Nambucca Heads
New South Wales · Kempsey - Nambucca · Mid North Coast
This profile uses the ABS Nambucca Heads statistical area (SA2) — the level Australian government data is published at. SA2 boundaries don’t always match suburb boundaries.
Nambucca Heads 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 Nambucca Heads SA2.
Schools, childcare & safety
Live data for the Nambucca Heads SA2 — ACARA schools register, ACECQA childcare ratings, police-recorded incidents.
Nambucca Hds PS
The government school your child can attend for free by living in Nambucca Heads.
This is the zoned in-area government school for Nambucca Heads (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 Nambucca Heads
- Combined · Independent · Years K-12Enrolment555ICSEA1042
- Secondary · Government · Years 7-12Enrolment314ICSEA890
- Primary · Government · Years K-6Enrolment217ICSEA886
- Primary · Government · Years K-6Enrolment156ICSEA904
ICSEA reflects student intake context, not teaching quality (1000 = national average). All NSW schools →
Childcare & early learning
- Exceeding NQSValla Community PreschoolCentre-Based Care · 49 places · Valla Beach
- Exceeding NQSGiiguy Gamambi PreschoolCentre-Based Care · 28 places · Nambucca Heads
- Meeting NQSNambucca Valley OOSHCentre-Based Care · 80 places · Nambucca Heads
- Meeting NQSNambucca Heads Preschool PlaycentreCentre-Based Care · 39 places · Nambucca Heads
- Meeting NQSTeddy Bears KindyCentre-Based Care · 39 places · Nambucca Heads
- Meeting NQSNambucca Valley Family Day CareFamily Day Care · Nambucca Heads
NQS = National Quality Standard, rated by ACECQA. Services matched by postcode — verify locations before visiting.
Safety — recorded incidents
- Incidents, latest year
- 736
- vs previous year
- -9%
- vs 2021
- 857
- Theft 184
- Assault 121
- Against justice procedures 97
- Intimidation, stalking and harassment 82
- Malicious damage to property 80
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
- 3
- Parks
- 14
- Train stations
- 0
Counts of OSM-tagged features within the Nambucca Heads 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 Nambucca Heads 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
- $675,000
- House price YoY
- -5.6%
- Median 3BR house rent
- $610/wk
Where did the gain come from?
+68Reading the streams: Australian movers from other suburbs drove most of the change.
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