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Brookvale, NSW Family Guide

NSW 2100 · Northern Beaches Council

Discover Brookvale with your family: kids' activities, parks, schools and everyday family life.

Explore kids’ activitiesDirectory data rebuilt 23 Oct 2026
New South Wales
New South Wales regional photograph · W. Bulach / CC BY-SA 4.0
Schools25within 3 kmActivities72within 5 kmUpcoming events3shown within 5 kmHomes0for sale within 5 km

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Martial arts16 within 5 kmTennis15 within 5 kmSwimming13 within 5 kmGymnastics & cheer6 within 5 kmOther sports6 within 5 km
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Soccer6 within 5 kmFootball (AFL)5 within 5 kmKids' activities & play7 within 5 kmArts & dance5 within 5 kmTutoring & STEM4 within 5 kmMusic1 within 5 km
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Explore Brookvale

Parks, playgrounds and community places to discover nearby.

May Road Reserve

Narraweena · 0.9 km

Playground Parking Picnic tables

Beverly Job Park

Narraweena · 1.4 km

Playground Parking Sports courts / fields
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Sports & local clubs around Brookvale

Martial arts around Brookvale

16 listed within 5 km of Brookvale · 3 in Brookvale

Legacy Jiu Jitsu - Brookvale

Brookvale

Jiujitsu

In Brookvale

Spirit do - the Black Belt Journey

Brookvale

Taekwondo

In Brookvale

Sydney Jiu Jitsu Academy Brookvale

Brookvale

Jiujitsu

In Brookvale

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Tennis around Brookvale

15 listed within 5 km of Brookvale

Narraweena Tennis Club

Narraweena

Tennis

1.4 km from central Brookvale

Bob Giltinan Tennis Centre

North Manly

Tennis

1.5 km from central Brookvale

Suzy Ellis School of Tennis

Allambie Heights

Tennis

1.8 km from central Brookvale

Not finding it in Brookvale? Listed in Narraweena (1 · 0.9 km), North Manly (1 · 1.4 km), Allambie Heights (2 · 1.9 km)

See all 15 within 5 km

Swimming around Brookvale

13 listed within 5 km of Brookvale · 5 in Brookvale

Aqua Culture Swim

Brookvale

Swimming

In Brookvale

Narellan Pools

Brookvale

Swimming

In Brookvale

Brooke Withers Swim School

Brookvale

Swimming

In Brookvale

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More sports

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More things to do around Brookvale

Kids' activities & play around Brookvale

7 listed within 5 km of Brookvale

Manly Sailing

Manly

YachtAdventure & CampingArt Centre

4.2 km from central Brookvale

Aussie Gems Gymnastics

Frenchs Forest

GymnasticsAcrobaticsCheer Team

4.4 km from central Brookvale

The Football Factory

Frenchs Forest

SoccerAdventure & CampingDancing School

4.4 km from central Brookvale

Not finding it in Brookvale? Listed in Beacon Hill (1 · 1.4 km), Cromer (2 · 2.5 km), Manly (1 · 4.2 km)

See all 7 within 5 km

Arts & dance around Brookvale

5 listed within 5 km of Brookvale

Fantasy Art

North Manly

PaintingEvent Entertainment

0.7 km from central Brookvale

Manly Yacht Club

Manly

YachtPhotography

4.2 km from central Brookvale

Not finding it in Brookvale? Listed in North Manly (1 · 1.4 km), Manly (2 · 4.2 km), Forestville (1 · 5.1 km)

See all 5 within 5 km

Schools within 3 km of Brookvale

Explore school profiles, admissions and nearby activities.

25 schools within 3 km of the Brookvale centre, 2 with a Brookvale address.

Check official school-zone boundaries on each school profile; proximity is not eligibility. Check a specific address

Parks, playgrounds & community places

Within 3 km (pools 5 km). Features shown only where verified.

Playgrounds (verified features) (4 of 5)

  • May Road Reserve

    Narraweena · 0.9 km

    Playground Parking Picnic tables

  • Beverly Job Park

    Narraweena · 1.4 km

    Playground Parking Sports courts / fields
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Libraries (1)

Public pools (1)

Sports grounds (4 of 9)

Show 2 more Sports grounds

  • Stony Range

    Dee Why · 1 km

    Parking Sports courts / fields

  • Nolan Reserve

    North Manly · 1.5 km

    Sports courts / fields Parking

Parks (4 of 7)

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What's coming up

One-off events and programs listed within 5 km, over the next 60 days.

Activities by age around Brookvale

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.

Free & low-cost

"Free" means the organiser marks it free; low-cost means a stated price of $15 or less.

At a glance

This guide brings together what AroundSchools lists for families in and around Brookvale: 72 kids' activities within 5 km, 2 schools in Brookvale, parks and playgrounds, and 3 upcoming events.

Free & low-cost
2 events

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Your council & community

Brookvale within Northern Beaches Council

11 of the council area’s 123 activity providers · 1st of 33 suburbs by number of providers

Northern Beaches Council guide

Libraries & community placesParks & playgroundsPools & recreationLocal events

Council-wide information and places near this suburb have different geographic scopes.

Homes with family context

Homes in and around Brookvale

A summary. Each home’s page shows the schools and activities around it.

Recently sold within 5 km of Brookvale

Homes that have sold nearby. We don’t show sale prices.

4/1-3 Funda Place (1/1)
Sold
Apartment / Unit / Flat
4/1-3 Funda Place500m

Brookvale, NSW 2100

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2
2
9/60-62 Old Pittwater Road (1/1)
Sold
Apartment / Unit / Flat
9/60-62 Old Pittwater Road500m

Brookvale, NSW 2100

2
2
1
96 Alfred Road (1/1)
Sold
House
96 Alfred Road800m

Narraweena, NSW 2099

4
3
2
9/605 Pittwater Road (1/1)
Sold
Townhouse
9/605 Pittwater Road1.1km

Dee Why, NSW 2099

3
2
2
10 Manuela Place (1/1)
Sold
House
10 Manuela Place1.2km

Curl Curl, NSW 2096

4
3
2
15 Wedgewood Crescent (1/1)
Sold
House
15 Wedgewood Crescent1.2km

Beacon Hill, NSW 2100

4
3
2

Nearby suburbs

Find more for your family close by. Distances are measured between suburb centres.

Dee Why

6 activity providers · 1.7 km

Compare activities, schools & parks
  • Brookvale

    Swimming 5, Martial arts 3, Gymnastics & cheer 2, Other sports 1 +2

    2 schools · 2 parks

  • Narraweena0.9 km · same council

    Soccer 1, Tennis 1

    3 schools · 2 parks

  • Beacon Hill1.4 km · same council

    Kids' activities & play 1, Other sports 1, Soccer 1, Swimming 1

    1 school · 3 parks

  • North Manly1.4 km · same council

    Martial arts 2, Arts & dance 1, Party entertainers 1, Tennis 1

    0 schools · 1 park

  • Dee Why1.7 km · same council

    Tutoring & STEM 2, Martial arts 2, Swimming 2

    4 schools · 1 park

  • Allambie Heights1.9 km · same council

    Swimming 2, Tennis 2

    1 school · 4 parks

Each row counts only what is listed in that suburb itself; distances are between suburb centres.

Explore nearby family guides

Narraweena family guide · 0.9 kmBeacon Hill family guide · 1.4 kmNorth Manly family guide · 1.4 kmDee Why family guide · 1.7 kmAllambie Heights family guide · 1.9 kmCurl Curl family guide · 2.1 kmCromer family guide · 2.5 kmBalgowlah family guide · 3.6 kmManly family guide · 4.2 kmSeaforth family guide · 4.3 kmCollaroy family guide · 4.3 km

Figures from AroundSchools listings and official published data, refreshed 22 Oct 2026.

Recorded offences in Brookvale

SuburbRecorded offences (12 months)
Brookvale645
Allambie Heights101
Balgowlah272
Beacon Hill141
Collaroy154
Cromer193
Curl Curl59
Dee Why895
Fairlight105
Frenchs Forest324
Manly1,308
Manly Vale202

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 Northern Beaches Council

123 kids activities listed
on AroundSchools, in Northern Beaches Council
Sports107Entertainment18Creative Arts9Academic8Health3Music1

Local guides & reading

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School, activity and family guides for readers exploring Brookvale.

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Broader reading for NSW families

NSW Selective and OC Entry for 2028: Dates, Places and the New Equal-Places Rule

NSW has not yet published 2028 dates for selective high school and opportunity class (OC) entry, but last cycle's applications ran from 6 November 2025 to 20 February 2026. If NSW repeats that…

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Junior Soccer in NSW (2026/27): Ages, Season and Where to Play

Kids in NSW can start organised soccer from about age four — Coles MiniRoos Kick-Off takes new players aged 4 to 11, as Football NSW puts it. Below: how the season and registration actually work…

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What Kids Actually Do in NSW (Boys and Girls, 2025 Data)

The most common organised activity for children in New South Wales is Swimming, which 23.9% of all children take part in outside school hours. For boys the most common is soccer (26.6%), and for…

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All kids' activities listed in Brookvale

Grouped by kind; only listings whose address is in Brookvale.

* Ages read from the provider's own website and re-checked every four months — not yet confirmed by them here.