Wahroonga (West) - Waitara
New South Wales · Hornsby · Sydney - North Sydney and Hornsby
Why “Wahroonga (West) - Waitara”? The ABS divides the larger suburb of Wahroonga 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.
Wahroonga (West) - Waitara is a locality in the Hornsby area of New South Wales. This profile draws on ABS population and Census figures, the ACARA school register and ACECQA childcare ratings for the Wahroonga (West) - Waitara SA2.
Schools, childcare & safety
Live data for the Wahroonga (West) - Waitara SA2 — ACARA schools register, ACECQA childcare ratings, police-recorded incidents.
Waitara Public School
The government school your child can attend for free by living in Wahroonga (West) - Waitara.
This is the zoned in-area government school for Wahroonga (West) - Waitara (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 Wahroonga (West) - Waitara
- Secondary · Catholic · Years 7-12Enrolment1,055ICSEA1113
- Primary · Government · Years K-6Enrolment972ICSEA1148
- Primary · Catholic · Years K-6Enrolment337ICSEA1153
ICSEA reflects student intake context, not teaching quality (1000 = national average). All NSW schools →
Childcare & early learning
- Exceeding NQSAbbotsleigh Early Learning CentreCentre-Based Care · 70 places · Wahroonga
- Exceeding NQSLittle Zak's Academy HornsbyCentre-Based Care · 58 places · Hornsby
- Exceeding NQSOnly About Children Wahroonga Eastern RoadCentre-Based Care · 56 places · Wahroonga
- Exceeding NQSSt Stephens Preschool KindergartenCentre-Based Care · 50 places · Normanhurst
- Exceeding NQSThe Jack and Jill KindergartenCentre-Based Care · 40 places · Hornsby
- Exceeding NQSKU - Wahroonga PreschoolCentre-Based Care · 40 places · Wahroonga
- Exceeding NQSKU - Fox Valley PreschoolCentre-Based Care · 30 places · Wahroonga
- Exceeding NQSBalamara PreschoolCentre-Based Care · 18 places · Waitara
- Meeting NQSWaitara Before & After School Care IncCentre-Based Care · 330 places · Wahroonga
- Meeting NQSHornsby North Community Care AssociationCentre-Based Care · 246 places · Hornsby
- Meeting NQSWahroonga After School Care CentreCentre-Based Care · 246 places · Wahroonga
- Meeting NQSWaitara Childrens Services Outside School Hours CareCentre-Based Care · 150 places · Waitara
+ 46 more services in this area's postcodes.
NQS = National Quality Standard, rated by ACECQA. Services matched by postcode — verify locations before visiting.
Safety — recorded incidents
- Incidents, latest year
- 335
- vs previous year
- +3%
- vs 2021
- 387
- Theft 135
- Assault 53
- Malicious damage to property 35
- Sexual offences 20
- Intimidation, stalking and harassment 20
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
- 0
- Supermarkets
- 1
- Parks
- 9
- Train stations
- 1
Counts of OSM-tagged features within the Wahroonga (West) - Waitara 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 Wahroonga (West) - Waitara 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.
Where did the gain come from?
+21Reading the streams: overseas arrivals were the dominant force — more came from abroad than the suburb grew on its own.
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