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Scone Surrounds

New South Wales · Upper Hunter · Hunter Valley exc Newcastle

This profile uses the ABS Scone Surrounds statistical area (SA2) — the level Australian government data is published at. SA2 boundaries don’t always match suburb boundaries.

Scone Surrounds is a locality in the Upper Hunter area of New South Wales. This profile draws on ABS population and Census figures, the ACARA school register and ACECQA childcare ratings for the Scone Surrounds SA2.

Where in NSW
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At a glance
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Schools
9
Top ICSEA 978 (gov)
Childcare
6
NQS-rated services
Median house
$519,000
+34.2% YoY
Population
8,425
+0.4% in 1 year
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Family essentials

Schools, childcare & safety

Live data for the Scone Surrounds SA2 — ACARA schools register, ACECQA childcare ratings.

Your zoned school Live VIC + NSW catchments

Scone Public School

The government school your child can attend for free by living in Scone Surrounds.

Sector Government
Years K-6
Students 400
ICSEA 943
A picture of students’ family backgrounds — not a ranking or a quality score.

The government catchment school for parts of Scone Surrounds is Scone Public School — just outside the suburb boundary (NSW catchment data).

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Also nearby — Catholic & Independent schools (not your catchment)
St Joseph's Catholic College
Catholic 685 students
ICSEA 968 intake context
St Joseph's Primary School
Catholic 49 students
ICSEA 1000 intake context

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. Primary catchment zone shown where matched to official government data. School pins are approximate (ACARA geocoded location).

Schools in Scone Surrounds

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ICSEA reflects student intake context, not teaching quality (1000 = national average). All NSW schools →

Source: ACARA School Profile 2025

Childcare & early learning

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  • Scone and District Pre School
    Centre-Based Care · 52 places · Scone
    Exceeding NQS
  • The Yellow Cottage - Scone Grammar School Preschool
    Centre-Based Care · 43 places · Scone
    Exceeding NQS
  • Aberdeen Preschool
    Centre-Based Care · 29 places · Aberdeen
    Exceeding NQS
  • Upper Hunter Early Learning Centre
    Centre-Based Care · 57 places · Scone
    Meeting NQS
  • Murrurundi Pre School
    Centre-Based Care · 20 places · Murrurundi
    Meeting NQS
  • Upper Hunter Family Day Care
    Family Day Care · Scone
    Meeting NQS

NQS = National Quality Standard, rated by ACECQA. Services matched by postcode — verify locations before visiting.

Source: ACECQA NQS register
The neighbourhood

Amenities

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GPs / clinics
0
Supermarkets
4
Parks
23
Train stations
2

Counts of OSM-tagged features within the Scone Surrounds SA2 polygon. OpenStreetMap coverage varies — verify with local directories before relying on these counts.

Source: OpenStreetMap contributors

Climate & hazards

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Bushfire overlay
Within the designated Bush Fire Prone Land

This shows whether the Scone Surrounds 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.

Source: NSW RFS Bush Fire Prone Land, © State Government of NSW and NSW Rural Fire Service — CC BY 4.0
Money

Property & rent

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Median house price
$519,000
House price YoY
+34.2%
Median 3BR house rent
Source: NSW DCJ Sales Dec 2025 · Rent Mar 2026
Population & growth
Population
8,425
Jun 2025
1yr growth
+0.40%
2024→25
Net change
+36
people / yr
Density
1
people / km²

Where did the gain come from?

+36
Natural increase
Births minus deaths
+1
Internal migration
Net movers from elsewhere in Australia
+16
Overseas migration
Net arrivals from overseas
+19

Reading the streams: overseas arrivals were the dominant force — more came from abroad than the suburb grew on its own.

Growth vs benchmarks
Scone Surrounds
+0.40%
NSW median
+0.60%
National median
+0.80%