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Pearce

Australian Capital Territory · Woden Valley · Australian Capital Territory

This profile uses the ABS Pearce statistical area (SA2) — the level Australian government data is published at. SA2 boundaries don’t always match suburb boundaries.

Pearce is a locality in the Woden Valley area of Australian Capital Territory. This profile draws on ABS population and Census figures, the ACARA school register and ACECQA childcare ratings for the Pearce SA2.

Where in ACT
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At a glance
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Schools
3
Top ICSEA 1079 (gov)
Childcare
15
NQS-rated services
Population
2,713
-0.5% in 1 year
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Schools, childcare & safety

Live data for the Pearce SA2 — ACARA schools register, ACECQA childcare ratings.

Government schools Soon ACT zoning

Government schools in Pearce

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

Melrose High School Government · 776 students
ICSEA 1079

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

Also nearby — Catholic & Independent schools (not your catchment)
Marist College Canberra
Independent 1,852 students
ICSEA 1142 intake context
Sacred Heart Primary School
Catholic 210 students
ICSEA 1131 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 Pearce

Live

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

Source: ACARA School Profile 2025

Childcare & early learning

Live
  • Mawson Out of School Hours Care
    Centre-Based Care · 143 places · Mawson
    Exceeding NQS
  • Jenny Wren Early Learning by Busy Bees
    Centre-Based Care · 90 places · Mawson
    Exceeding NQS
  • Mawson Primary School - Preschool Unit
    Centre-Based Care · 50 places · Mawson
    Exceeding NQS
  • Chinese-Australian Early Childhood Centre
    Centre-Based Care · 46 places · Mawson
    Exceeding NQS
  • Torrens Primary School - Preschool Unit
    Centre-Based Care · 25 places · Torrens
    Exceeding NQS
  • Torrens Primary School - Pearce Preschool Unit
    Centre-Based Care · 20 places · Pearce
    Exceeding NQS
  • Kids Biz Holidays and Sports
    Centre-Based Care · 150 places · Pearce
    Meeting NQS
  • Torrens OSHC
    Centre-Based Care · 137 places · Torrens
    Meeting NQS
  • Goodstart Early Learning Isaacs
    Centre-Based Care · 96 places · Isaacs
    Meeting NQS
  • Torrens Early Learning
    Centre-Based Care · 86 places · Torrens
    Meeting NQS
  • YMCA Sacred Heart After School Care
    Centre-Based Care · 66 places · Pearce
    Meeting NQS
  • Farrer OSHClub
    Centre-Based Care · 60 places · Farrer
    Meeting NQS

+ 3 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
2,713
Jun 2025
1yr growth
-0.50%
2024→25
Net change
-13
people / yr
Density
1,593
people / km²

Where did the loss come from?

-13
Natural increase
Births minus deaths
+5
Internal migration
Net movers from elsewhere in Australia
-38
Overseas migration
Net arrivals from overseas
+20

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

Growth vs benchmarks
Pearce
-0.50%
ACT median
+0.30%
National median
+0.80%

Other SA2s in Woden Valley

The next zoom out — sorted by 1-year growth

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  1. 01
    Phillip
    +8.8%
    7,135 ppl
  2. 02
    Chifley
    +1.8%
    2,785 ppl
  3. 03
    Isaacs
    +1.4%
    2,402 ppl
  4. 04
    O'Malley
    +1.2%
    977 ppl
  5. 05
    Torrens
    +1.2%
    2,470 ppl