Botany, NSW Family Guide
NSW 2019 · Bayside Council (NSW)
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Activities around Botany
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Sports & local clubs around Botany
Swimming around Botany
9 listed within 5 km of Botany · 1 in Botany
In Botany
1.7 km from central Botany
3.5 km from central Botany
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- Leafe Elite Swim School · Matraville · 3.8 km
- River Canoe Club · Tempe · 3.9 km
- Winter Swimming Club Facility · Maroubra · 3.9 km
- Col Jones Swim Fitness · Tempe · 4.3 km
- Gunyama Park Aquatic and Recreation Centre · Zetland · 4.4 km
- Pool Clarity · Erskineville · 4.5 km
Martial arts around Botany
8 listed within 5 km of Botany · 1 in Botany
2.6 km from central Botany
3.1 km from central Botany
See all 8 within 5 km
- Locals Jiu Jitsu Zetland · Zetland · 3.9 km
- Sjja Maroubra · Maroubra · 4.1 km
- Marrickville Kyokushin Karate Club · Tempe · 4.3 km
- Gracie Barra St Peters · St Peters · 4.4 km
- Tam Taekwon-do Mudokwan · Rockdale · 4.7 km
Gymnastics & cheer around Botany
8 listed within 5 km of Botany
3.4 km from central Botany
3.6 km from central Botany
3.9 km from central Botany
Not finding it in Botany? Listed in Maroubra (2 · 2.4 km), Randwick (2 · 5.4 km), Zetland (1 · 6.6 km)
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- Sydney Trapeze School · St Peters · 3.9 km
- Litte Dynamos Indoor Play and Recreation Centre · Alexandria · 4.1 km
- The Movement Academy · Alexandria · 4.2 km
- Gunyama Park Aquatic and Recreation Centre · Zetland · 4.4 km
- Eastern Gymnastics Academy · Waterloo · 4.7 km
Soccer around Botany
8 listed within 5 km of Botany
3.6 km from central Botany
4.1 km from central Botany
4.6 km from central Botany
Not finding it in Botany? Listed in Kingsford (1 · 4.5 km), Randwick (1 · 5.4 km), Monterey (2 · 7.8 km)
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- Sydney Portugal Community Club · Marrickville · 4.6 km
- The Soccer Club · Zetland · 4.6 km
- Marrickville Soccer Club · Marrickville · 4.7 km
- Dolls Point FC · North Sydney · 4.8 km
- Soccatoos - Soccer Fun for Preschoolers · Rockdale · 4.8 km
More sports
- Football (AFL) (6 within 5 km) — UNSW Eastern Suburbs Bulldogs (2.9 km)Not finding it in Botany? Listed in Maroubra (1 · 2.4 km), Kingsford (1 · 4.5 km), Clovelly (1 · 6.4 km)
- Tennis (5 within 5 km) — Mutch Park Squash & Tennis Centre (2 km)Not finding it in Botany? Listed in Pagewood (2 · 2.7 km), Maroubra (1 · 2.4 km), Kingsford (1 · 4.5 km)
- Other sports (4 within 5 km) — LD Badminton Academy (0.7 km)Not finding it in Botany? Listed in Maroubra (1 · 2.4 km), Kyeemagh (1 · 6.4 km), Kurnell (1 · 5.8 km)
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Kids' activities & play around Botany
9 listed within 5 km of Botany
3.9 km from central Botany
3.9 km from central Botany
4.1 km from central Botany
Not finding it in Botany? Listed in St Peters (2 · 7.2 km), Waverley (1 · 7.2 km), Tempe (1 · 7.5 km)
See all 9 within 5 km
- Achieve Pole Studio · Beaconsfield · 3.6 km
- The Nucleus: Student Hub · Unsw Sydney · 4.1 km
- The Movement Academy · Alexandria · 4.2 km
- Successful Learners Tutoring · Kensington · 4.5 km
- Miniversal · St Peters · 3.9 km
- Little Dynamo's Indoor Play Centre · Waterloo · 4.7 km
Tutoring & STEM around Botany
8 listed within 5 km of Botany · 1 in Botany
1.6 km from central Botany
2.5 km from central Botany
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- NumberWorks'nWords Eastgardens · Eastgardens · 2.7 km
- CLEAR Education · Maroubra · 3.9 km
- First Education · Maroubra · 3.9 km
- The Nucleus: Student Hub · Unsw Sydney · 4.1 km
- Successful Learners Tutoring · Kensington · 4.5 km
- Arts & dance (1 in Botany · 5 within 5 km) — Botany Tap Dancing School (0.6 km)
- Yoga & wellbeing (5 within 5 km) — Achieve Pole Studio (3.6 km)Not finding it in Botany? Listed in Maroubra (1 · 2.4 km), Coogee (1 · 5.2 km), Randwick (1 · 5.4 km)
- Music (3 within 5 km) — Clarkson Piano Studio (1.5 km)Not finding it in Botany? Listed in Randwick (1 · 5.4 km), Bronte (1 · 7 km), Waverley (1 · 7.2 km)
Schools within 3 km of Botany
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11 schools within 3 km of the Botany centre, 5 with a Botany address. See all schools with a Botany address
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Parks, playgrounds & community places
Within 3 km (pools 5 km). Features shown only where verified.
Playgrounds (verified features) (3)
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Libraries (1)
Public pools (2)
Sports grounds (4)
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What's coming up
One-off events and programs listed within 5 km, over the next 60 days.
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Activities by age around Botany
Ages as the provider or event states them. * Ages read from the provider's own website and re-checked every four months — not yet confirmed by them here.
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NumberWorks'nWords Eastgardens Ages 5–16*
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The Movement Academy Ages 5–18*
At a glance
This guide brings together what AroundSchools lists for families in and around Botany: 59 kids' activities within 5 km, 5 schools in Botany, and parks and playgrounds.
- Schools
- 5 in Botany · 5 primary
- Explore nearby
- Matraville, Pagewood, and Maroubra
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Browse mapped places (64)
- John Brotchie Nursery SchoolSchool
- Botany Public SchoolSchool
- St Bernard’s Catholic Primary School - BotanySchool
- Banksmeadow Public SchoolSchool
- Mascot Public SchoolSchool
- Pagewood Public SchoolSchool
- J J Calillll Memorial High SchoolSchool
- St Therese Catholic Primary SchoolSchool
- Eastlakes Public SchoolSchool
- J J Cahill Memorial High SchoolSchool
- Gardeners Road Public SchoolSchool
- Australian Karate Academy, SydneyActivity
- Kumon Australia and New Zealand Pty LTDActivity
- Botany Tap Dancing SchoolActivity
- LD Badminton AcademyActivity
- Botany Big SplashActivity
- Clarkson Piano StudioActivity
- Teachers2YouActivity
- Little Heroes Swim Academy LTDActivity
- Wunderkinds PianoActivity
- Mutch Park Squash & Tennis CentreActivity
- Tennis 4 UActivity
- Maths Words Not SquigglesActivity
- Power Karate & KickboxingActivity
- NumberWorks'nWords EastgardensActivity
- The Village Performing Arts CentreActivity
- UNSW Eastern Suburbs BulldogsActivity
- Gracie Jiu-JitsuActivity
- East Sydney Bulldogs KickabilityActivity
- St George Randwick Hockey ClubActivity
- Eastcourts Tennis ClubActivity
- Bunnerong GymnasticsActivity
- Maroubra Swimming SchoolActivity
- Maroubra Saints Junior Australian football ClubActivity
- Achieve Pole StudioActivity
- Kikoff Soccer Centre KensingtonActivity
- Maroubra Auskick CentreActivity
- Leafe Elite Swim SchoolActivity
- Snape Park Tennis CentreActivity
- Racquet Sports InternationalActivity
- AeroGymActivity
- CLEAR EducationActivity
- First EducationActivity
- Winter Swimming Club FacilityActivity
- Locals Jiu Jitsu ZetlandActivity
- Ice ZooActivity
- Sydney Trapeze SchoolActivity
- MiniversalActivity
- River Canoe ClubActivity
- Sjja MaroubraActivity
- Newtown Swans Club Auskick CentreActivity
- Engine PondPark or community place
- Botany Aquatic CentrePark or community place
- Garnet Jackson ReservePark or community place
- L'Estrange ParkPark or community place
- Botany Bay City LibraryPark or community place
- Sir Joseph Banks ParkPark or community place
- Sub Base PlatypusPark or community place
- Uluru (Ayers Rock)Park or community place
- Mascot Memorial ParkPark or community place
- Bridget Tight ReservePark or community place
- Sky ZonePark or community place
- Cook ParkPark or community place
- Des Renford Aquatic CentrePark or community place
Your council & community
Botany within Bayside Council (NSW)
4 of the council area’s 37 activity providers · 1st of 18 suburbs by number of providers
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Homes in and around Botany
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Recently sold within 5 km of Botany
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Matraville, NSW 2036
Property Type: House
Matraville, NSW 2036
Property Type: House
Matraville, NSW 2036
Property Type: Apartment / Unit / Flat
Matraville, NSW 2036
Property Type: House
Matraville, NSW 2036
Property Type: Apartment / Unit / Flat
Matraville, NSW 2036
Property Type: Apartment / Unit / Flat
Nearby suburbs
Find more for your family close by. Distances are measured between suburb centres.
Matraville
1 activity provider · 0.6 km
Pagewood
2 activity providers · 2.7 km
Maroubra
9 activity providers · 2.4 km
Kingsford
3 activity providers · 4.5 km
Compare activities, schools & parks
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Botany
Swimming 1, Martial arts 1, Tutoring & STEM 1, Arts & dance 1
5 schools · 2 parks
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Matraville0.6 km
Swimming 1
3 schools · 3 parks
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Pagewood2.7 km · same council
Tennis 2
0 schools · 1 park
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Maroubra2.4 km
Gymnastics & cheer 2, Tutoring & STEM 2, Swimming 2, Football (AFL) 1 +5
10 schools · 4 parks
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Kingsford4.5 km
Football (AFL) 1, Soccer 1, Tennis 1
0 schools · 1 park
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Kyeemagh6.4 km · same council
Other sports 1
1 school · 3 parks
| Area | Activities listed there | Schools | Parks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Botany | Swimming 1, Martial arts 1, Tutoring & STEM 1, Arts & dance 1 | 5 | 2 |
| Matraville0.6 km | Swimming 1 | 3 | 3 |
| Pagewood2.7 km · same council | Tennis 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Maroubra2.4 km | Gymnastics & cheer 2, Tutoring & STEM 2, Swimming 2, Football (AFL) 1 +5 | 10 | 4 |
| Kingsford4.5 km | Football (AFL) 1, Soccer 1, Tennis 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Kyeemagh6.4 km · same council | Other sports 1 | 1 | 3 |
Each row counts only what is listed in that suburb itself; distances are between suburb centres.
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Figures from AroundSchools listings and official published data, refreshed 21 Oct 2026.
Recorded offences in Botany
| Suburb | Recorded offences (12 months) |
|---|---|
| Botany | 384 |
| Alexandria | 846 |
| Arncliffe | 509 |
| Banksmeadow | 62 |
| Beaconsfield | 25 |
| Brighton-le-sands | 357 |
| Daceyville | 213 |
| Eastgardens | 740 |
| Eastlakes | 483 |
| Hillsdale | 218 |
| Kensington | 587 |
| Kingsford | 816 |
Recorded offences, 12 months to 2026-06 · Source: © State of New South Wales (Department of Communities and Justice), NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research (BOCSAR) · source
Kids activities across Bayside Council (NSW)
Local guides & reading
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