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Waratah

Tasmania · West Coast · West and North West

This profile uses the ABS Waratah statistical area (SA2) — the level Australian government data is published at. SA2 boundaries don’t always match suburb boundaries.

Waratah is a locality in the West Coast area of Tasmania. This profile draws on ABS population and Census figures, the ACARA school register and ACECQA childcare ratings for the Waratah SA2.

Where in TAS
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At a glance
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Schools
2
Top ICSEA 981 (gov)
Childcare
3
NQS-rated services
Population
3,980
+0.3% in 1 year
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Family essentials

Schools, childcare & safety

Live data for the Waratah SA2 — ACARA schools register, ACECQA childcare ratings.

Government schools Soon TAS zoning

Government schools in Waratah

Free government schools your child may attend. Exact school zones aren’t mapped for TAS yet, so we can’t confirm which one is yours.

Boat Harbour Primary School Government · 234 students
ICSEA 981
Yolla District School Government · 110 students
ICSEA 880

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 Waratah

Live

ICSEA reflects student intake context, not teaching quality (1000 = national average). All TAS schools →

Source: ACARA School Profile 2025

Childcare & early learning

Live
  • Warawyn Early Learning Centre
    Centre-Based Care · 60 places · Wynyard
    Exceeding NQS
  • Warawyn Wynyard After School and Holiday Program
    Centre-Based Care · 45 places · Wynyard
    Meeting NQS
  • Coastal Connections Yolla
    Centre-Based Care · 22 places · Yolla
    Not yet rated

NQS = National Quality Standard, rated by ACECQA. Services matched by postcode — verify locations before visiting.

Source: ACECQA NQS register
The neighbourhood

Amenities

Live
GPs / clinics
0
Supermarkets
0
Parks
3
Train stations
4

Counts of OSM-tagged features within the Waratah SA2 polygon. OpenStreetMap coverage varies — verify with local directories before relying on these counts.

Source: OpenStreetMap contributors
Population & growth
Population
3,980
Jun 2025
1yr growth
+0.30%
2024→25
Net change
+11
people / yr
Density
1
people / km²

Where did the gain come from?

+11
Natural increase
Births minus deaths
+11
Internal migration
Net movers from elsewhere in Australia
-4
Overseas migration
Net arrivals from overseas
+4

Reading the streams: organic growth — more babies than goodbyes — was the biggest driver.

Growth vs benchmarks
Waratah
+0.30%
TAS median
+0.40%
National median
+0.80%