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Warners Bay - Boolaroo

New South Wales · Lake Macquarie - East · Newcastle and Lake Macquarie

Why “Warners Bay - Boolaroo”? The ABS divides the larger suburb of Warners Bay 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.

Warners Bay - Boolaroo is a locality in the Lake Macquarie - East area of New South Wales. This profile draws on ABS population and Census figures, the ACARA school register and ACECQA childcare ratings for the Warners Bay - Boolaroo SA2.

Where in NSW
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At a glance
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Schools
6
Top ICSEA 1065 (gov)
Childcare
20
NQS-rated services
Recorded incidents
444
+4% vs prior year
Median house
$1,263,000
+5.2% YoY
3BR house rent
$750
per week
Population
15,675
+2.5% in 1 year
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Family essentials

Schools, childcare & safety

Live data for the Warners Bay - Boolaroo SA2 — ACARA schools register, ACECQA childcare ratings, police-recorded incidents.

Your zoned school Live VIC + NSW catchments

Biddabah Public School

The government school your child can attend for free by living in Warners Bay - Boolaroo.

Sector Government
Years K-6
Students 348
ICSEA 1065
A picture of students’ family backgrounds — not a ranking or a quality score.

This is the zoned in-area government school for Warners Bay - Boolaroo (NSW catchment data).

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Also nearby — Catholic & Independent schools (not your catchment)
St Mary's Primary School
Catholic 418 students
ICSEA 1093 intake context

Fee-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 Warners Bay - Boolaroo

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

Source: ACARA School Profile 2025

Childcare & early learning

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  • Eleebana And Community Outside School Hours Care
    Centre-Based Care · 195 places · Eleebana
    Exceeding NQS
  • Kindy Patch Eleebana
    Centre-Based Care · 72 places · Eleebana
    Exceeding NQS
  • Warners Bay Early Learning and Care Centre
    Centre-Based Care · 53 places · Warners Bay
    Exceeding NQS
  • Glendale Early Education Centre
    Centre-Based Care · 46 places · Argenton
    Exceeding NQS
  • Boolaroo-Speers Point Community Kindergarten
    Centre-Based Care · 41 places · Boolaroo
    Exceeding NQS
  • Woodrising Natural Learning Centre Incorporated
    Centre-Based Care · 39 places · Woodrising
    Exceeding NQS
  • Great Beginnings Speers Point
    Centre-Based Care · 104 places · Speers Point
    Meeting NQS
  • Fair Play OOSH (Aust) - Booragul
    Centre-Based Care · 100 places · Booragul
    Meeting NQS
  • Milestones Early Learning Warners Bay
    Centre-Based Care · 100 places · Warners Bay
    Meeting NQS
  • St Nicholas OOSH Warners Bay
    Centre-Based Care · 99 places · Warners Bay
    Meeting NQS
  • Little Beginnings at Hillsborough Rd
    Centre-Based Care · 96 places · Warners Bay
    Meeting NQS
  • Little Beginnings at Warners Bay
    Centre-Based Care · 96 places · Warners Bay
    Meeting NQS

+ 8 more services in this area's postcodes.

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

Source: ACECQA NQS register

Safety — recorded incidents

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Incidents, latest year
444
vs previous year
+4%
vs 2021
488
  • Theft 230
  • Assault 52
  • Malicious damage to property 51
  • Intimidation, stalking and harassment 27
  • Against justice procedures 23

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 →

Source: NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research (BOCSAR)
The neighbourhood

Amenities

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GPs / clinics
2
Supermarkets
3
Parks
11
Train stations
1

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

Source: OpenStreetMap contributors

Climate & hazards

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Bushfire overlay
Within the designated Bush Fire Prone Land

This shows whether the Warners Bay - Boolaroo 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.

Source: NSW RFS Bush Fire Prone Land, © State Government of NSW and NSW Rural Fire Service — CC BY 4.0
Money

Property & rent

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Median house price
$1,263,000
House price YoY
+5.2%
Median 3BR house rent
$750/wk
Source: NSW DCJ Sales Dec 2025 · Rent Mar 2026
Population & growth
Population
15,675
Jun 2025
1yr growth
+2.50%
2024→25
Net change
+381
people / yr
Density
1,250
people / km²

Where did the gain come from?

+381
Natural increase
Births minus deaths
+62
Internal migration
Net movers from elsewhere in Australia
+278
Overseas migration
Net arrivals from overseas
+41

Reading the streams: Australian movers from other suburbs drove most of the change.

Growth vs benchmarks
Warners Bay - Boolaroo
+2.50%
NSW median
+0.60%
National median
+0.80%