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Nambucca Heads Surrounds

New South Wales · Kempsey - Nambucca · Mid North Coast

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

Nambucca Heads Surrounds 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 Surrounds SA2.

Where in NSW
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At a glance
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Schools
5
Top ICSEA 978 (gov)
Childcare
8
NQS-rated services
Median house
$579,000
-14.2% YoY
Population
8,550
+1.4% in 1 year
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Family essentials

Schools, childcare & safety

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

Your zoned school Live VIC + NSW catchments

Macksville Public School

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

Sector Government
Years K-6
Students 284
ICSEA 925
A picture of students’ family backgrounds — not a ranking or a quality score.

The government catchment school for parts of Nambucca Heads Surrounds is Macksville Public School — just outside the suburb boundary (NSW catchment data).

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Also nearby — Catholic & Independent schools (not your catchment)
Tallowood Steiner School
Independent 94 students
ICSEA 989 intake context
St Mary's Primary School
Catholic 48 students
ICSEA 827 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 Nambucca Heads 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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  • Bowraville Community Preschool
    Centre-Based Care · 40 places · Bowraville
    Exceeding NQS
  • Active OOSH Macksville
    Centre-Based Care · 60 places · Macksville
    Meeting NQS
  • St Patrick's Outside School Hours Care
    Centre-Based Care · 59 places · Macksville
    Meeting NQS
  • Alphabet Long Day Care College
    Centre-Based Care · 56 places · Macksville
    Meeting NQS
  • Macksville Pre-School Childcare Centre Ltd
    Centre-Based Care · 39 places · Macksville
    Meeting NQS
  • Eungai Preschool
    Centre-Based Care · 34 places · Eungai Creek
    Meeting NQS
  • Stuarts Point Preschool
    Centre-Based Care · 30 places · Stuarts Point
    Meeting NQS
  • Active OOSH Telegraph Point
    Centre-Based Care · 30 places · Telegraph Point
    Meeting NQS

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

Source: ACECQA NQS register
The neighbourhood

Amenities

Live
GPs / clinics
1
Supermarkets
0
Parks
5
Train stations
2

Counts of OSM-tagged features within the Nambucca Heads 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 Nambucca Heads 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
$579,000
House price YoY
-14.2%
Median 3BR house rent
Source: NSW DCJ Sales Dec 2025 · Rent Mar 2026
Population & growth
Population
8,550
Jun 2025
1yr growth
+1.40%
2024→25
Net change
+114
people / yr
Density
6
people / km²

Where did the gain come from?

+114
Natural increase
Births minus deaths
+20
Internal migration
Net movers from elsewhere in Australia
+81
Overseas migration
Net arrivals from overseas
+13

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

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