Tenterfield
New South Wales · Inverell - Tenterfield · New England and North West
This profile uses the ABS Tenterfield statistical area (SA2) — the level Australian government data is published at. SA2 boundaries don’t always match suburb boundaries.
Tenterfield is a locality in the Inverell - Tenterfield area of New South Wales. This profile draws on ABS population and Census figures, the ACARA school register and ACECQA childcare ratings for the Tenterfield SA2.
Schools, childcare & safety
Live data for the Tenterfield SA2 — ACARA schools register, ACECQA childcare ratings, police-recorded incidents.
The Sir Henry PMPS
The government school your child can attend for free by living in Tenterfield.
This is the zoned in-area government school for Tenterfield (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 Tenterfield
- Secondary · Government · Years 7-12Enrolment267ICSEA914
- Primary · Government · Years K-6Enrolment199ICSEA865
- Primary · Catholic · Years K-6Enrolment137ICSEA1006
- Primary · Government · Years K-6Enrolment14ICSEA928
- Primary · Government · Years K-6Enrolment10ICSEA795
- Primary · Government · Years K-6Enrolment8ICSEA959
ICSEA reflects student intake context, not teaching quality (1000 = national average). All NSW schools →
Childcare & early learning
- Exceeding NQSTenterfield Child Care CentreCentre-Based Care · 39 places · Tenterfield
- Meeting NQSTenterfield PreschoolCentre-Based Care · 29 places · Tenterfield
- Meeting NQSNgallingnee Jarjum Tabulam & District Community Preschool IncCentre-Based Care · 25 places · Tabulam
NQS = National Quality Standard, rated by ACECQA. Services matched by postcode — verify locations before visiting.
Safety — recorded incidents
- Incidents, latest year
- 396
- vs previous year
- -35%
- vs 2021
- 441
- Theft 113
- Malicious damage to property 57
- Intimidation, stalking and harassment 47
- Assault 43
- Disorderly conduct 43
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
- 3
- Supermarkets
- 1
- Parks
- 22
- Train stations
- 0
Counts of OSM-tagged features within the Tenterfield 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 Tenterfield 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
- $540,000
- House price YoY
- +8.0%
- Median 3BR house rent
- $450/wk
Where did the gain come from?
+68Reading the streams: Australian movers from other suburbs drove most of the change.
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