Woonona - Bulli - Russell Vale
New South Wales · Wollongong · Illawarra
Why “Woonona - Bulli - Russell Vale”? The ABS divides the larger suburb of Woonona 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.
Woonona - Bulli - Russell Vale is a locality in the Wollongong area of New South Wales. This profile draws on ABS population and Census figures, the ACARA school register and ACECQA childcare ratings for the Woonona - Bulli - Russell Vale SA2.
Schools, childcare & safety
Live data for the Woonona - Bulli - Russell Vale SA2 — ACARA schools register, ACECQA childcare ratings, police-recorded incidents.
Waniora Public School
The government school your child can attend for free by living in Woonona - Bulli - Russell Vale.
This is the zoned in-area government school for Woonona - Bulli - Russell Vale (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 Woonona - Bulli - Russell Vale
- Secondary · Government · Years 7-12Enrolment979ICSEA1058
- Secondary · Government · Years 7-12Enrolment767ICSEA1030
- Primary · Government · Years K-6Enrolment519ICSEA1070
- Primary · Catholic · Years K-6Enrolment412ICSEA1121
- Primary · Government · Years K-6Enrolment318ICSEA1069
- Primary · Government · Years K-6Enrolment264ICSEA1077
- Primary · Government · Years K-6Enrolment262ICSEA1040
- Primary · Government · Years K-6Enrolment200ICSEA1037
ICSEA reflects student intake context, not teaching quality (1000 = national average). All NSW schools →
Childcare & early learning
- Exceeding NQSBungalow OOSHCentre-Based Care · 80 places · Russell Vale
- Exceeding NQSBulli Community Preschool 0-5Centre-Based Care · 72 places · Bulli
- Exceeding NQSPeak Sports and Learning Woonona East PSCentre-Based Care · 58 places · Woonona
- Exceeding NQSBalls Paddock Children's CentreCentre-Based Care · 43 places · Woonona
- Exceeding NQSKU - Bulli PreschoolCentre-Based Care · 40 places · Bulli
- Exceeding NQSSandon Point Children's CentreCentre-Based Care · 38 places · Bulli
- Exceeding NQSPoint Street Early Learning CentreCentre-Based Care · 29 places · Bulli
- Meeting NQSOur Space OOSH Pty LtdCentre-Based Care · 135 places · Woonona
- Meeting NQSWaniora Public School OSHCCentre-Based Care · 121 places · Bulli
- Meeting NQSFun Club @ BulliCentre-Based Care · 70 places · Bulli
- Meeting NQSSt Joseph's Catholic Primary School OOSHCentre-Based Care · 69 places · Bulli
- Meeting NQSLittle Peoples Early Learning Centre WoononaCentre-Based Care · 34 places · Woonona
+ 2 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
- 612
- vs previous year
- +1%
- vs 2021
- 777
- Theft 182
- Transport regulatory offences 100
- Against justice procedures 83
- Assault 55
- Malicious damage to property 48
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
- 24
- Train stations
- 2
Counts of OSM-tagged features within the Woonona - Bulli - Russell Vale 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 Woonona - Bulli - Russell Vale 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
- $1,542,500
- House price YoY
- +20.8%
- Median 3BR house rent
- —
Where did the gain come from?
+119Reading the streams: overseas arrivals were the dominant force — more came from abroad than the suburb grew on its own.
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