Normanhurst - Thornleigh - Westleigh
New South Wales · Hornsby · Sydney - North Sydney and Hornsby
Why “Normanhurst - Thornleigh - Westleigh”? The ABS divides the larger suburb of Normanhurst 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.
Normanhurst - Thornleigh - Westleigh is a locality in the Hornsby area of New South Wales. This profile draws on ABS population and Census figures, the ACARA school register and ACECQA childcare ratings for the Normanhurst - Thornleigh - Westleigh SA2.
Schools, childcare & safety
Live data for the Normanhurst - Thornleigh - Westleigh SA2 — ACARA schools register, ACECQA childcare ratings, police-recorded incidents.
Normanhurst WPS
The government school your child can attend for free by living in Normanhurst - Thornleigh - Westleigh.
This is the zoned in-area government school for Normanhurst - Thornleigh - Westleigh (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 Normanhurst - Thornleigh - Westleigh
- Combined · Independent · Years 5-12Enrolment1,240ICSEA1164
- Secondary · Government · Years 7-12Enrolment752ICSEA1207
- Primary · Government · Years K-6Enrolment477ICSEA1142
- Primary · Government · Years K-6Enrolment372ICSEA1139
- Primary · Government · Years K-6Enrolment363ICSEA1136
ICSEA reflects student intake context, not teaching quality (1000 = national average). All NSW schools →
Childcare & early learning
- Exceeding NQSThornleigh West OOSHCentre-Based Care · 200 places · Thornleigh
- Exceeding NQSAbbotsleigh Early Learning CentreCentre-Based Care · 70 places · Wahroonga
- Exceeding NQSAdventures Preschool and Long Day CareCentre-Based Care · 67 places · Pennant Hills
- Exceeding NQSOnly About Children Wahroonga Eastern RoadCentre-Based Care · 56 places · Wahroonga
- Exceeding NQSSt Stephens Preschool KindergartenCentre-Based Care · 50 places · Normanhurst
- Exceeding NQSJust For KidsCentre-Based Care · 44 places · Pennant Hills
- Exceeding NQSKU - Wahroonga PreschoolCentre-Based Care · 40 places · Wahroonga
- Exceeding NQSNormanhurst West Community PreschoolCentre-Based Care · 30 places · Thornleigh
- Exceeding NQSKU - Fox Valley PreschoolCentre-Based Care · 30 places · Wahroonga
- Meeting NQSWaitara Before & After School Care IncCentre-Based Care · 330 places · Wahroonga
- Meeting NQSWahroonga After School Care CentreCentre-Based Care · 246 places · Wahroonga
- Meeting NQSPennant Hills BASCCentre-Based Care · 200 places · Pennant Hills
+ 26 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
- 160
- vs previous year
- -8%
- vs 2021
- 126
- Theft 73
- Assault 21
- Malicious damage to property 18
- Intimidation, stalking and harassment 15
- Sexual offences 11
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
- 4
- Parks
- 30
- Train stations
- 2
Counts of OSM-tagged features within the Normanhurst - Thornleigh - Westleigh 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 Normanhurst - Thornleigh - Westleigh 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?
+48Reading the streams: overseas arrivals were the dominant force — more came from abroad than the suburb grew on its own.
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