Kingscliff Public School
Kingscliff, NSW
Socio-economic profile
Kingscliff is an affluent coastal suburb on the NSW North Coast, scoring 7 out of 10 on the ABS advantage index—comfortably above the national middle citation:PropRadar. The median weekly household income is $1,575 (2021 Census), which is higher than the NSW state median, and the median age is 47 years, well above the national average citation:DA Development Activity. The workforce is mixed rather than purely commuter-based, with 24.1% working from home, and the high 16.1% vacancy rate reflects holiday and short-term uses typical of a lifestyle coastal town citation:DA Development Activity.
Most common foreign country of birth
The dominant overseas country and its exact percentage are not stated in the provided search snippets. However, the 2021 Census for Kingscliff (SAL12162) shows that only 17.7% of families have both parents born overseas, implying an overwhelmingly Australian-born population, though the precise individual Australian-born percentage was not extracted from the available data citation:ABS QuickStats 2021 Kingscliff.
Working-parent support
Outside School Hours Care (OSHC) at Kingscliff Public School (2 Orient Street) is provided by **Active OOSH**, a Child Care Subsidy (CCS)-approved provider offering Before & After School Care and School Holiday Vacation Care citation:Active OOSH citation:Care for Kids Kingscliff. The Care for Kids listing for this school site shows "Hours Not Available" in the snippet, so specific daily opening and closing times are not confirmed in the provided sources. The average OSHC cost in Kingscliff is $130.27 per day according to the directory, but this is not school-specific citation:Care for Kids Kingscliff.
School culture
Specific named extracurricular activities actually offered at Kingscliff Public School (such as a particular sports team, band, or chess club) are not listed in the provided search snippets. The June 2023 School Infrastructure Information Pack for Kingscliff Public School is referenced but its content on activities is not visible in the extracted text citation:Kingscliff Public School Info Pack. As such, I cannot name specific clubs or programs without guessing; no reliable named extracurriculars were found in the available sources.
Suburb vibe and groceries
Kingscliff has a relaxed, family-friendly coastal vibe with a mix of permanent residents and seasonal holidaymakers, reflected in the 16.1% vacancy rate citation:DA Development Activity. For everyday groceries, the local **IGA** supermarket serves the community, alongside the well-regarded local butcher **Allan Waldon** (mentioned in NSW Parliament Hansard) citation:NSW Parliament Hansard. No specific specialty or ethnic supermarkets (e.g., Asian or European grocers) are named in the provided sources.
Weeknight dining
The provided sources do not extract specific casual, family-friendly restaurant names in Kingscliff. The Localsearch directory lists "10 Best Restaurants" in the area and mentions grabbing takeaway for the family with a 5:00 pm opening time for one option, but individual restaurant names are not disclosed in the snippets citation:Localsearch Restaurants Kingscliff. Therefore, no specific dining establishments can be named from the available sources without guessing.
Tuition and enrichment
The Yellow Pages directory identifies "6 Best Local Tuition Tutoring" services near Kingscliff NSW 2487, but does not name them in the snippet citation:Yellow Pages Tutoring Kingscliff. A specific enrichment option found in the sources is a **full-time Martial Arts School located in nearby Chinderah, NSW 2487** (a venue for hire that can travel to you), though its formal business name is not given citation:We Need a Nanny Tutor Kingscliff. No other named tutoring centres were extracted from the provided sources.
Commute
Kingscliff is located on the NSW North Coast, roughly 800 km north of Sydney, so it is not served by daily **Sydney Trains** suburban/commuter services. The Transport for NSW "Ways to get around" page does not list a specific Sydney Trains line, station, or bus route for Kingscliff, and no estimated travel time to Sydney CBD is provided in the available sources citation:Transport for NSW Ways to Get Around. A commute to Central Station would require long-distance NSW TrainLink regional rail or coach services, but specific route numbers and travel times are not found in the provided data—so exact minutes cannot be stated without guessing.
Sources
- ABS Search Census Data
- 2021 Kingscliff Census All Persons QuickStats
- Kingscliff NSW 2487 Development Activity & Suburb Profile (DA)
- Kingscliff NSW 2487 - Median $1.9M (PropRadar)
- KINGSCLIFF, NSW, 2487 property prices and suburb data (Andrea Monti)
- Care for Kids After School Care Kingscliff
- Active OOSH Official Website
- Kingscliff Public School Information Pack (PDF)
- Localsearch Restaurants Kingscliff
- Best Restaurants Australia - Kingscliff
- Yellow Pages Tuition Tutoring Kingscliff
- We Need a Nanny Tutor Kingscliff
- Transport for NSW - Ways to Get Around
- Train Statistics 2014 - Transport for NSW (PDF)
- NSW Parliament Hansard - 21 March 2016
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