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Live · ABS ERP June 2025

Parkwood - Ferndale - Lynwood

Western Australia · Canning · Perth - South East

Why “Parkwood - Ferndale - Lynwood”? The ABS divides the larger suburb of Parkwood 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.

Parkwood - Ferndale - Lynwood is a locality in the Canning area of Western Australia. This profile draws on ABS population and Census figures, the ACARA school register and ACECQA childcare ratings for the Parkwood - Ferndale - Lynwood SA2.

Where in WA
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At a glance
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Schools
4
Top ICSEA 1036 (gov)
Childcare
16
NQS-rated services
Population
15,304
+0.9% in 1 year
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Schools, childcare & safety

Live data for the Parkwood - Ferndale - Lynwood SA2 — ACARA schools register, ACECQA childcare ratings.

Government schools Soon WA zoning

Government schools in Parkwood - Ferndale - Lynwood

Free government schools your child may attend. Exact school zones aren’t mapped for WA yet, so we can’t confirm which one is yours.

Lynwood Senior High School Government · 1,264 students
ICSEA 1002
Parkwood Primary School Government · 619 students
ICSEA 1030
Bannister Creek Primary School Government · 607 students
ICSEA 1036

A picture of students’ family backgrounds (ICSEA) — not a ranking or a quality score.

Also nearby — Catholic & Independent schools (not your catchment)
Fountain College
Independent 608 students
ICSEA 1022 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. School pins are approximate (ACARA geocoded location).

Schools in Parkwood - Ferndale - Lynwood

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ICSEA reflects student intake context, not teaching quality (1000 = national average). All WA schools →

Source: ACARA School Profile 2025

Childcare & early learning

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  • Camp Australia - Bannister Creek Primary School OSHC
    Centre-Based Care · 90 places · Lynwood
    Meeting NQS
  • Green Leaves Early Learning Parkwood
    Centre-Based Care · 80 places · Parkwood
    Meeting NQS
  • Little VIP's Child Care & Early Education Centre
    Centre-Based Care · 78 places · Lynwood
    Meeting NQS
  • Lovari Early Learning
    Centre-Based Care · 60 places · Langford
    Meeting NQS
  • Helping Hands Shelley
    Centre-Based Care · 60 places · Shelley
    Meeting NQS
  • Milestones Early Learning Lynwood
    Centre-Based Care · 54 places · Lynwood
    Meeting NQS
  • Queen of Apostles OSHClub
    Centre-Based Care · 50 places · Riverton
    Meeting NQS
  • Big Childcare - Rossmoyne PS OSHC
    Centre-Based Care · 50 places · Rossmoyne
    Meeting NQS
  • BEAMS EARLY LEARNING CENTRE
    Centre-Based Care · 46 places · Riverton
    Meeting NQS
  • YMCA Riverton OSHC
    Centre-Based Care · 37 places · Riverton
    Meeting NQS
  • WA Brookman Primary School OSHC
    Centre-Based Care · 35 places · Langford
    Meeting NQS
  • St Jude's OSHCLUB
    Centre-Based Care · 30 places · Langford
    Meeting NQS

+ 4 more services in this area's postcodes.

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

Source: ACECQA NQS register
The neighbourhood
Population & growth
Population
15,304
Jun 2025
1yr growth
+0.90%
2024→25
Net change
+143
people / yr
Density
1,772
people / km²

Where did the gain come from?

+143
Natural increase
Births minus deaths
+37
Internal migration
Net movers from elsewhere in Australia
-144
Overseas migration
Net arrivals from overseas
+250

Reading the streams: overseas arrivals were the dominant force — more came from abroad than the suburb grew on its own.

Growth vs benchmarks
Parkwood - Ferndale - Lynwood
+0.90%
WA median
+1.60%
National median
+0.80%