Paddington - Moore Park
New South Wales · Eastern Suburbs - North · Sydney - Eastern Suburbs
Why “Paddington - Moore Park”? The ABS divides the larger suburb of Paddington 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.
Paddington - Moore Park is a locality in the Eastern Suburbs - North area of New South Wales. This profile draws on ABS population and Census figures, the ACARA school register and ACECQA childcare ratings for the Paddington - Moore Park SA2.
Schools, childcare & safety
Live data for the Paddington - Moore Park SA2 — ACARA schools register, ACECQA childcare ratings, police-recorded incidents.
Paddington Public School
The government school your child can attend for free by living in Paddington - Moore Park.
This is the zoned in-area government school for Paddington - Moore Park (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 Paddington - Moore Park
- Secondary · Government · Years 7-12Enrolment1,205ICSEA1189
- Secondary · Government · Years 7-12Enrolment929ICSEA1193
- Primary · Government · Years K-6Enrolment263ICSEA1176
- Primary · Catholic · Years K-6Enrolment151ICSEA1167
- Primary · Government · Years K-6Enrolment147ICSEA1155
ICSEA reflects student intake context, not teaching quality (1000 = national average). All NSW schools →
Childcare & early learning
- Exceeding NQSUniting Early Learning Paddington Children's CentreCentre-Based Care · 80 places · Paddington
- Exceeding NQSKids Club Elizabeth StCentre-Based Care · 70 places · Surry Hills
- Exceeding NQSEast Sydney Early LearningCentre-Based Care · 60 places · Darlinghurst
- Exceeding NQSKU - Peter Pan Paddington Pre-SchoolCentre-Based Care · 40 places · Paddington
- Meeting NQSSurry Hills Neighbourhood Centre - Crown St OSHC: After School CareCentre-Based Care · 149 places · Surry Hills
- Meeting NQSWhoosh Care Surry HillsCentre-Based Care · 135 places · Surry Hills
- Meeting NQSDarlo Play CentreCentre-Based Care · 120 places · Darlinghurst
- Meeting NQSPaddington Out of School Care IncCentre-Based Care · 120 places · Paddington
- Meeting NQSOnly About Children Surry HillsCentre-Based Care · 120 places · Surry Hills
- Meeting NQSSDN Paddington Children's Education and Care CentreCentre-Based Care · 89 places · Paddington
- Meeting NQSThe Cottage OSHCCentre-Based Care · 86 places · Paddington
- Meeting NQSSCEGGS DarlinghurstCentre-Based Care · 70 places · Darlinghurst
+ 12 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
- 622
- vs previous year
- -7%
- vs 2021
- 713
- Theft 295
- Assault 66
- Against justice procedures 48
- Malicious damage to property 44
- Intimidation, stalking and harassment 36
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
- 3
- Supermarkets
- 2
- Parks
- 24
- Train stations
- 0
Counts of OSM-tagged features within the Paddington - Moore Park SA2 polygon. OpenStreetMap coverage varies — verify with local directories before relying on these counts.
Property & rent
- Median house price
- $3,680,000
- House price YoY
- +10.9%
- Median 3BR house rent
- $1800/wk
Where did the gain come from?
+124Reading the streams: overseas arrivals were the dominant force — more came from abroad than the suburb grew on its own.
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