Rockdale - Banksia
New South Wales · Kogarah - Rockdale · Sydney - Inner South West
Why “Rockdale - Banksia”? The ABS divides the larger suburb of Rockdale 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.
Rockdale - Banksia is a locality in the Kogarah - Rockdale area of New South Wales. This profile draws on ABS population and Census figures, the ACARA school register and ACECQA childcare ratings for the Rockdale - Banksia SA2.
Schools, childcare & safety
Live data for the Rockdale - Banksia SA2 — ACARA schools register, ACECQA childcare ratings, police-recorded incidents.
Rockdale Public School
The government school your child can attend for free by living in Rockdale - Banksia.
This is the zoned in-area government school for Rockdale - Banksia (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 Rockdale - Banksia
- Primary · Government · Years K-6Enrolment321ICSEA1053
- Primary · Government · Years K-6Enrolment249ICSEA1005
- Primary · Catholic · Years K-6Enrolment204ICSEA1092
- Primary · Independent · Years K-6Enrolment41ICSEA1053
ICSEA reflects student intake context, not teaching quality (1000 = national average). All NSW schools →
Childcare & early learning
- Exceeding NQSLittle Sails OOSHCentre-Based Care · 96 places · Brighton Le Sands
- Exceeding NQSKCS OSHC KyeemaghCentre-Based Care · 55 places · Kyeemagh
- Exceeding NQSIntegricare Early Learning Centre RockdaleCentre-Based Care · 51 places · Rockdale
- Exceeding NQSUniting West Bexley PreschoolCentre-Based Care · 50 places · Bexley
- Exceeding NQSStepping Stones Early Learning Centre, BexleyCentre-Based Care · 44 places · Bexley
- Exceeding NQSShining Stars Childcare CentreCentre-Based Care · 43 places · Brighton-Le-Sands
- Exceeding NQSUniting Frederick Street Preschool RockdaleCentre-Based Care · 42 places · Rockdale
- Exceeding NQSAntara Childcare & Preschool BexleyCentre-Based Care · 39 places · Bexley
- Exceeding NQSBexley Jack & Jill Pre-SchoolCentre-Based Care · 37 places · Bexley
- Exceeding NQSSt Mary's Day Care CentreCentre-Based Care · 25 places · Bexley
- Exceeding NQSIntegricare Brighton Le SandsCentre-Based Care · 24 places · Brighton-Le-Sands
- Meeting NQSBexley North Public School P and C Before and After Child Care CentreCentre-Based Care · 120 places · Bexley North
+ 37 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
- 1,018
- vs previous year
- +8%
- vs 2021
- 1,378
- Theft 385
- Transport regulatory offences 151
- Assault 105
- Malicious damage to property 81
- Drug offences 68
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
- 4
- Parks
- 15
- Train stations
- 2
Counts of OSM-tagged features within the Rockdale - Banksia SA2 polygon. OpenStreetMap coverage varies — verify with local directories before relying on these counts.
Where did the gain come from?
+515Reading the streams: overseas arrivals were the dominant force — more came from abroad than the suburb grew on its own.
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