Redhead
New South Wales · Lake Macquarie - East · Newcastle and Lake Macquarie
This profile uses the ABS Redhead statistical area (SA2) — the level Australian government data is published at. SA2 boundaries don’t always match suburb boundaries.
Redhead is a locality in the Lake Macquarie - East area of New South Wales. This profile draws on ABS population and Census figures, the ACARA school register and ACECQA childcare ratings for the Redhead SA2.
Schools, childcare & safety
Live data for the Redhead SA2 — ACARA schools register, ACECQA childcare ratings, police-recorded incidents.
Redhead Public School
The government school your child can attend for free by living in Redhead.
This is the zoned in-area government school for Redhead (NSW catchment data).
See the catchment on the mapWe 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 Redhead
- Primary · Government · Years K-6Enrolment240ICSEA1089
ICSEA reflects student intake context, not teaching quality (1000 = national average). All NSW schools →
Childcare & early learning
- Exceeding NQSTHE RUMPUS ROOM CHARLESTOWNCentre-Based Care · 79 places · Charles Town
- Exceeding NQSCharlestown Child Care and Early Learning CentreCentre-Based Care · 40 places · Charlestown
- Exceeding NQSFelton Street Community Preschool IncorporatedCentre-Based Care · 39 places · Gateshead
- Exceeding NQSGoodstart Early Learning Mount HuttonCentre-Based Care · 38 places · Mount Hutton
- Exceeding NQSRedhead Community Pre SchoolCentre-Based Care · 30 places · Redhead
- Exceeding NQSWhitebridge Preschool KindergartenCentre-Based Care · 28 places · Whitebridge
- Meeting NQSLittle Zaks Academy Mount HuttonCentre-Based Care · 110 places · Mount Hutton
- Meeting NQSHillsborough OOSHCentre-Based Care · 100 places · Charlestown
- Meeting NQSGo Kindy KahibahCentre-Based Care · 99 places · Kahibah
- Meeting NQSJuniors Journey Early Education GatesheadCentre-Based Care · 98 places · Gateshead
- Meeting NQSSt Nicholas OOSH CharlestownCentre-Based Care · 94 places · Charlestown
- Meeting NQSThe Little Unicorn CharlestownCentre-Based Care · 94 places · Charlestown
+ 22 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
- 158
- vs previous year
- +7%
- vs 2021
- 194
- Theft 65
- Drug offences 30
- Assault 18
- Malicious damage to property 13
- Against justice procedures 13
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
- 1
- Supermarkets
- 1
- Parks
- 1
- Train stations
- 0
Counts of OSM-tagged features within the Redhead 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 Redhead 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?
+199Reading the streams: Australian movers from other suburbs drove most of the change.
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