West Wallsend - Barnsley - Killingworth
New South Wales · Lake Macquarie - West · Newcastle and Lake Macquarie
Why “West Wallsend - Barnsley - Killingworth”? The ABS divides the larger suburb of West Wallsend 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.
West Wallsend - Barnsley - Killingworth 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 West Wallsend - Barnsley - Killingworth SA2.
Schools, childcare & safety
Live data for the West Wallsend - Barnsley - Killingworth SA2 — ACARA schools register, ACECQA childcare ratings, police-recorded incidents.
Barnsley Public School
The government school your child can attend for free by living in West Wallsend - Barnsley - Killingworth.
This is the zoned in-area government school for West Wallsend - Barnsley - Killingworth (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 West Wallsend - Barnsley - Killingworth
- Secondary · Government · Years 7-12Enrolment632ICSEA940
- Primary · Government · Years K-6Enrolment276ICSEA950
- Primary · Government · Years K-6Enrolment268ICSEA950
- Special · Independent · Years 9-11Enrolment35ICSEA966
- Special · Government · Years UEnrolment31ICSEA869
ICSEA reflects student intake context, not teaching quality (1000 = national average). All NSW schools →
Childcare & early learning
- Meeting NQSClever Kids Early Learning AcademyCentre-Based Care · 90 places · West Wallsend
- Meeting NQSAppletree Early Education and PreschoolCentre-Based Care · 72 places · Barnsley
- Meeting NQSFair Play OOSH BarnsleyCentre-Based Care · 55 places · Barnsley
- Meeting NQSOOSHcare Pty LtdCentre-Based Care · 55 places · West Wallsend
- Meeting NQSSustainable Play PreschoolCentre-Based Care · 47 places · Barnsley
- Meeting NQSSugarvalley Early Learning CentreCentre-Based Care · 32 places · West Wallsend
- Meeting NQSHolmesville Playhouse Pre SchoolCentre-Based Care · 28 places · Holmesville
- Meeting NQSFairyland PreschoolCentre-Based Care · 25 places · Barnsley
- Meeting NQSNurture Preschool and Early Learning CentreCentre-Based Care · 16 places · West Wallsend
NQS = National Quality Standard, rated by ACECQA. Services matched by postcode — verify locations before visiting.
Safety — recorded incidents
- Incidents, latest year
- 151
- vs previous year
- -9%
- vs 2021
- 149
- Theft 43
- Assault 21
- Intimidation, stalking and harassment 21
- Malicious damage to property 19
- Sexual offences 16
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
- 0
Counts of OSM-tagged features within the West Wallsend - Barnsley - Killingworth 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 West Wallsend - Barnsley - Killingworth 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
- $800,000
- House price YoY
- +1.6%
- Median 3BR house rent
- —
Where did the gain come from?
+125Reading the streams: organic growth — more babies than goodbyes — was the biggest driver.
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