Tuncurry, NSW Family Guide
NSW 2428 · Mid-Coast
Discover Tuncurry with your family: kids' activities, parks, schools and everyday family life.
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Activities around Tuncurry
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Sports
- Other sports (1 in Tuncurry · 1 within 5 km) — Big Air Indoor Bike Park (0 km)
Schools within 3 km of Tuncurry
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6 schools within 3 km of the Tuncurry centre, 4 with a Tuncurry address. See all schools with a Tuncurry address
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Parks, playgrounds & community places
Within 3 km (pools 5 km). Features shown only where verified.
Playgrounds (verified features) (2)
Sports grounds (1)
Parks (1)
Cockatoo Island Reserve
Tuncurry · 1.3 km
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At a glance
This guide brings together what AroundSchools lists for families in and around Tuncurry: 3 kids' activities within 5 km, 4 schools in Tuncurry, and parks and playgrounds.
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- Other sports
- Parks & places
- 2 parks · 2 verified playgrounds
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- Forster
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- Margaret Jurd College TuncurrySchool
- Tuncurry Public SchoolSchool
- Great Lakes College Senior CampusSchool
- Great Lakes College Tuncurry CampusSchool
- Forster Public SchoolSchool
- Holy Name Primary SchoolSchool
- Big Air Indoor Bike ParkActivity
- Forster Tennis ClubActivity
- Forster Arts & Crafts SocietyActivity
- Barry Stonham ParkPark or community place
- J. Holland ParkPark or community place
- Cockatoo Island ReservePark or community place
- Forster ParkPark or community place
Your council & community
Tuncurry within Mid-Coast
1 of the council area’s 13 activity providers · 6th of 7 suburbs by number of providers
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Homes with family context
Homes in and around Tuncurry
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Recently sold within 5 km of Tuncurry
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Tuncurry, NSW 2428
Property Type: Apartment / Unit / Flat
Tuncurry, NSW 2428
Property Type: Apartment / Unit / Flat
Tuncurry, NSW 2428
Property Type: House
Tuncurry, NSW 2428
Property Type: Townhouse
Forster, NSW 2428
Property Type: Apartment / Unit / Flat
Forster, NSW 2428
Property Type: Apartment / Unit / Flat
Figures from AroundSchools listings and official published data, refreshed 21 Oct 2026.
Recorded offences in Tuncurry
| Suburb | Recorded offences (12 months) |
|---|---|
| Tuncurry | 481 |
| Forster | 1,602 |
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
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