Willoughby
New South Wales · Chatswood - Lane Cove · Sydney - North Sydney and Hornsby
This profile uses the ABS Willoughby statistical area (SA2) — the level Australian government data is published at. SA2 boundaries don’t always match suburb boundaries.
Willoughby is a locality in the Chatswood - Lane Cove area of New South Wales. This profile draws on ABS population and Census figures, the ACARA school register and ACECQA childcare ratings for the Willoughby SA2.
Schools, childcare & safety
Live data for the Willoughby SA2 — ACARA schools register, ACECQA childcare ratings, police-recorded incidents.
Willoughby Public School
The government school your child can attend for free by living in Willoughby.
This is the zoned in-area government school for Willoughby (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 Willoughby
- Secondary · Government · Years 7-12Enrolment1,036ICSEA1152
- Primary · Government · Years K-6Enrolment905ICSEA1143
- Primary · Catholic · Years K-6Enrolment277ICSEA1161
ICSEA reflects student intake context, not teaching quality (1000 = national average). All NSW schools →
Childcare & early learning
- Exceeding NQSKonomi Kindergarten InternationalCentre-Based Care · 60 places · Willoughby
- Exceeding NQSKU - Castlecrag PreschoolCentre-Based Care · 50 places · Castlecrag
- Exceeding NQSGlenaeon Rudolf Steiner PreschoolCentre-Based Care · 39 places · Willoughby
- Meeting NQSHelping Hands WilloughbyCentre-Based Care · 158 places · Willoughby
- Meeting NQSWhoosh Care St ThomasCentre-Based Care · 80 places · Willoughby
- Meeting NQSKoala CottageCentre-Based Care · 43 places · Willoughby
- Meeting NQSMowbray Place Early Learning CentreCentre-Based Care · 39 places · Willoughby
- Meeting NQSGlenaeon OOSH ServicesCentre-Based Care · 30 places · Castlecrag
- Meeting NQSWilloughby Kids House Assoc IncCentre-Based Care · 30 places · Willoughby
- Meeting NQSEast Willoughby PreschoolCentre-Based Care · 20 places · Willoughby
- Meeting NQSTree of Life Early Learning SchoolCentre-Based Care · 20 places · Willoughby
- Working Towards NQSInspire Bales ParkCentre-Based Care · 45 places · North Willoughby
+ 1 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
- 92
- vs previous year
- -45%
- vs 2021
- 200
- Theft 46
- Intimidation, stalking and harassment 10
- Assault 9
- Disorderly conduct 7
- Sexual offences 6
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
- 2
- Supermarkets
- 0
- Parks
- 10
- Train stations
- 0
Counts of OSM-tagged features within the Willoughby 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 Willoughby 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
- $4,318,000
- House price YoY
- +12.4%
- Median 3BR house rent
- $1300/wk
Where did the gain come from?
+368Reading the streams: Australian movers from other suburbs drove most of the change.
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