Wangi Wangi - Rathmines
New South Wales · Lake Macquarie - West · Newcastle and Lake Macquarie
Why “Wangi Wangi - Rathmines”? The ABS divides the larger suburb of Wangi Wangi 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.
Wangi Wangi - Rathmines is a locality in the Lake Macquarie - West area of New South Wales. This profile draws on ABS population and Census figures, the ACARA school register and ACECQA childcare ratings for the Wangi Wangi - Rathmines SA2.
Schools, childcare & safety
Live data for the Wangi Wangi - Rathmines SA2 — ACARA schools register, ACECQA childcare ratings, police-recorded incidents.
Arcadia Vale Public School
The government school your child can attend for free by living in Wangi Wangi - Rathmines.
This is the zoned in-area government school for Wangi Wangi - Rathmines (NSW catchment data).
See the catchment on the mapWe 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 Wangi Wangi - Rathmines
- Primary · Government · Years K-6Enrolment311ICSEA996
- Primary · Government · Years K-6Enrolment181ICSEA987
- Primary · Government · Years K-6Enrolment171ICSEA971
ICSEA reflects student intake context, not teaching quality (1000 = national average). All NSW schools →
Childcare & early learning
- Exceeding NQSNikinpa Aboriginal Children's ServiceCentre-Based Care · 56 places · Toronto
- Exceeding NQSWangi Peter Pan KindergartenCentre-Based Care · 55 places · Wangi Wangi
- Exceeding NQSCarey Bay PreschoolCentre-Based Care · 39 places · Carey Bay
- Exceeding NQSBlackalls Park Pre-SchoolCentre-Based Care · 26 places · Blackalls Park
- Meeting NQSKinda Kapers TorontoCentre-Based Care · 125 places · Toronto
- Meeting NQSCrocodile Kids Carey BayCentre-Based Care · 110 places · Carey Bay
- Meeting NQSMilestones Early Learning TorontoCentre-Based Care · 102 places · Toronto
- Meeting NQSActive OOSH RathminesCentre-Based Care · 81 places · Rathmines
- Meeting NQSSt Nicholas OOSH Kilaben BayCentre-Based Care · 80 places · Kilaben Bay
- Meeting NQSWangi Wangi OOSHCentre-Based Care · 60 places · Wangi Wangi
- Meeting NQSToronto Community Child Care CentreCentre-Based Care · 55 places · Toronto
- Meeting NQSBolton Point Child Care CentreCentre-Based Care · 42 places · Bolton Point
+ 8 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
- 89
- vs previous year
- -36%
- vs 2021
- 128
- Theft 27
- Assault 15
- Intimidation, stalking and harassment 12
- Malicious damage to property 8
- Against justice procedures 8
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
- 8
- Train stations
- 0
Counts of OSM-tagged features within the Wangi Wangi - Rathmines 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 Wangi Wangi - Rathmines 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
- $895,000
- House price YoY
- -13.5%
- Median 3BR house rent
- —
Where did the gain come from?
+66Reading the streams: overseas arrivals were the dominant force — more came from abroad than the suburb grew on its own.
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The next zoom out — sorted by 1-year growth
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