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Mount Hutton - Windale

New South Wales · Lake Macquarie - East · Newcastle and Lake Macquarie

Why “Mount Hutton - Windale”? The ABS divides the larger suburb of Mount Hutton 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.

Mount Hutton - Windale is a locality in the Lake Macquarie - East area of New South Wales. This profile draws on ABS population and Census figures, the ACARA school register and ACECQA childcare ratings for the Mount Hutton - Windale SA2.

Where in NSW
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At a glance
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Schools
3
Top ICSEA 940 (gov)
Childcare
36
NQS-rated services
Recorded incidents
273
-12% vs prior year
Population
9,686
+0.0% in 1 year
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Family essentials

Schools, childcare & safety

Live data for the Mount Hutton - Windale SA2 — ACARA schools register, ACECQA childcare ratings, police-recorded incidents.

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Windale Public School

The government school your child can attend for free by living in Mount Hutton - Windale.

Sector Government
Years P-6
Students 252
ICSEA 793
A picture of students’ family backgrounds — not a ranking or a quality score.

This is the zoned in-area government school for Mount Hutton - Windale (NSW catchment data).

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Also nearby — Catholic & Independent schools (not your catchment)
St Pius X Primary School
Catholic 54 students
ICSEA 847 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 Mount Hutton - Windale

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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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  • THE RUMPUS ROOM CHARLESTOWN
    Centre-Based Care · 79 places · Charles Town
    Exceeding NQS
  • Charlestown Child Care and Early Learning Centre
    Centre-Based Care · 40 places · Charlestown
    Exceeding NQS
  • KU - Windale Preschool
    Centre-Based Care · 40 places · Windale
    Exceeding NQS
  • Felton Street Community Preschool Incorporated
    Centre-Based Care · 39 places · Gateshead
    Exceeding NQS
  • Goodstart Early Learning Mount Hutton
    Centre-Based Care · 38 places · Mount Hutton
    Exceeding NQS
  • Redhead Community Pre School
    Centre-Based Care · 30 places · Redhead
    Exceeding NQS
  • Whitebridge Preschool Kindergarten
    Centre-Based Care · 28 places · Whitebridge
    Exceeding NQS
  • Little Zaks Academy Mount Hutton
    Centre-Based Care · 110 places · Mount Hutton
    Meeting NQS
  • Hillsborough OOSH
    Centre-Based Care · 100 places · Charlestown
    Meeting NQS
  • Go Kindy Kahibah
    Centre-Based Care · 99 places · Kahibah
    Meeting NQS
  • Juniors Journey Early Education Gateshead
    Centre-Based Care · 98 places · Gateshead
    Meeting NQS
  • St Nicholas OOSH Charlestown
    Centre-Based Care · 94 places · Charlestown
    Meeting NQS

+ 24 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
273
vs previous year
-12%
vs 2021
338
  • Theft 136
  • Assault 42
  • Drug offences 18
  • Malicious damage to property 17
  • Against justice procedures 15

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
2
Parks
5
Train stations
0

Counts of OSM-tagged features within the Mount Hutton - Windale 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 Mount Hutton - Windale 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
9,686
Jun 2025
1yr growth
+0.00%
2024→25
Net change
+1
people / yr
Density
1,546
people / km²

Where did the gain come from?

+1
Natural increase
Births minus deaths
-47
Internal migration
Net movers from elsewhere in Australia
+29
Overseas migration
Net arrivals from overseas
+19

Reading the streams: Australian movers from other suburbs drove most of the change.

Growth vs benchmarks
Mount Hutton - Windale
+0.00%
NSW median
+0.60%
National median
+0.80%