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Nedlands, WA Family Guide

WA 6009 · City of Nedlands

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

Explore kids’ activitiesDirectory data rebuilt 29 Oct 2026
Western Australia
Western Australia regional photograph · Samuel Wiki / CC BY 4.0

How Nedlands rates for families

How we rate suburbs →

Each factor is scored 0–5 against a fixed standard (not against other suburbs), and the overall is their average. Here is what we measured and why each scored what it did.

Overall rating
3.0
Good
3.0 out of 5

Average of the 5 factors scored so far.

  • Kids' activities5.0/5

    21 kinds within 3 km

    12 kinds or more scores 5 · 5 kinds scores 3 · none scores 0

  • School access2.1/5

    28.6% of homes within an 800 m walk of a government primary school

    70% of homes or more scores 5 · 40% of homes scores 3 · none scores 0

  • Parks & play0.6/5

    13.3% of homes within a 400 m walk of a park

    95% of homes or more scores 5 · 70% of homes scores 3 · none scores 0

  • GP access5.0/5

    84% of homes within 1 km of a GP

    75% of homes or more scores 5 · 40% of homes scores 3 · none scores 0

  • Hot days2.4/5

    20.2 days a year at 35°C or hotter

    5 days or less scores 5 · 15 days scores 3 · 40 days or more scores 0

  • Not rated yet:
  • Public transport (not rated in WA yet)
  • Commute to the city (not measured yet)
  • Everyday shopping (not measured yet)
  • Flood (not rated anywhere yet)
  • Bushfire (not rated in WA yet)

Also known, not scored: Home internet — 100% of homes on fixed-line NBN (true of almost every city suburb, so it does not tell suburbs apart).

Data sources (8)

Rated 28 October 2026 (method 0.4-draft).

Schools17within 3 kmActivities63within 5 kmUpcoming events3shown within 5 kmHomes0for sale within 5 km

Find something they love

Tennis19 within 5 kmFootball (AFL)10 within 5 kmOther sports8 within 5 kmMartial arts6 within 5 kmSoccer6 within 5 km
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Gymnastics & cheer6 within 5 kmSwimming5 within 5 kmBasketball2 within 5 kmArts & dance7 within 5 kmTutoring & STEM6 within 5 kmKids' activities & play2 within 5 km
Category photo credits

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Explore Nedlands

Parks, playgrounds and community places to discover nearby.

Carrington Park

Nedlands · 0.5 km

Playground Fully fenced Sports courts / fields
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Sports & local clubs around Nedlands

Tennis around Nedlands

19 listed within 5 km of Nedlands · 2 in Nedlands

Tennis HQ

Nedlands

Tennis

In Nedlands

The Nedlands Tennis Club

Nedlands

Tennis

In Nedlands

Robinson's Kurt Tennis School

Claremont

Tennis

1.2 km from central Nedlands

All tennis in Nedlands (2) →
See all 19 within 5 km

Football (AFL) around Nedlands

10 listed within 5 km of Nedlands · 1 in Nedlands

Dalkeith Nedlands JFC Auskick Centre

Nedlands

AFLAuskick

In Nedlands

Claremont JFC Auskick Centre

Claremont

AFLAuskick

1.2 km from central Nedlands

Subiaco JFC Auskick Centre

Shenton Park

AFLAuskick

2.6 km from central Nedlands

All football (afl) in Nedlands (1) →
See all 10 within 5 km

Other sports around Nedlands

8 listed within 5 km of Nedlands · 2 in Nedlands

Nedlands Yacht Club

Nedlands

Yacht

In Nedlands

Suburban Lions Hockey Club

Nedlands

Hockey

In Nedlands

Mounts Bay Sailing Club

Crawley

YachtPaintingArt Centre

1.5 km from central Nedlands

All other sports in Nedlands (2) →
See all 8 within 5 km

Martial arts around Nedlands

6 listed within 5 km of Nedlands · 1 in Nedlands

Platinum Taekwon-do Nedlands

Nedlands

Taekwondo

In Nedlands

Uwa Taekwon-do

Claremont

Taekwondo

1.2 km from central Nedlands

Akka Karate

Mount Claremont

Karate

2.8 km from central Nedlands

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See all 6 within 5 km

More sports

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More things to do around Nedlands

Arts & dance around Nedlands

7 listed within 5 km of Nedlands

Claremont Yacht Club

Claremont

YachtPaintingArt Centre

1.7 km from central Nedlands

Lightbox Performing Arts

Claremont North

MusicDramaGuitar

1.7 km from central Nedlands

Dancescene

Claremont

Dancing School

2 km from central Nedlands

Not finding it in Nedlands? Listed in Crawley (1 · 1.5 km), Claremont (2 · 1.7 km), Subiaco (2 · 4.7 km)

See all 7 within 5 km

Tutoring & STEM around Nedlands

6 listed within 5 km of Nedlands · 1 in Nedlands

Kumon Dalkeith

Nedlands

MathsEnglish

In Nedlands

Kumon Cottesloe Education Centre

Claremont

MathsEnglish

2 km from central Nedlands

Subiaco Pool

Daglish

SwimmingDivingMaths

4.1 km from central Nedlands

All tutoring & stem in Nedlands (1) →
See all 6 within 5 km

Schools within 3 km of Nedlands

Explore school profiles, admissions and nearby activities.

17 schools within 3 km of the Nedlands centre, 3 with a Nedlands address. See all schools with a Nedlands address

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Parks, playgrounds & community places

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

Playgrounds (verified features) (4)

  • Carrington Park

    Nedlands · 0.5 km

    Playground Fully fenced Sports courts / fields
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Libraries (2)

Public pools (1)

Sports grounds (4 of 10)

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Parks (4 of 13)

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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 Nedlands

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 Nedlands: 63 kids' activities within 5 km, 3 schools in Nedlands, parks and playgrounds, and 3 upcoming events.

Free & low-cost
3 events

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Your council & community

Nedlands within City of Nedlands

8 of the council area’s 18 activity providers · 1st of 6 suburbs by number of providers

City of Nedlands guideSchools in Nedlands

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 Nedlands

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

Recently sold within 5 km of Nedlands

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

27c Dalkeith Road (1/1)
Sold
House
27c Dalkeith Road400m

Nedlands, WA 6009

2
2
2
16A Broome Street (1/1)
Sold
Duplex
16A Broome Street400m

Nedlands, WA 6009

3
2
3
75 Mountjoy Road (1/1)
Sold
House
75 Mountjoy Road700m

Nedlands, WA 6009

5
3
4
16 Brown Street (1/1)
Sold
House
16 Brown Street900m

Claremont, WA 6010

2
1
3
40 Bruce St (1/1)
Sold
House
40 Bruce St1.2km

Nedlands, WA 6009

4
2
1
19 Riley Road (1/1)
Sold
House
19 Riley Road1.3km

Claremont, WA 6010

4
3
6

Nearby suburbs

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

Dalkeith

2 activity providers · 1.5 km

Crawley

3 activity providers · 1.5 km

Compare activities, schools & parks
  • Nedlands

    Tennis 2, Other sports 2, Football (AFL) 1, Martial arts 1 +2

    3 schools · 4 parks

  • Dalkeith1.5 km · same council

    Tennis 2

    1 school · 5 parks

  • Mount Claremont2.9 km · same council

    Gymnastics & cheer 1, Kids' activities & play 1, Martial arts 1, Swimming 1 +1

    4 schools · 6 parks

  • Crawley1.5 km

    Other sports 3, Arts & dance 1, Gymnastics & cheer 1, Tennis 1

    0 schools · 2 parks

  • Claremont1.7 km

    Arts & dance 2, Martial arts 2, Tennis 2, Football (AFL) 1 +5

    4 schools · 4 parks

  • Swanbourne2.8 km

    Football (AFL) 1, Tennis 1

    2 schools · 4 parks

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

Explore nearby family guides

Dalkeith family guide · 1.5 kmMount Claremont family guide · 2.9 kmCrawley family guide · 1.5 kmClaremont family guide · 1.7 kmSwanbourne family guide · 2.8 kmShenton Park family guide · 3.4 kmPeppermint Grove family guide · 3.9 kmJolimont family guide · 3.9 kmDaglish family guide · 4.1 kmCottesloe family guide · 4.4 kmSubiaco family guide · 4.7 km

Figures from AroundSchools listings and official published data, refreshed 28 Oct 2026.

Kids activities across City of Nedlands

18 kids activities listed
on AroundSchools, in City of Nedlands
Sports17Entertainment1Academic1

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All kids' activities listed in Nedlands

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