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Rhodes, NSW Family Guide

NSW 2138 · City of Canada Bay

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

Explore kids’ activitiesDirectory data rebuilt 22 Oct 2026
New South Wales
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Schools18within 3 kmActivities78within 5 kmUpcoming events0shown within 5 kmHomes0for sale within 5 km

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Tennis16 within 5 kmMartial arts13 within 5 kmSwimming10 within 5 kmOther sports8 within 5 kmFootball (AFL)7 within 5 km
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Gymnastics & cheer5 within 5 kmBasketball4 within 5 kmSoccer4 within 5 kmNetball2 within 5 kmKids' activities & play16 within 5 kmArts & dance14 within 5 kmTutoring & STEM11 within 5 kmMusic5 within 5 km
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Explore Rhodes

Parks, playgrounds and community places to discover nearby.

Brays Bay Reserve

Rhodes · 0.1 km

Playground Toilets Parking BBQ facilities

Peg Paterson Park

Rhodes · 0.2 km

Playground Toilets Wheelchair accessible Sports courts / fields

Kokoda Memorial Track

Concord West · 0.5 km

Playground Toilets Parking BBQ facilities
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Sports & local clubs around Rhodes

Tennis around Rhodes

16 listed within 5 km of Rhodes

Pulse Club

Wentworth Point

SwimmingTennis

1.2 km from central Rhodes

Everything Tennis

North Strathfield

Tennis

2.3 km from central Rhodes

Australian Sports Camps

Ryde

BasketballSportsRock Climbing

2.6 km from central Rhodes

Not finding it in Rhodes? Listed in Concord (1 · 3.2 km), Auburn (2 · 2.1 km), North Parramatta (1 · 2.1 km)

See all 16 within 5 km

Martial arts around Rhodes

13 listed within 5 km of Rhodes

GKR Karate

Putney

Karate

2.3 km from central Rhodes

Kyokushin Karate Parramatta

West Ryde

Karate

2.7 km from central Rhodes

Sjja Jiu Jitsu Academy Gladesville

Gladesville

Jiujitsu

3.5 km from central Rhodes

Not finding it in Rhodes? Listed in Concord (2 · 3.2 km), Putney (1 · 2.1 km), Ermington (1 · 2.3 km)

See all 13 within 5 km

Swimming around Rhodes

10 listed within 5 km of Rhodes

Carlile Swimming

Ryde

Swimming

2.7 km from central Rhodes

NSW Institute of Sport

Sydney Olympic Park

Swimming

2.7 km from central Rhodes

Little Frogs Mobile Swim School

West Ryde

Swimming

2.8 km from central Rhodes

Not finding it in Rhodes? Listed in Concord (1 · 3.2 km), Auburn (1 · 2.1 km), North Parramatta (1 · 2.1 km)

See all 10 within 5 km

Other sports around Rhodes

8 listed within 5 km of Rhodes

Epping Scout's Boat Shed

Meadowbank

Adventure & CampingYacht

1.7 km from central Rhodes

UrbnSurf

North Parramatta

SurfAdventure & CampingAFL

2.1 km from central Rhodes

Little Boomers Basketball West Ryde

West Ryde

BasketballEvent EntertainmentSports

2.6 km from central Rhodes

Not finding it in Rhodes? Listed in North Parramatta (1 · 2.1 km), Ryde (1 · 2.3 km), West Ryde (1 · 2.3 km)

See all 8 within 5 km

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Kids' activities & play around Rhodes

16 listed within 5 km of Rhodes · 1 in Rhodes

Learn and Play Child Care Centre

Rhodes

Play centre

In Rhodes

Gondwana Choirs

Parramatta

SingingTutoringPiano

2.1 km from central Rhodes

Jordan and Brooke K-12

Parramatta

TutoringSTEMAdventure & Camping

2.1 km from central Rhodes

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Arts & dance around Rhodes

14 listed within 5 km of Rhodes

A Face Painting Dream

Wentworth Point

MagicianPainting

1.2 km from central Rhodes

Face Focus Entertainment

Wentworth Point

PaintingMagician

1.2 km from central Rhodes

Alpha One College

Parramatta

TutoringArt CentreMaths

2.1 km from central Rhodes

Not finding it in Rhodes? Listed in Auburn (1 · 2.1 km), Ermington (1 · 2.3 km), Ryde (1 · 2.3 km)

See all 14 within 5 km

Schools within 3 km of Rhodes

Explore school profiles, admissions and nearby activities.

18 schools within 3 km of the Rhodes centre, none with a Rhodes 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 16)

  • Brays Bay Reserve

    Rhodes · 0.1 km

    Playground Toilets Parking BBQ facilities

  • Peg Paterson Park

    Rhodes · 0.2 km

    Playground Toilets Wheelchair accessible Sports courts / fields
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  • Kokoda Memorial Track

    Concord West · 0.5 km

    Playground Toilets Parking BBQ facilities

  • Rhodes Park

    Concord West · 0.6 km

    Playground Toilets Parking

Libraries (3)

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Public pools (1)

Sports grounds (4 of 5)

  • Brickpit

    Sydney Olympic Park · 1.8 km

    Sports courts / fields
Show 2 more Sports grounds

  • Bremner Park

    Gladesville · 2.6 km

    Sports courts / fields

  • Olympic Park

    Ryde · 2.9 km

    Parking Sports courts / fields

Parks (4 of 11)

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What's coming up

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

No upcoming events are listed near this suburb right now. Explore nearby guides or check back for new events.

Activities by age around Rhodes

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.

At a glance

This guide brings together what AroundSchools lists for families in and around Rhodes: 78 kids' activities within 5 km and parks and playgrounds.

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Your council & community

Rhodes within City of Canada Bay

1 of the council area’s 29 activity providers · 6th of 9 suburbs by number of providers

City of Canada Bay guide

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Homes with family context

Homes in and around Rhodes

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

Recently sold within 5 km of Rhodes

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

X03/8 Walker Street (1/1)
Sold
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X03/8 Walker Street100m

Rhodes, NSW 2138

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1606/8 Walker St (1/1)
Sold
Apartment / Unit / Flat
1606/8 Walker St100m

Rhodes, NSW 2138

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1806/8 walker street (1/1)
Sold
Apartment / Unit / Flat
1806/8 walker street100m

Rhodes, NSW 2138

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502/8 Walker Street (1/1)
Sold
Apartment / Unit / Flat
502/8 Walker Street200m

Rhodes, NSW 2138

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2309/21 Marquet Street (1/1)
Sold
Apartment / Unit / Flat
2309/21 Marquet Street200m

Rhodes, NSW 2138

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1509/36 Walker Street (1/1)
Sold
Apartment / Unit / Flat
1509/36 Walker Street200m

Rhodes, NSW 2138

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Nearby suburbs

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

Concord

8 activity providers · 3.2 km

Auburn

7 activity providers · 2.1 km

Putney

2 activity providers · 2.1 km

Compare activities, schools & parks
  • Rhodes

    Kids' activities & play 1

    0 schools · 3 parks

  • Concord3.2 km · same council

    Football (AFL) 2, Martial arts 2, Tutoring & STEM 1, Soccer 1 +2

    4 schools · 6 parks

  • Auburn2.1 km

    Football (AFL) 2, Tennis 2, Arts & dance 1, Soccer 1 +1

    14 schools · 1 park

  • North Parramatta2.1 km

    Football (AFL) 1, Gymnastics & cheer 1, Kids' activities & play 1, Tutoring & STEM 1 +3

    6 schools · 5 parks

  • Putney2.1 km

    Tutoring & STEM 1, Martial arts 1

    1 school · 5 parks

  • Ermington2.3 km

    Arts & dance 1, Martial arts 1, Tennis 1

    2 schools · 5 parks

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

Explore nearby family guides

Concord family guide · 3.2 kmAuburn family guide · 2.1 kmNorth Parramatta family guide · 2.1 kmPutney family guide · 2.1 kmErmington family guide · 2.3 kmLidcombe family guide · 2.3 kmRyde family guide · 2.3 kmWest Ryde family guide · 2.3 kmBurwood family guide · 2.4 kmGladesville family guide · 2.4 kmAbbotsford family guide · 4.2 km

Figures from AroundSchools listings and official published data, refreshed 21 Oct 2026.

Recorded offences in Rhodes

SuburbRecorded offences (12 months)
Rhodes651
Abbotsford163
Cabarita103
Canada Bay36
Concord510
Concord West219
Denistone95
Denistone East21
Denistone West10
East Ryde27
Eastwood799
Ermington678

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 City of Canada Bay

29 kids activities listed
on AroundSchools, in City of Canada Bay
Sports23Entertainment6Creative Arts2Academic1

Local guides & reading

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School, activity and family guides for readers exploring Rhodes.

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All kids' activities listed in Rhodes

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