Skip to main content
W. Bulach / CC BY-SA 4.0

Lavender Bay, NSW Family Guide

Kids' activities, schools, parks and events in and around Lavender Bay · updated 3 Oct

This guide brings together what AroundSchools lists for families in and around Lavender Bay: 106 kids' activities within 5 km, parks and playgrounds, and 1 upcoming event.

Family Snapshot

Sports
Tennis, Other sports, Swimming, Martial arts, Football (AFL) + 3 more
Kids' activities
Arts & dance, Tutoring & STEM, Kids' activities & play, Yoga & wellbeing, Music
Schools
22 within 3 km
Parks & places
2 parks · 17 verified playgrounds · 9 libraries · 4 public pools
What's on
1 event in the next 60 days
Explore nearby
Mcmahons Point, Kirribilli, and Waverton

What can families do in Lavender Bay?

Tennis19 within 5 kmOther sports17 within 5 kmSwimming16 within 5 kmMartial arts15 within 5 kmFootball (AFL)8 within 5 kmGymnastics & cheer6 within 5 kmSoccer3 within 5 kmAthletics2 within 5 kmArts & dance18 within 5 kmTutoring & STEM17 within 5 kmKids' activities & play11 within 5 kmYoga & wellbeing6 within 5 kmMusic4 within 5 km

Sports & local clubs around Lavender Bay

Tennis around Lavender Bay

19 listed within 5 km of Lavender Bay

Kirribilli Tennis Centre

North Sydney

Tennis
ParkingSports courts / fields

0.6 km from central Lavender Bay

North Sydney Tennis World

North Sydney

Tennis
PlaygroundToiletsParkingSports courts / fields

1 km from central Lavender Bay

Primrose Park Tennis

Neutral Bay

ParkTennis
ToiletsParkingSports courts / fields

1.9 km from central Lavender Bay

Not finding it in Lavender Bay? Listed in Neutral Bay (1 · 1.3 km), North Sydney (2 · 0.5 km), Cremorne (1 · 2.5 km)

See all 19 within 5 km

Other sports around Lavender Bay

17 listed within 5 km of Lavender Bay

Blues Point Yacht Club

Mcmahons Point

Yacht
Playground

0.2 km from central Lavender Bay

Sydney Flying Squadron

Milsons Point

YachtSwimmingAFL

0.6 km from central Lavender Bay

Royal Sydney Yacht Squadron

Kirribilli

Yacht
Playground

0.8 km from central Lavender Bay

Not finding it in Lavender Bay? Listed in Mcmahons Point (1 · 0.2 km), Kirribilli (1 · 0.8 km), St Leonards (1 · 1.5 km)

See all 17 within 5 km

Swimming around Lavender Bay

16 listed within 5 km of Lavender Bay

North Sydney Olympic Pool

Kirribilli

SwimmingEvent EntertainmentDancing School
Playground

0.8 km from central Lavender Bay

Pool Club

Sydney

Swimming
ParkingWater playCafé nearby

2.6 km from central Lavender Bay

Allegiance RG Academy

Sydney

GymnasticsDancing SchoolSwimming

2.7 km from central Lavender Bay

Not finding it in Lavender Bay? Listed in Kirribilli (1 · 0.8 km), Artarmon (1 · 2.4 km), Sydney (5 · 2.7 km)

See all 16 within 5 km

Martial arts around Lavender Bay

15 listed within 5 km of Lavender Bay

Goju-Kai Karate-do Ikga Sydney

Waverton

Karate
ToiletsParkingPicnic tables

1.1 km from central Lavender Bay

The Pickled Possum

Neutral Bay

Karate
Parking

2.1 km from central Lavender Bay

University Of New South Wales Athletics Club

Sydney

AthleteSelf DefenceSTEM

2.7 km from central Lavender Bay

Not finding it in Lavender Bay? Listed in Waverton (1 · 1.1 km), Neutral Bay (1 · 1.3 km), Artarmon (1 · 2.4 km)

See all 15 within 5 km

More sports

More things to do around Lavender Bay

Arts & dance around Lavender Bay

18 listed within 5 km of Lavender Bay · 1 in Lavender Bay

Plié

Lavender Bay

Dancing SchoolEvent EntertainmentDrama
Playground

In Lavender Bay

Arthur Murray Crows Nest

Crows Nest

Dancing School
ToiletsParkingPicnic tables

2 km from central Lavender Bay

Crows Nest Performing Arts Centre

Crows Nest

Art Centre
ToiletsParking

2.1 km from central Lavender Bay

All arts & dance in Lavender Bay (1) →
See all 18 within 5 km

Tutoring & STEM around Lavender Bay

17 listed within 5 km of Lavender Bay

Bonjour Babies (Nicholson St Public School NSW)

Bonjour Babies (Nicholson St Public School NSW)

Balmain East

FrenchLanguage Learning
PlaygroundShade / shelterParking

2 km from central Lavender Bay

Professor Pop

Professor Pop

Sydney

STEMLearning CentreMagician

2.1 km from central Lavender Bay

Greenwich Sailing Club

Greenwich

YachtTutoring

2.3 km from central Lavender Bay

Not finding it in Lavender Bay? Listed in Greenwich (1 · 2.3 km), Sydney (6 · 2.7 km), Queen Victoria Building (1 · 3.2 km)

See all 17 within 5 km
  • Kids' activities & play (11 within 5 km) — Beautiful Minds Australia (2.3 km)Not finding it in Lavender Bay? Listed in Neutral Bay (1 · 1.3 km), St Leonards (1 · 1.5 km), Sydney (2 · 2.7 km)
  • Yoga & wellbeing (1 in Lavender Bay · 6 within 5 km) — Plié (0 km)
  • Music (1 in Lavender Bay · 4 within 5 km) — Plié (0 km)

Activities by age around Lavender Bay

Ages as the provider or event states them.

Babies & preschoolers

Primary school kids

Older kids

Teenagers

Schools in and near Lavender Bay

Levels as each school is registered; distances are straight-line from central Lavender Bay.

Government school zones covering central Lavender Bay:

Nth Sydney PSCammeraygal HS

Parks, playgrounds & community places

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

Playgrounds (verified features)

  • Watt Park · Lavender Bay · 0.1 km Playground Toilets Parking Picnic tables
  • Quibaree Park · Lavender Bay · 0.1 km Toilets Playground Parking Picnic tables
  • Middle Head Fortifications · Milsons Point · 0.6 km Playground Toilets Parking Picnic tables
  • Bradfield Park · Milsons Point · 0.7 km Playground Toilets Parking Picnic tables

Libraries

Public pools

Sports grounds

  • North Sydney Oval · North Sydney · 0.8 km Sports courts / fields Toilets Parking
  • Anderson Park · North Sydney · 0.8 km Toilets Sports courts / fields
  • Stanton Lookout · Kirribilli · 0.9 km Toilets Parking Picnic tables Sports courts / fields
  • Captain Henry Waterhouse Reserve · Kirribilli · 1 km Toilets Parking Sports courts / fields

Parks

What's on around Lavender Bay

Within 5 km, next 60 days.

Coming up

How Lavender Bay compares with nearby suburbs

  • Lavender Bay

    Gymnastics & cheer 1, Arts & dance 1, Yoga & wellbeing 1, Music 1 +1

    0 schools · 2 parks

  • Mcmahons Point0.2 km · same council

    Other sports 1

    0 schools · 0 parks

  • Kirribilli0.8 km · same council

    Arts & dance 1, Gymnastics & cheer 1, Other sports 1, Party entertainers 1 +2

    1 school · 4 parks

  • Waverton1.1 km · same council

    Martial arts 1

    1 school · 1 park

  • Neutral Bay1.3 km · same council

    Kids' activities & play 1, Martial arts 1, Tennis 1

    1 school · 1 park

  • St Leonards1.5 km · same council

    Football (AFL) 2, Gymnastics & cheer 1, Kids' activities & play 1, Other sports 1 +1

    2 schools · 1 park

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

Explore nearby family guides

Mcmahons Point family guide · 0.2 kmKirribilli family guide · 0.8 kmWaverton family guide · 1.1 kmNeutral Bay family guide · 1.3 kmSt Leonards family guide · 1.5 kmNorth Sydney family guide · 0.5 kmCrows Nest family guide · 2.4 kmCremorne family guide · 2.5 kmGreenwich family guide · 2.3 kmArtarmon family guide · 2.4 kmBirchgrove family guide · 2.6 km

Lavender Bay within North Sydney Council

1 of the council area’s 16 activity providers · 6th of 9 suburbs by number of providers

North Sydney Council guide

Figures from AroundSchools listings and official published data, refreshed 3 Oct 2026.

Recorded offences in Lavender Bay

SuburbRecorded offences (12 months)
Lavender Bay41
Artarmon582
Balmain873
Birchgrove84
Broadway39
Cammeray129
Castlecrag33
Chippendale781
Cremorne198
Crows Nest459
Darling Point124
Darlinghurst1,961

Recorded offences, 12 months to 2026-06 · Source: NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research (BOCSAR) · source

Kids activities across North Sydney Council

16 kids activities listed
on AroundSchools, in North Sydney Council
Sports12Creative Arts4Entertainment3Health2Music2

From our blog

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…

Read more →

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…

Read more →

Activities for Kids Who Don't Like Sport in Australia 2026

If your child is not a sporty kid, the shortage you are running into is real and it is measurable. Across the 7,949 kids' activities listed on AroundSchools as at 5 September 2026, 87% are sport.…

Read more →

All kids' activities listed in Lavender Bay

Grouped by kind; only listings whose address is in Lavender Bay.