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Thirroul - Austinmer - Coalcliff

New South Wales · Wollongong · Illawarra

Why “Thirroul - Austinmer - Coalcliff”? The ABS divides the larger suburb of Thirroul 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.

Thirroul - Austinmer - Coalcliff is a locality in the Wollongong area of New South Wales. This profile draws on ABS population and Census figures, the ACARA school register and ACECQA childcare ratings for the Thirroul - Austinmer - Coalcliff SA2.

Where in NSW
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At a glance
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Schools
5
Top ICSEA 1132 (gov)
Childcare
7
NQS-rated services
Recorded incidents
405
+34% vs prior year
Median house
$2,000,000
+11.1% YoY
3BR house rent
$1000
per week
Population
12,148
+0.5% in 1 year
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Schools, childcare & safety

Live data for the Thirroul - Austinmer - Coalcliff SA2 — ACARA schools register, ACECQA childcare ratings, police-recorded incidents.

Your zoned school Live VIC + NSW catchments

Coledale Public School

The government school your child can attend for free by living in Thirroul - Austinmer - Coalcliff.

Sector Government
Years K-6
Students 135
ICSEA 1118
A picture of students’ family backgrounds — not a ranking or a quality score.

This is the zoned in-area government school for Thirroul - Austinmer - Coalcliff (NSW catchment data).

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Also nearby — Catholic & Independent schools (not your catchment)
St Michael's Catholic Primary School
Catholic 183 students
ICSEA 1130 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 Thirroul - Austinmer - Coalcliff

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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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  • Fun Club @ Thirroul
    Centre-Based Care · 55 places · Thirroul
    Exceeding NQS
  • KU - Wombarra Preschool
    Centre-Based Care · 30 places · Wombarra
    Exceeding NQS
  • Wild Care
    Centre-Based Care · 74 places · Coledale
    Meeting NQS
  • Fun Club @ Austinmer
    Centre-Based Care · 60 places · Austinmer
    Meeting NQS
  • Thirroul Pre-School Centre
    Centre-Based Care · 53 places · Thirroul
    Meeting NQS
  • CatholicCare OSHC- St Michael's Thirroul
    Centre-Based Care · 45 places · Thirroul
    Meeting NQS
  • Planet Long Day Care Centre
    Centre-Based Care · 36 places · Coledale
    Meeting 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
405
vs previous year
+34%
vs 2021
466
  • Transport regulatory offences 118
  • Theft 111
  • Assault 36
  • Malicious damage to property 36
  • Against justice procedures 22

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
33
Train stations
6

Counts of OSM-tagged features within the Thirroul - Austinmer - Coalcliff 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 Thirroul - Austinmer - Coalcliff 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
$2,000,000
House price YoY
+11.1%
Median 3BR house rent
$1000/wk
Source: NSW DCJ Sales Dec 2025 · Rent Mar 2026
Population & growth
Population
12,148
Jun 2025
1yr growth
+0.50%
2024→25
Net change
+60
people / yr
Density
752
people / km²

Where did the gain come from?

+60
Natural increase
Births minus deaths
+61
Internal migration
Net movers from elsewhere in Australia
-81
Overseas migration
Net arrivals from overseas
+80

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

Growth vs benchmarks
Thirroul - Austinmer - Coalcliff
+0.50%
NSW median
+0.60%
National median
+0.80%