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Cromer, NSW Family Guide

NSW 2099 · Northern Beaches Council

Discover Cromer 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
Schools22within 3 kmActivities57within 5 kmUpcoming events3shown within 5 kmHomes0for sale within 5 km

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Swimming12 within 5 kmMartial arts11 within 5 kmTennis9 within 5 kmGymnastics & cheer7 within 5 kmSoccer6 within 5 km
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Football (AFL)3 within 5 kmOther sports3 within 5 kmKids' activities & play7 within 5 kmTutoring & STEM4 within 5 kmArts & dance3 within 5 km
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Explore Cromer

Parks, playgrounds and community places to discover nearby.

Beverly Job Park

Narraweena · 1.2 km

Playground Parking Sports courts / fields

Truman Reserve

Cromer · 1.4 km

Playground Fully fenced Parking Picnic tables

May Road Reserve

Narraweena · 1.7 km

Playground Parking Picnic tables
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Sports & local clubs around Cromer

Swimming around Cromer

12 listed within 5 km of Cromer

Narrabeen Swim Academy

Wheeler Heights

Swimming

1.2 km from central Cromer

Pat Taylor Swim School

Dee Why

Swimming

1.2 km from central Cromer

Myharbour Powerboat Training Centre

Beacon Hill

YachtDiving

2.1 km from central Cromer

Not finding it in Cromer? Listed in Dee Why (2 · 1.8 km), Beacon Hill (1 · 2.1 km), Brookvale (5 · 2.5 km)

See all 12 within 5 km

Martial arts around Cromer

11 listed within 5 km of Cromer · 1 in Cromer

Northern Beaches Jiu Jitsu Academy

Cromer

Jiujitsu
Ages 4–15*

In Cromer

Karate

Dee Why

Karate

1.7 km from central Cromer

Sydney Jiu Jitsu Academy Brookvale

Brookvale

Jiujitsu

2.3 km from central Cromer

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Tennis around Cromer

9 listed within 5 km of Cromer · 1 in Cromer

Tennis Racquet Restrings Northern Beaches

Cromer

Tennis

In Cromer

Narraweena Tennis Club

Narraweena

Tennis

1.2 km from central Cromer

Sydney Beach Tennis School

Collaroy

Tennis

2.6 km from central Cromer

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Kids' activities & play around Cromer

7 listed within 5 km of Cromer · 2 in Cromer

Jungle Jim Play Centre

Cromer

Play centre

In Cromer

Zone 3 Playcentre

Cromer

Play centre

In Cromer

Aussie Gems Gymnastics

Frenchs Forest

GymnasticsAcrobaticsCheer Team

4.7 km from central Cromer

All kids' activities & play in Cromer (2) →
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Tutoring & STEM around Cromer

4 listed within 5 km of Cromer

Dyslexia Support and Learning Centre

Dee Why

TutoringLearning CentreEnglish

1.8 km from central Cromer

NumberWorks'nWords Dee Why

Dee Why

MathsEnglish
Ages 5–16*

1.8 km from central Cromer

The Football Factory

Frenchs Forest

SoccerAdventure & CampingDancing School

4.7 km from central Cromer

Not finding it in Cromer? Listed in Dee Why (2 · 1.8 km), Elanora Heights (1 · 4.9 km), Frenchs Forest (2 · 6.1 km)

See all 4 within 5 km

Schools within 3 km of Cromer

AICromer Public School is listed in Cromer itself, beside a secondary college campus in the suburb and schools in Narraweena.

Explore school profiles, admissions and nearby activities.

22 schools within 3 km of the Cromer centre, 2 with a Cromer 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)

  • Beverly Job Park

    Narraweena · 1.2 km

    Playground Parking Sports courts / fields

  • Truman Reserve

    Cromer · 1.4 km

    Playground Fully fenced Parking Picnic tables
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  • May Road Reserve

    Narraweena · 1.7 km

    Playground Parking Picnic tables

  • Griffith Park

    Collaroy · 2.5 km

    Playground Fully fenced Parking Picnic tables

Sports grounds (4 of 5)

  • Inman Park

    Cromer · 1 km

    Sports courts / fields

  • Stony Range

    Dee Why · 2.1 km

    Parking Sports courts / fields
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Parks (4)

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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 Cromer

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 Cromer: 57 kids' activities within 5 km, 2 schools in Cromer, parks and playgrounds, and 3 upcoming events.

Free & low-cost
2 events

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Your council & community

Cromer within Northern Beaches Council

8 of the council area’s 123 activity providers · 3rd 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 Cromer

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

Recently sold within 5 km of Cromer

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

15 Carrington Avenue (1/1)
Sold
House
15 Carrington Avenue700m

Cromer, NSW 2099

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3
2
219/180 South Creek Road (1/1)
Sold
Apartment / Unit / Flat
219/180 South Creek Road800m

Wheeler Heights, NSW 2097

3
2
2
26/62-64 Lynwood Avenue (1/1)
Sold
Apartment / Unit / Flat
26/62-64 Lynwood Avenue1.0km

Cromer, NSW 2099

2
2
2
12 Bruzzano Place (1/1)
Sold
House
12 Bruzzano Place1.1km

Cromer, NSW 2099

6
3
2
43 Arthur Street (1/1)
Sold
House
43 Arthur Street1.2km

Dee Why, NSW 2099

4
3
2
2/22 Lismore Avenue (1/1)
Sold
Apartment / Unit / Flat
2/22 Lismore Avenue1.3km

Dee Why, NSW 2099

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1
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Nearby suburbs

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

Dee Why

6 activity providers · 1.8 km

Collaroy

3 activity providers · 2.4 km

Compare activities, schools & parks
  • Cromer

    Gymnastics & cheer 2, Soccer 2, Kids' activities & play 2, Martial arts 1 +1

    2 schools · 3 parks

  • Narraweena1.7 km · same council

    Soccer 1, Tennis 1

    3 schools · 2 parks

  • Dee Why1.8 km · same council

    Tutoring & STEM 2, Martial arts 2, Swimming 2

    4 schools · 1 park

  • Beacon Hill2.1 km · same council

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

    1 school · 3 parks

  • Collaroy2.4 km · same council

    Tennis 2, Martial arts 1

    2 schools · 1 park

  • Brookvale2.5 km · same council

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

    2 schools · 2 parks

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

Explore nearby family guides

Narraweena family guide · 1.7 kmDee Why family guide · 1.8 kmBeacon Hill family guide · 2.1 kmCollaroy family guide · 2.4 kmBrookvale family guide · 2.5 kmCurl Curl family guide · 3.6 kmNarrabeen family guide · 3.6 kmAllambie Heights family guide · 3.7 kmNorth Manly family guide · 4 kmElanora Heights family guide · 4.9 kmWarriewood family guide · 5.1 km

This introduction and the sentences marked AI on this page were written with AI from the AroundSchools listings shown here (refreshed 22 Oct 2026) — what we've listed, not everywhere nearby, and it may be outdated. General information, not advice.

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Manly Warringah Gymnastics Club is the gymnastics club listed in Cromer itself, and it heads this guide's gymnastics section. AroundSchools lists 7 gymnastics and cheer providers within 5 km of Cromer.

To compare it, Academy of Acrobatics and Gymnastics International in Brookvale sits in the same section, and the kids' activities list adds Jungle Jim Play Centre in Cromer for indoor play.

Cromer also lists its own soccer clubs. Swimming lessons come from Dee Why, Beacon Hill and Brookvale, and martial arts from Collaroy as well as Dee Why.

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

Recorded offences in Cromer

SuburbRecorded offences (12 months)
Cromer193
Allambie Heights101
Beacon Hill141
Brookvale645
Collaroy154
Curl Curl59
Dee Why895
Elanora Heights50
Frenchs Forest324
Manly Vale202
Narrabeen235
Narraweena140

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

Libraries in and around Cromer

PlaceSuburbWhat is there
Harbord Community LibraryFreshwaterLibrary · Toilets, Parking

Live from the AroundSchools directory — 1 libraries, 40 parks and 0 community spaces we hold within 5 km of Cromer · correct as at 23 Oct 2026

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 Cromer.

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

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All kids' activities listed in Cromer

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

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