures, the ACARA school register and ACECQA childcare ratings for the Macksville - Scotts Head SA2.
Schools, childcare & safety
Live data for the Macksville - Scotts Head SA2 — ACARA schools register, ACECQA childcare ratings, police-recorded incidents.
Macksville Public School
The government school your child can attend for free by living in Macksville - Scotts Head.
This is the zoned in-area government school for Macksville - Scotts 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 Macksville - Scotts Head
- Secondary · Government · Years 7-12Enrolment365ICSEA916
- Primary · Government · Years K-6Enrolment284ICSEA925
- Primary · Catholic · Years K-6Enrolment244ICSEA1002
- Primary · Government · Years K-6Enrolment73ICSEA1014
ICSEA reflects student intake context, not teaching quality (1000 = national average). All NSW schools →
Childcare & early learning
- Meeting NQSActive OOSH MacksvilleCentre-Based Care · 60 places · Macksville
- Meeting NQSSt Patrick's Outside School Hours CareCentre-Based Care · 59 places · Macksville
- Meeting NQSAlphabet Long Day Care CollegeCentre-Based Care · 56 places · Macksville
- Meeting NQSMacksville Pre-School Childcare Centre LtdCentre-Based Care · 39 places · Macksville
NQS = National Quality Standard, rated by ACECQA. Services matched by postcode — verify locations before visiting.
Safety — recorded incidents
- Incidents, latest year
- 398
- vs previous year
- +19%
- vs 2021
- 436
- Theft 120
- Against justice procedures 87
- Assault 43
- Malicious damage to property 30
- Drug offences 30
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
- 1
- Supermarkets
- 3
- Parks
- 12
- Train stations
- 1
Counts of OSM-tagged features within the Macksville - Scotts 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 Macksville - Scotts 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.
Property & rent
- Median house price
- $798,000
- House price YoY
- +15.6%
- Median 3BR house rent
- $570/wk
Where did the gain come from?
+5Reading the streams: Australian movers from other suburbs drove most of the change.
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