Sandy Bay
Tasmania · Hobart Inner · Hobart
This profile uses the ABS Sandy Bay statistical area (SA2) — the level Australian government data is published at. SA2 boundaries don’t always match suburb boundaries.
Sandy Bay is a locality in the Hobart Inner area of Tasmania. This profile draws on ABS population and Census figures, the ACARA school register and ACECQA childcare ratings for the Sandy Bay SA2.
Schools, childcare & safety
Live data for the Sandy Bay SA2 — ACARA schools register, ACECQA childcare ratings.
Government schools in Sandy Bay
Free government schools your child may attend. Exact school zones aren’t mapped for TAS yet, so we can’t confirm which one is yours.
A picture of students’ family backgrounds (ICSEA) — not a ranking or a quality score.
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 Sandy Bay
- Combined · Independent · Years Prep-12Enrolment986ICSEA1140
- Combined · Catholic · Years Prep-10Enrolment572ICSEA1077
- Combined · Independent · Years Prep-12Enrolment419ICSEA1154
- Primary · Government · Years K-6Enrolment359ICSEA1135
- Primary · Government · Years K-6Enrolment343ICSEA1150
- Primary · Government · Years K-2Enrolment84ICSEA1131
ICSEA reflects student intake context, not teaching quality (1000 = national average). All TAS schools →
Childcare & early learning
- Exceeding NQSLady Gowrie - University South Education and Care ServiceCentre-Based Care · 113 places · Sandy Bay
- Exceeding NQSLipscombe Child Care Services - Nutgrove AnnexeCentre-Based Care · 86 places · Sandy Bay
- Exceeding NQSHutchins Early Learning CentreCentre-Based Care · 84 places · Sandy Bay
- Exceeding NQSLipscombe Child Care ServicesCentre-Based Care · 45 places · Sandy Bay
- Meeting NQSSandy Bay Child Care CentreCentre-Based Care · 110 places · Sandy Bay
- Meeting NQSSeagulls Early Years and OSHCCentre-Based Care · 110 places · Sandy Bay
- Meeting NQSMount Carmel Outside School Hours CareCentre-Based Care · 45 places · Sandy Bay
- Meeting NQSView Street Children's CentreCentre-Based Care · 30 places · Sandy Bay
- Meeting NQSLady Gowrie - Fahan Education and Care ServiceCentre-Based Care · 25 places · Sandy Bay
NQS = National Quality Standard, rated by ACECQA. Services matched by postcode — verify locations before visiting.
Where did the loss come from?
-27Reading the streams: overseas arrivals were the dominant force — more came from abroad than the suburb grew on its own.
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