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Muswellbrook Surrounds

New South Wales · Upper Hunter · Hunter Valley exc Newcastle

This profile uses the ABS Muswellbrook Surrounds statistical area (SA2) — the level Australian government data is published at. SA2 boundaries don’t always match suburb boundaries.

Muswellbrook Surrounds is a locality in the Upper Hunter area of New South Wales. This profile draws on ABS population and Census figures, the ACARA school register and ACECQA childcare ratings for the Muswellbrook Surrounds SA2.

Where in NSW
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At a glance
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Schools
4
Top ICSEA 992 (gov)
Childcare
10
NQS-rated services
Median house
$645,000
+50.0% YoY
Population
4,264
+1.4% in 1 year
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Family essentials

Schools, childcare & safety

Live data for the Muswellbrook Surrounds SA2 — ACARA schools register, ACECQA childcare ratings.

Your zoned school Live VIC + NSW catchments

Denman Public School

The government school your child can attend for free by living in Muswellbrook Surrounds.

Sector Government
Years K-6
Students 147
ICSEA 949
A picture of students’ family backgrounds — not a ranking or a quality score.

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

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Also nearby — Catholic & Independent schools (not your catchment)
St Joseph's Primary School
Catholic 42 students
ICSEA 1026 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 Muswellbrook Surrounds

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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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  • Muswellbrook Preschool Kindergarten Sowerby Street
    Centre-Based Care · 120 places · Muswellbrook
    Exceeding NQS
  • Goodstart Early Learning Muswellbrook
    Centre-Based Care · 76 places · Muswellbrook
    Exceeding NQS
  • Muswellbrook Child Care Centre
    Centre-Based Care · 30 places · Muswellbrook
    Exceeding NQS
  • St Nicholas Early Education Muswellbrook
    Centre-Based Care · 104 places · Muswellbrook
    Meeting NQS
  • Muswellbrook Out of School Hours Care
    Centre-Based Care · 60 places · Muswellbrook
    Meeting NQS
  • Edukare
    Centre-Based Care · 48 places · Muswellbrook
    Meeting NQS
  • Denman Children's Centre
    Centre-Based Care · 39 places · Denman
    Meeting NQS
  • Coastwide OOSH - Denman Public School
    Centre-Based Care · 35 places · Denman
    Meeting NQS
  • Little Kindy Muswellbrook
    Centre-Based Care · 34 places · Muswellbrook
    Meeting NQS
  • eduKare Childcare and Preschool
    Centre-Based Care · 112 places · Muswellbrook
    Working Towards NQS

NQS = National Quality Standard, rated by ACECQA. Services matched by postcode — verify locations before visiting.

Source: ACECQA NQS register
The neighbourhood

Amenities

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GPs / clinics
0
Supermarkets
2
Parks
7
Train stations
0

Counts of OSM-tagged features within the Muswellbrook Surrounds 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 Muswellbrook Surrounds 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
Money

Property & rent

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Median house price
$645,000
House price YoY
+50.0%
Median 3BR house rent
Source: NSW DCJ Sales Dec 2025 · Rent Mar 2026
Population & growth
Population
4,264
Jun 2025
1yr growth
+1.40%
2024→25
Net change
+58
people / yr
Density
1
people / km²

Where did the gain come from?

+58
Natural increase
Births minus deaths
+5
Internal migration
Net movers from elsewhere in Australia
+36
Overseas migration
Net arrivals from overseas
+17

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

Growth vs benchmarks
Muswellbrook Surrounds
+1.40%
NSW median
+0.60%
National median
+0.80%