Torrens
Australian Capital Territory · Woden Valley · Australian Capital Territory
This profile uses the ABS Torrens statistical area (SA2) — the level Australian government data is published at. SA2 boundaries don’t always match suburb boundaries.
Torrens is a locality in the Woden Valley area of Australian Capital Territory. This profile draws on ABS population and Census figures, the ACARA school register and ACECQA childcare ratings for the Torrens SA2.
Schools, childcare & safety
Live data for the Torrens SA2 — ACARA schools register, ACECQA childcare ratings.
Government schools in Torrens
Free government schools your child may attend. Exact school zones aren’t mapped for ACT yet, so we can’t confirm which one is yours.
A picture of students’ family backgrounds (ICSEA) — not a ranking or a quality score.
We show school intake context and catchments, not exam results. We don’t publish a school ranking.
Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors. School pins are approximate (ACARA geocoded location).
Schools in Torrens
- Primary · Government · Years K-6Enrolment394ICSEA1079
ICSEA reflects student intake context, not teaching quality (1000 = national average). All ACT schools →
Childcare & early learning
- Exceeding NQSMawson Out of School Hours CareCentre-Based Care · 143 places · Mawson
- Exceeding NQSJenny Wren Early Learning by Busy BeesCentre-Based Care · 90 places · Mawson
- Exceeding NQSMawson Primary School - Preschool UnitCentre-Based Care · 50 places · Mawson
- Exceeding NQSChinese-Australian Early Childhood CentreCentre-Based Care · 46 places · Mawson
- Exceeding NQSTorrens Primary School - Preschool UnitCentre-Based Care · 25 places · Torrens
- Exceeding NQSTorrens Primary School - Pearce Preschool UnitCentre-Based Care · 20 places · Pearce
- Meeting NQSKids Biz Holidays and SportsCentre-Based Care · 150 places · Pearce
- Meeting NQSTorrens OSHCCentre-Based Care · 137 places · Torrens
- Meeting NQSGoodstart Early Learning IsaacsCentre-Based Care · 96 places · Isaacs
- Meeting NQSTorrens Early LearningCentre-Based Care · 86 places · Torrens
- Meeting NQSYMCA Sacred Heart After School CareCentre-Based Care · 66 places · Pearce
- Meeting NQSFarrer OSHClubCentre-Based Care · 60 places · Farrer
+ 3 more services in this area's postcodes.
NQS = National Quality Standard, rated by ACECQA. Services matched by postcode — verify locations before visiting.
Where did the gain come from?
+29Reading the streams: overseas arrivals were the dominant force — more came from abroad than the suburb grew on its own.
Other SA2s in Woden Valley
The next zoom out — sorted by 1-year growth
- 01Phillip+8.8%7,135 ppl
- 02Chifley+1.8%2,785 ppl
- 03Isaacs+1.4%2,402 ppl
- 04O'Malley+1.2%977 ppl
- 05Farrer+1.1%3,816 ppl
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