Gunnedah, NSW Family Guide
NSW 2380 · Gunnedah Shire Council
Discover Gunnedah with your family: kids' activities, parks, schools and everyday family life.
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Parks, playgrounds and community places to discover nearby.
Activities around Gunnedah
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Sports & local clubs around Gunnedah
Sports
- Football (AFL) (1 in Gunnedah · 1 within 5 km) — Gunnedah Auskick Centre (0.3 km)
- Gymnastics & cheer (1 in Gunnedah · 1 within 5 km) — Gunnedah Gymnastics Centre (0.6 km)
- Soccer (1 in Gunnedah · 1 within 5 km) — Geoff Morgan Playing Fields Gunnedah (1.3 km)
- Tennis (1 in Gunnedah · 1 within 5 km) — Gunnedah Tennis Club (0.2 km)
More things to do around Gunnedah
- Arts & dance (1 in Gunnedah · 1 within 5 km) — Bicentennial Creative Arts Centre (0.1 km)
Schools within 3 km of Gunnedah
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7 schools within 3 km of the Gunnedah centre, 7 with a Gunnedah address. See all schools with a Gunnedah address
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Parks, playgrounds & community places
Within 3 km (pools 5 km). Features shown only where verified.
Playgrounds (verified features) (4)
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Sports grounds (3)
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Parks (1)
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At a glance
This guide brings together what AroundSchools lists for families in and around Gunnedah: 5 kids' activities within 5 km, 7 schools in Gunnedah, and parks and playgrounds.
- Kids' activities
- Arts & dance
- Parks & places
- 12 parks · 4 verified playgrounds
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Browse mapped places (20)
- Gunnedah High SchoolSchool
- Carinya Christian SchoolSchool
- Gunnedah Public SchoolSchool
- St Xavier's Primary School - GunnedahSchool
- St Mary's CollegeSchool
- Gunnedah South Public SchoolSchool
- G S Kidd Memorial SchoolSchool
- Bicentennial Creative Arts CentreActivity
- Gunnedah Tennis ClubActivity
- Gunnedah Auskick CentreActivity
- Gunnedah Gymnastics CentreActivity
- Geoff Morgan Playing Fields GunnedahActivity
- Wolseley ParkPark or community place
- Kitchener ParkPark or community place
- Donnelly Playing Fields GunnedahPark or community place
- Lions ParkPark or community place
- Wandobah ReservePark or community place
- McDonagh ParkPark or community place
- Athol Gallen ParkPark or community place
- Ron Pople ParkPark or community place
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Gunnedah within Gunnedah Shire Council
5 of the council area’s 6 activity providers · 1st of 2 suburbs by number of providers
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Homes in and around Gunnedah
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Recently sold within 5 km of Gunnedah
Homes that have sold nearby. We don’t show sale prices.
Figures from AroundSchools listings and official published data, refreshed 21 Oct 2026.
Recorded offences in Gunnedah
| Suburb | Recorded offences (12 months) |
|---|---|
| Gunnedah | 1,870 |
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 Gunnedah Shire Council
Local guides & reading
Browse all articlesSchool, activity and family guides for readers exploring Gunnedah.
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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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