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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.

Where in NSW
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At a glance
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Schools
5
Top ICSEA 950 (gov)
Childcare
9
NQS-rated services
Recorded incidents
151
-9% vs prior year
Median house
$800,000
+1.6% YoY
Population
7,583
+1.7% in 1 year
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Schools, childcare & safety

Live data for the West Wallsend - Barnsley - Killingworth SA2 — ACARA schools register, ACECQA childcare ratings, police-recorded incidents.

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Barnsley Public School

The government school your child can attend for free by living in West Wallsend - Barnsley - Killingworth.

Sector Government
Years K-6
Students 276
ICSEA 950
A picture of students’ family backgrounds — not a ranking or a quality score.

This is the zoned in-area government school for West Wallsend - Barnsley - Killingworth (NSW catchment data).

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Also nearby — Catholic & Independent schools (not your catchment)
North Academy
Independent 35 students
ICSEA 966 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 West Wallsend - Barnsley - Killingworth

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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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  • Clever Kids Early Learning Academy
    Centre-Based Care · 90 places · West Wallsend
    Meeting NQS
  • Appletree Early Education and Preschool
    Centre-Based Care · 72 places · Barnsley
    Meeting NQS
  • Fair Play OOSH Barnsley
    Centre-Based Care · 55 places · Barnsley
    Meeting NQS
  • OOSHcare Pty Ltd
    Centre-Based Care · 55 places · West Wallsend
    Meeting NQS
  • Sustainable Play Preschool
    Centre-Based Care · 47 places · Barnsley
    Meeting NQS
  • Sugarvalley Early Learning Centre
    Centre-Based Care · 32 places · West Wallsend
    Meeting NQS
  • Holmesville Playhouse Pre School
    Centre-Based Care · 28 places · Holmesville
    Meeting NQS
  • Fairyland Preschool
    Centre-Based Care · 25 places · Barnsley
    Meeting NQS
  • Nurture Preschool and Early Learning Centre
    Centre-Based Care · 16 places · West Wallsend
    Meeting NQS

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
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 →

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

Amenities

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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.

Source: OpenStreetMap contributors

Climate & hazards

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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.

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
$800,000
House price YoY
+1.6%
Median 3BR house rent
Source: NSW DCJ Sales Dec 2025 · Rent Mar 2026
Population & growth
Population
7,583
Jun 2025
1yr growth
+1.70%
2024→25
Net change
+125
people / yr
Density
105
people / km²

Where did the gain come from?

+125
Natural increase
Births minus deaths
+62
Internal migration
Net movers from elsewhere in Australia
+53
Overseas migration
Net arrivals from overseas
+10

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

Growth vs benchmarks
West Wallsend - Barnsley - Killingworth
+1.70%
NSW median
+0.60%
National median
+0.80%