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Curl Curl, NSW Family Guide

NSW 2096 · Northern Beaches Council

Discover Curl Curl 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
Schools19within 3 kmActivities67within 5 kmUpcoming events3shown within 5 kmHomes0for sale within 5 km

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Martial arts16 within 5 kmSwimming13 within 5 kmTennis13 within 5 kmFootball (AFL)5 within 5 kmSoccer5 within 5 km
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Gymnastics & cheer5 within 5 kmOther sports5 within 5 kmKids' activities & play4 within 5 kmArts & dance3 within 5 kmTutoring & STEM3 within 5 km
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Parks, playgrounds and community places to discover nearby.

Freshwater Beach

Freshwater · 1.3 km

Playground Toilets Parking BBQ facilities

May Road Reserve

Narraweena · 2.2 km

Playground Parking Picnic tables
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Sports & local clubs around Curl Curl

Martial arts around Curl Curl

16 listed within 5 km of Curl Curl

GKR Karate

Freshwater

Karate

1.3 km from central Curl Curl

Institute of Modern Tae Kwon do

North Manly

Taekwondo

1.3 km from central Curl Curl

Sydney Jiu Jitsu Academy Brookvale

Brookvale

Jiujitsu

1.5 km from central Curl Curl

Not finding it in Curl Curl? Listed in Dee Why (2 · 1.8 km), Brookvale (3 · 2.1 km), North Manly (2 · 2.1 km)

See all 16 within 5 km

Swimming around Curl Curl

13 listed within 5 km of Curl Curl

Swimtime Swimschool

Freshwater

Swimming

1.1 km from central Curl Curl

Definition Learn To Swim Accademy

Brookvale

Swimming

1.7 km from central Curl Curl

Beach

Dee Why

Swimming

1.8 km from central Curl Curl

Not finding it in Curl Curl? Listed in Dee Why (2 · 1.8 km), Brookvale (5 · 2.1 km), Manly (1 · 3.2 km)

See all 13 within 5 km

Tennis around Curl Curl

13 listed within 5 km of Curl Curl

Keirle Park Tennis Centre

Manly

ParkTennis

2.1 km from central Curl Curl

Bob Giltinan Tennis Centre

North Manly

Tennis

2.2 km from central Curl Curl

Narraweena Tennis Club

Narraweena

Tennis

2.4 km from central Curl Curl

Not finding it in Curl Curl? Listed in North Manly (1 · 2.1 km), Narraweena (1 · 2.2 km), Manly (4 · 3.2 km)

See all 13 within 5 km

Football (AFL) around Curl Curl

5 listed within 5 km of Curl Curl · 2 in Curl Curl

Manly Bombers Junior AFL Club

Curl Curl

AFLFemale AFL

In Curl Curl

Manly Warringah Wolves

Curl Curl

AFLFemale AFL

In Curl Curl

Manly Auskick Centre

Freshwater

AFLAuskick

0.7 km from central Curl Curl

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More things to do around Curl Curl

Kids' activities & play around Curl Curl

4 listed within 5 km of Curl Curl

Manly Sailing

Manly

YachtAdventure & CampingArt Centre

3.3 km from central Curl Curl

1st Beacon Hill Scout Hall

Beacon Hill

Adventure & Camping
Ages 5–14*

3.4 km from central Curl Curl

Jungle Jim Play Centre

Cromer

Play centre

3.8 km from central Curl Curl

Not finding it in Curl Curl? Listed in Manly (1 · 3.2 km), Beacon Hill (1 · 3.4 km), Cromer (2 · 3.6 km)

See all 4 within 5 km

Arts & dance around Curl Curl

3 listed within 5 km of Curl Curl

Fantasy Art

North Manly

PaintingEvent Entertainment

1.9 km from central Curl Curl

Manly Yacht Club

Manly

YachtPhotography

3.3 km from central Curl Curl

Not finding it in Curl Curl? Listed in North Manly (1 · 2.1 km), Manly (2 · 3.2 km), Killarney Heights (1 · 6.8 km)

See all 3 within 5 km

Schools within 3 km of Curl Curl

AIThe schools section lists NBSC Freshwater Senior Campus inside Curl Curl, then the primary and secondary schools in the suburbs around it.

Explore school profiles, admissions and nearby activities.

19 schools within 3 km of the Curl Curl centre, 2 with a Curl Curl 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)

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Libraries (1)

Public pools (1)

Sports grounds (4 of 9)

  • John Fisher Reserve

    Curl Curl · 0.3 km

    Sports courts / fields Toilets Parking Picnic tables

  • Harbord Park

    Freshwater · 1 km

    Sports courts / fields
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  • Stony Range

    Dee Why · 1.5 km

    Parking Sports courts / fields

Parks (3)

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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 Curl Curl

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 Curl Curl: 67 kids' activities within 5 km, 2 schools in Curl Curl, parks and playgrounds, and 3 upcoming events.

Free & low-cost
2 events

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Your council & community

Curl Curl within Northern Beaches Council

3 of the council area’s 123 activity providers · 16th 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 Curl Curl

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

Recently sold within 5 km of Curl Curl

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

46 Adams Street (1/1)
Sold
House
46 Adams Street100m

Curl Curl, NSW 2096

5
2
2
51 Brighton Street (1/1)
Sold
House
51 Brighton Street800m

Curl Curl, NSW 2096

3
1
5
117 Pitt Road (1/1)
Sold
House
117 Pitt Road800m

North Curl Curl, NSW 2099

3
1
2
5/18 Evans Street (1/1)
Sold
Apartment / Unit / Flat
5/18 Evans Street900m

Freshwater, NSW 2096

1
1
1
5 Holloway Place (1/1)
Sold
House
5 Holloway Place900m

Curl Curl, NSW 2096

5
3
4
10 Manuela Place (1/1)
Sold
House
10 Manuela Place1.0km

Curl Curl, NSW 2096

4
3
2

Nearby suburbs

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

Dee Why

6 activity providers · 1.8 km

Compare activities, schools & parks
  • Curl Curl

    Football (AFL) 2, Soccer 1

    2 schools · 1 park

  • Dee Why1.8 km · same council

    Tutoring & STEM 2, Martial arts 2, Swimming 2

    4 schools · 1 park

  • Brookvale2.1 km · same council

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

    2 schools · 2 parks

  • North Manly2.1 km · same council

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

    0 schools · 1 park

  • Narraweena2.2 km · same council

    Soccer 1, Tennis 1

    3 schools · 2 parks

  • Manly3.2 km · same council

    Tennis 4, Other sports 3, Arts & dance 2, Martial arts 2 +3

    6 schools · 3 parks

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

Explore nearby family guides

Dee Why family guide · 1.8 kmBrookvale family guide · 2.1 kmNorth Manly family guide · 2.1 kmNarraweena family guide · 2.2 kmManly family guide · 3.2 kmBeacon Hill family guide · 3.4 kmCromer family guide · 3.6 kmBalgowlah family guide · 3.7 kmAllambie Heights family guide · 3.9 kmCollaroy family guide · 4.2 kmSeaforth family guide · 5.3 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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Curl Curl's own sports listings are for soccer and Football (AFL), with Kikoff and Manly Warringah Wolves listed inside the suburb. For martial arts and swimming, the listings sit in Dee Why and Brookvale, and tennis listings sit in North Manly, Manly and Collaroy.

If you are after skills beyond sport, the Tutoring & STEM listings are in Dee Why and Manly, and arts and dance points to North Manly. Gymnastics listings are in Brookvale, Cromer and Balgowlah.

In the parks section, John Fisher Reserve is the sports ground listed inside Curl Curl, alongside playgrounds and a library in the suburbs around it.

AIFor gymnastics, open the Brookvale gymnastics listings, or see the Northern Beaches Council guide for the whole council area.

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

Recorded offences in Curl Curl

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

Kids activities across Northern Beaches Council

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

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All kids' activities listed in Curl Curl

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

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