North Rocks
New South Wales · Parramatta · Sydney - Parramatta
This profile uses the ABS North Rocks statistical area (SA2) — the level Australian government data is published at. SA2 boundaries don’t always match suburb boundaries.
North Rocks is a locality in the Parramatta area of New South Wales. This profile draws on ABS population and Census figures, the ACARA school register and ACECQA childcare ratings for the North Rocks SA2.
Schools, childcare & safety
Live data for the North Rocks SA2 — ACARA schools register, ACECQA childcare ratings, police-recorded incidents.
Nth Rocks PS
The government school your child can attend for free by living in North Rocks.
This is the zoned in-area government school for North Rocks (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 North Rocks
- Primary · Government · Years K-6Enrolment861ICSEA1137
- Secondary · Government · Years 7-12Enrolment836ICSEA1082
- Primary · Catholic · Years K-6Enrolment279ICSEA1102
ICSEA reflects student intake context, not teaching quality (1000 = national average). All NSW schools →
Childcare & early learning
- ExcellentUniting Airlie Preschool OatlandsCentre-Based Care · 53 places · North Parramatta
- Meeting NQSAmbrose School Age Care, Christ the King, North RocksCentre-Based Care · 105 places · North Rocks
- Meeting NQSMini Masterminds North ParramattaCentre-Based Care · 87 places · North Parramatta
- Meeting NQSAmbrose School Age Care, St Monica's, North ParramattaCentre-Based Care · 72 places · North Parramatta
- Meeting NQSUniting Outside School Hours Care North ParramattaCentre-Based Care · 70 places · North Parramatta
- Meeting NQSMilestones Early Learning Centre North ParramattaCentre-Based Care · 68 places · North Parramatta
- Meeting NQSInspire CarlingfordCentre-Based Care · 63 places · North Rocks
- Meeting NQSOnly About Children North ParramattaCentre-Based Care · 62 places · North Parramatta
- Meeting NQSCamp Australia - Burnside Public School OSHCCentre-Based Care · 60 places · North Parramatta
- Meeting NQSParramatta Montessori AcademyCentre-Based Care · 60 places · North Parramatta
- Meeting NQSReggio Emilia Early Learning Centre ParramattaCentre-Based Care · 56 places · North Parramatta
- Meeting NQSNorth Rocks Child Care CentreCentre-Based Care · 53 places · North Rocks
+ 10 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
- 259
- vs previous year
- -5%
- vs 2021
- 274
- Theft 141
- Assault 39
- Intimidation, stalking and harassment 23
- Malicious damage to property 21
- Against justice procedures 10
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
- 2
- Parks
- 12
- Train stations
- 0
Counts of OSM-tagged features within the North Rocks 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 North Rocks 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?
+62Reading the streams: overseas arrivals were the dominant force — more came from abroad than the suburb grew on its own.
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