Narara
New South Wales · Gosford · Central Coast
This profile uses the ABS Narara statistical area (SA2) — the level Australian government data is published at. SA2 boundaries don’t always match suburb boundaries.
Narara is a locality in the Gosford area of New South Wales. This profile draws on ABS population and Census figures, the ACARA school register and ACECQA childcare ratings for the Narara SA2.
Schools, childcare & safety
Live data for the Narara SA2 — ACARA schools register, ACECQA childcare ratings, police-recorded incidents.
Valley View Public School
The government school your child can attend for free by living in Narara.
The government catchment school for parts of Narara is Valley View Public School — just outside the suburb boundary (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 Narara
- Combined · Independent · Years K-12Enrolment694ICSEA1093
- Secondary · Government · Years 7-12Enrolment629ICSEA974
- Special · Government · Years UEnrolment159ICSEA963
ICSEA reflects student intake context, not teaching quality (1000 = national average). All NSW schools →
Childcare & early learning
- Exceeding NQSErina KindergartenCentre-Based Care · 219 places · Erina
- Exceeding NQSKids Club GosfordCentre-Based Care · 121 places · West Gosford
- Exceeding NQSGreat Beginnings KariongCentre-Based Care · 108 places · Kariong
- Exceeding NQSMountain Community Children's CentreCentre-Based Care · 66 places · Mangrove Mountain
- Exceeding NQSParklands Community Preschool & Children's CentreCentre-Based Care · 48 places · Kariong
- Exceeding NQSEast Gosford Early LearningCentre-Based Care · 42 places · East Gosford
- Exceeding NQSGosford Pre-School IncCentre-Based Care · 40 places · Gosford
- Exceeding NQSCoastwide PreschoolCentre-Based Care · 29 places · Gosford
- Meeting NQSPoint Clare OSHClubCentre-Based Care · 134 places · Point Clare
- Meeting NQSOLR_Wyoming Community OSHCCentre-Based Care · 125 places · Wyoming
- Meeting NQSGosford Before and After School Care and Vacation CareCentre-Based Care · 105 places · West Gosford
- Meeting NQSNarara Valley Baptist ChurchCentre-Based Care · 100 places · Narara
+ 41 more services in this area's postcodes.
NQS = National Quality Standard, rated by ACECQA. Services matched by postcode — verify locations before visiting.
Safety — recorded incidents
- Incidents, latest year
- 374
- vs previous year
- +2%
- vs 2021
- 450
- Transport regulatory offences 81
- Theft 75
- Assault 59
- Intimidation, stalking and harassment 46
- Against justice procedures 42
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
- 0
- Parks
- 9
- Train stations
- 3
Counts of OSM-tagged features within the Narara 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 Narara 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.
Where did the gain come from?
+73Reading the streams: organic growth — more babies than goodbyes — was the biggest driver.
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The next zoom out — sorted by 1-year growth
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