Picton - Tahmoor - Buxton
New South Wales · Wollondilly · Sydney - Outer South West
Why “Picton - Tahmoor - Buxton”? The ABS divides the larger suburb of Picton 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.
Picton - Tahmoor - Buxton is a locality in the Wollondilly area of New South Wales. This profile draws on ABS population and Census figures, the ACARA school register and ACECQA childcare ratings for the Picton - Tahmoor - Buxton SA2.
Schools, childcare & safety
Live data for the Picton - Tahmoor - Buxton SA2 — ACARA schools register, ACECQA childcare ratings, police-recorded incidents.
Thirlmere Public School
The government school your child can attend for free by living in Picton - Tahmoor - Buxton.
This is the zoned in-area government school for Picton - Tahmoor - Buxton (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 Picton - Tahmoor - Buxton
- Secondary · Government · Years 7-12Enrolment1,182ICSEA950
- Primary · Government · Years K-6Enrolment525ICSEA927
- Primary · Catholic · Years K-6Enrolment410ICSEA1019
- Primary · Government · Years K-6Enrolment401ICSEA959
- Primary · Government · Years K-6Enrolment307ICSEA991
- Primary · Government · Years K-6Enrolment163ICSEA949
ICSEA reflects student intake context, not teaching quality (1000 = national average). All NSW schools →
Childcare & early learning
- Exceeding NQSBingara Gorge Community Preschool 0-5 and School Aged CareCentre-Based Care · 117 places · Wilton
- Exceeding NQSPicton Community PreschoolCentre-Based Care · 42 places · Picton
- Meeting NQSNext step childcareCentre-Based Care · 152 places · Tahmoor
- Meeting NQSLITTLE ELVES AFTER SCHOOL CARECentre-Based Care · 150 places · Tahmoor
- Meeting NQSThirlmere OSHClubCentre-Based Care · 96 places · Thirlmere
- Meeting NQSYoung Academics Early Learning Centre, TahmoorCentre-Based Care · 90 places · Tahmoor
- Meeting NQSKatie's Kindergarten and Early Learning CentreCentre-Based Care · 79 places · Tahmoor
- Meeting NQSLiv2Learn Early Education ThirlmereCentre-Based Care · 78 places · Thirlmere
- Meeting NQSPegasus On VictoriaCentre-Based Care · 72 places · Thirlmere
- Meeting NQSThrive Early Learning Centre PictonCentre-Based Care · 64 places · Picton
- Meeting NQSBuxton Public School-VillageOSHCCentre-Based Care · 60 places · Buxton
- Meeting NQSYMCA Picton OSHCCentre-Based Care · 57 places · Picton
+ 20 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
- +13%
- vs 2021
- 254
- Against justice procedures 69
- Theft 59
- Assault 30
- Malicious damage to property 20
- Sexual offences 18
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
- 2
- Supermarkets
- 4
- Parks
- 24
- Train stations
- 4
Counts of OSM-tagged features within the Picton - Tahmoor - Buxton 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 Picton - Tahmoor - Buxton 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.
Property & rent
- Median house price
- $1,047,730
- House price YoY
- +2.6%
- Median 3BR house rent
- $615/wk
Where did the gain come from?
+1,109Reading the streams: Australian movers from other suburbs drove most of the change.
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