Sawtell - Boambee
New South Wales · Coffs Harbour · Coffs Harbour - Grafton
Why “Sawtell - Boambee”? The ABS divides the larger suburb of Sawtell 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.
Sawtell - Boambee is a locality in the Coffs Harbour area of New South Wales. This profile draws on ABS population and Census figures, the ACARA school register and ACECQA childcare ratings for the Sawtell - Boambee SA2.
Schools, childcare & safety
Live data for the Sawtell - Boambee SA2 — ACARA schools register, ACECQA childcare ratings, police-recorded incidents.
William Bayldon Public School
The government school your child can attend for free by living in Sawtell - Boambee.
This is the zoned in-area government school for Sawtell - Boambee (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 Sawtell - Boambee
- Combined · Independent · Years K-12Enrolment1,008ICSEA1037
- Secondary · Government · Years 7-12Enrolment739ICSEA941
- Primary · Catholic · Years K-6Enrolment490ICSEA1052
- Primary · Government · Years K-6Enrolment383ICSEA996
- Primary · Government · Years K-6Enrolment293ICSEA1003
- Primary · Government · Years K-6Enrolment174ICSEA922
- Primary · Government · Years K-6Enrolment159ICSEA812
- Primary · Government · Years K-6Enrolment121ICSEA979
- Primary · Government · Years K-6Enrolment45ICSEA988
- Combined · Independent · Years K-10Enrolment37ICSEA1021
- Special · Government · Years UEnrolment23ICSEA841
ICSEA reflects student intake context, not teaching quality (1000 = national average). All NSW schools →
Childcare & early learning
- Exceeding NQSGreen Leaves Early Learning Moonee BeachCentre-Based Care · 92 places · Moonee Beach
- Exceeding NQSGoodstart Early Learning ToorminaCentre-Based Care · 76 places · Toormina
- Exceeding NQSKulai Preschool Aboriginal CorporationCentre-Based Care · 68 places · Coffs Harbour
- Exceeding NQSGoodstart Early Learning Moonee BeachCentre-Based Care · 51 places · Moonee Beach
- Exceeding NQSGamumbi Early Childhood Education Centre IncorporatedCentre-Based Care · 51 places · Toormina
- Exceeding NQS3 Bears' Cottage Early Education ServiceCentre-Based Care · 50 places · Coffs Harbour
- Exceeding NQSBrayside Community Preschool IncorporatedCentre-Based Care · 45 places · Coffs Harbour
- Exceeding NQSHappy Days Preschool and Long Day Care CentreCentre-Based Care · 39 places · Coffs Harbour
- Exceeding NQSToormina Community Preschool IncCentre-Based Care · 35 places · Toormina
- Exceeding NQSHands and Hearts Early Learning CentreCentre-Based Care · 25 places · Coffs Harbour
- Exceeding NQSPossum's Den Coffs HarbourCentre-Based Care · 25 places · Coffs Harbour
- Exceeding NQSThe Mountain Preschool, Lowanna IncorporatedCentre-Based Care · 20 places · Lowanna
+ 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
- 257
- vs previous year
- +9%
- vs 2021
- 273
- Theft 102
- Against justice procedures 37
- Assault 33
- Intimidation, stalking and harassment 28
- Malicious damage to property 17
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
- 0
- Supermarkets
- 3
- Parks
- 12
- Train stations
- 1
Counts of OSM-tagged features within the Sawtell - Boambee 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 Sawtell - Boambee 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
- $870,000
- House price YoY
- +8.8%
- Median 3BR house rent
- $650/wk
Where did the gain come from?
+146Reading the streams: overseas arrivals were the dominant force — more came from abroad than the suburb grew on its own.
Other SA2s in Coffs Harbour
The next zoom out — sorted by 1-year growth
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