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Zetland

New South Wales · Sydney Inner City · Sydney - City and Inner South

This profile uses the ABS Zetland statistical area (SA2) — the level Australian government data is published at. SA2 boundaries don’t always match suburb boundaries.

Zetland is a locality in the Sydney Inner City area of New South Wales. This profile draws on ABS population and Census figures, the ACARA school register and ACECQA childcare ratings for the Zetland SA2.

Where in NSW
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At a glance
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Schools
1
Top ICSEA 1122 (gov)
Childcare
14
NQS-rated services
Recorded incidents
732
+19% vs prior year
Population
14,991
+4.8% in 1 year
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Family essentials

Schools, childcare & safety

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

Your zoned school Live VIC + NSW catchments

Green Square Public School

The government school your child can attend for free by living in Zetland.

Sector Government
Years K-6
Students 107
ICSEA 1122
A picture of students’ family backgrounds — not a ranking or a quality score.

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

See the catchment on the map

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 Zetland

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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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  • Active Kids Moore Park
    Centre-Based Care · 62 places · Zetland
    Exceeding NQS
  • KU James Cahill Preschool
    Centre-Based Care · 48 places · Waterloo
    Exceeding NQS
  • Victoria Park Montessori Academy
    Centre-Based Care · 83 places · Zetland
    Meeting NQS
  • Thrive Early Learning Centre Waterloo
    Centre-Based Care · 79 places · Waterloo
    Meeting NQS
  • Green Gables Kindergarten Moore Park
    Centre-Based Care · 77 places · Waterloo
    Meeting NQS
  • The Montessori Preschool & LDC of Sydney PTY LTD
    Centre-Based Care · 75 places · Zetland
    Meeting NQS
  • Waranara Early Education Centre
    Centre-Based Care · 74 places · Zetland
    Meeting NQS
  • Kids First Early Learning Centre
    Centre-Based Care · 61 places · Zetland
    Meeting NQS
  • The Green Elephant Early Learning Centre Waterloo
    Centre-Based Care · 60 places · Waterloo
    Meeting NQS
  • Young Giants OLMC Waterloo
    Centre-Based Care · 48 places · Waterloo
    Meeting NQS
  • SDN Lois Barker Children's Education and Care Centre
    Centre-Based Care · 45 places · Waterloo
    Meeting NQS
  • Little Lion Early Learning PTY LTD
    Centre-Based Care · 39 places · Waterloo
    Meeting NQS

+ 2 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
732
vs previous year
+19%
vs 2021
753
  • Theft 437
  • Assault 75
  • Intimidation, stalking and harassment 46
  • Malicious damage to property 38
  • Drug offences 35

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

Live
GPs / clinics
1
Supermarkets
5
Parks
17
Train stations
0

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

Source: OpenStreetMap contributors
Population & growth
Population
14,991
Jun 2025
1yr growth
+4.80%
2024→25
Net change
+687
people / yr
Density
18,629
people / km²

Where did the gain come from?

+687
Natural increase
Births minus deaths
+113
Internal migration
Net movers from elsewhere in Australia
+254
Overseas migration
Net arrivals from overseas
+320

Reading the streams: overseas arrivals were the dominant force — more came from abroad than the suburb grew on its own.

Growth vs benchmarks
Zetland
+4.80%
NSW median
+0.60%
National median
+0.80%