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Terrey Hills - Duffys Forest

New South Wales · Warringah · Sydney - Northern Beaches

Why “Terrey Hills - Duffys Forest”? The ABS divides the larger suburb of Terrey Hills 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.

Terrey Hills - Duffys Forest is a locality in the Warringah area of New South Wales. This profile draws on ABS population and Census figures, the ACARA school register and ACECQA childcare ratings for the Terrey Hills - Duffys Forest SA2.

Where in NSW
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At a glance
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Schools
6
Top ICSEA 1100 (gov)
Childcare
10
NQS-rated services
Recorded incidents
71
-24% vs prior year
Population
3,593
-1.0% in 1 year
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Schools, childcare & safety

Live data for the Terrey Hills - Duffys Forest SA2 — ACARA schools register, ACECQA childcare ratings, police-recorded incidents.

Your zoned school Live VIC + NSW catchments

Terrey Hls PS

The government school your child can attend for free by living in Terrey Hills - Duffys Forest.

Sector Government

This is the zoned in-area government school for Terrey Hills - Duffys Forest (NSW catchment data).

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Also nearby — Catholic & Independent schools (not your catchment)
Northern Beaches Christian School
Independent 1,228 students
ICSEA 1134 intake context
German International School Sydney
Independent 380 students
ICSEA 1158 intake context
Sydney Japanese International School
Independent 190 students
ICSEA 1137 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 Terrey Hills - Duffys Forest

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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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  • German International School Sydney Preschool
    Centre-Based Care · 40 places · Terrey Hills
    Exceeding NQS
  • Kinma Pre-School
    Centre-Based Care · 39 places · Terrey Hills
    Exceeding NQS
  • Green Umbrella OSHC Inc.
    Centre-Based Care · 30 places · Terrey Hills
    Exceeding NQS
  • Terrey Hills Community Kindergarten
    Centre-Based Care · 30 places · Terrey Hills
    Exceeding NQS
  • Thinkersinq
    Centre-Based Care · 90 places · Terrey Hills
    Meeting NQS
  • Sunshine Kidz
    Centre-Based Care · 55 places · Terrey Hills
    Meeting NQS
  • Northern Beaches Christian School TheirCare
    Centre-Based Care · 51 places · Duffys Forest
    Meeting NQS
  • German International School OSHC-Extend
    Centre-Based Care · 30 places · Terrey Hills
    Meeting NQS
  • Bindook Cottage
    Centre-Based Care · 21 places · Terrey Hills
    Meeting NQS
  • Terrey Hills Early Learning Centre
    Centre-Based Care · 110 places · Terrey Hills
    Working Towards NQS

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

Source: ACECQA NQS register

Safety — recorded incidents

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Incidents, latest year
71
vs previous year
-24%
vs 2021
86
  • Theft 19
  • Assault 12
  • Sexual offences 8
  • Against justice procedures 8
  • Intimidation, stalking and harassment 7

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 →

Source: NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research (BOCSAR)
The neighbourhood

Amenities

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GPs / clinics
0
Supermarkets
0
Parks
9
Train stations
0

Counts of OSM-tagged features within the Terrey Hills - Duffys Forest 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 Terrey Hills - Duffys Forest 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
Population & growth
Population
3,593
Jun 2025
1yr growth
-1.00%
2024→25
Net change
-36
people / yr
Density
51
people / km²

Where did the loss come from?

-36
Natural increase
Births minus deaths
-27
Internal migration
Net movers from elsewhere in Australia
-37
Overseas migration
Net arrivals from overseas
+28

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

Growth vs benchmarks
Terrey Hills - Duffys Forest
-1.00%
NSW median
+0.60%
National median
+0.80%