Walcha
New South Wales · Armidale · New England and North West
This profile uses the ABS Walcha statistical area (SA2) — the level Australian government data is published at. SA2 boundaries don’t always match suburb boundaries.
Walcha is a locality in the Armidale area of New South Wales. This profile draws on ABS population and Census figures, the ACARA school register and ACECQA childcare ratings for the Walcha SA2.
Schools, childcare & safety
Live data for the Walcha SA2 — ACARA schools register, ACECQA childcare ratings, police-recorded incidents.
Walcha CS
The government school your child can attend for free by living in Walcha.
This is the zoned in-area government school for Walcha (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 Walcha
- Combined · Government · Years K-12Enrolment230ICSEA906
- Primary · Catholic · Years K-6Enrolment94ICSEA1027
- Primary · Government · Years K-6Enrolment11ICSEA995
- Primary · Government · Years K-6Enrolment11ICSEA900
- Primary · Government · Years K-6Enrolment3ICSEA—
ICSEA reflects student intake context, not teaching quality (1000 = national average). All NSW schools →
Childcare & early learning
- Meeting NQSWalcha PreschoolCentre-Based Care · 59 places · Walcha
- Meeting NQSLittle Kindy WalchaCentre-Based Care · 42 places · Walcha
NQS = National Quality Standard, rated by ACECQA. Services matched by postcode — verify locations before visiting.
Safety — recorded incidents
- Incidents, latest year
- 111
- vs previous year
- -39%
- vs 2021
- 184
- Assault 22
- Against justice procedures 21
- Intimidation, stalking and harassment 18
- Theft 18
- Sexual offences 10
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
- 2
- Parks
- 6
- Train stations
- 1
Counts of OSM-tagged features within the Walcha 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 Walcha 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
- $423,000
- House price YoY
- -18.8%
- Median 3BR house rent
- —
Where did the loss come from?
-10Reading the streams: overseas arrivals were the dominant force — more came from abroad than the suburb grew on its own.
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