Australia's Most Active Suburbs for Kids
We counted the after-school classes, holiday programs and sports on offer for kids in every Australian suburb, to see where families have the most choice. The figures below reflect every activity live on AroundSchools as of October 2026.
- 8,900
- kids’ activities
- 3,058
- suburbs covered
- 8
- states & territories
- 6
- activity categories
The AroundSchools Kids' Activity Index · October 2026
Kids’ activities by state
New South Wales and Victoria together account for more than half of all kids’ activities nationally.
| State / territory | Activities | Suburbs |
|---|---|---|
| New South Wales (NSW) | 2,456 | 849 |
| Victoria (VIC) | 2,277 | 612 |
| Queensland (QLD) | 1,632 | 557 |
| South Australia (SA) | 1,139 | 426 |
| Western Australia (WA) | 921 | 381 |
| Tasmania (TAS) | 210 | 110 |
| Australian Capital Territory (ACT) | 158 | 72 |
| Northern Territory (NT) | 107 | 51 |
Australia’s 30 most active suburbs for kids
Ranked by the number of kids’ activity providers listed on AroundSchools. Tap a suburb to see what’s on locally.
| Rank | Suburb | State / territory | Activities |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Adelaide | SA | 36 |
| 2 | Melbourne | VIC | 31 |
| 3 | Castle Hill | NSW | 26 |
| 4 | Ringwood | VIC | 25 |
| 5 | Glen Waverley | VIC | 25 |
| 6 | Sydney | NSW | 24 |
| 7 | Hoppers Crossing | VIC | 23 |
| 8 | Morphett Vale | SA | 22 |
| 9 | Pakenham | VIC | 21 |
| 10 | Bayswater | VIC | 20 |
| 11 | Mount Waverley | VIC | 18 |
| 12 | Marrickville | NSW | 17 |
| 13 | Baulkham Hills | NSW | 17 |
| 14 | North Adelaide | SA | 16 |
| 15 | Werribee | VIC | 16 |
| 16 | Burleigh Heads | QLD | 16 |
| 17 | Port Macquarie | NSW | 16 |
| 18 | Perth | WA | 15 |
| 19 | Caringbah | NSW | 15 |
| 20 | Dandenong | VIC | 15 |
| 21 | Bundoora | VIC | 15 |
| 22 | Hornsby | NSW | 15 |
| 23 | Dubbo | NSW | 15 |
| 24 | Chatswood | NSW | 14 |
| 25 | Croydon | VIC | 14 |
| 26 | Albert Park | VIC | 14 |
| 27 | Moorabbin | VIC | 14 |
| 28 | Gympie | QLD | 14 |
| 29 | Mount Gambier | SA | 14 |
| 30 | Southport | QLD | 14 |
What kids are doing
Each bar counts the providers with at least one category in that group. A provider can sit in more than one group, so the bars add up to more than the 8,900 providers above.
Where kids get the most to do per housing dollar
We set each suburb's number of kids' activities against its median house price, to measure how much there is for children to do per $1m of housing. 384 suburbs qualified (at least 8 house sales since January 2025 and at least 5 activities). The national median across them is $1,236,000.
| Suburb | Activities | Median house price | Activities per $1m |
|---|---|---|---|
| Broken Hill · NSW | 14 | $325,000 | 43.1 |
| Hoppers Crossing · VIC | 21 | $767,500 | 27.4 |
| Pakenham · VIC | 20 | $735,000 | 27.2 |
| Tennant Creek · NT | 8 | $298,750 | 26.8 |
| Werribee · VIC | 17 | $698,250 | 24.3 |
| Adelaide · SA | 34 | $1,550,000 | 21.9 |
| Bayswater · VIC | 18 | $927,500 | 19.4 |
| Dubbo · NSW | 15 | $785,000 | 19.1 |
| Perth · WA | 15 | $800,000 | 18.8 |
| Gympie · QLD | 13 | $699,500 | 18.6 |
| Melton · VIC | 10 | $550,000 | 18.2 |
| Mount Gambier · SA | 11 | $624,000 | 17.6 |
| Mildura · VIC | 11 | $655,000 | 16.8 |
| St Albans · VIC | 12 | $724,500 | 16.6 |
| Morphett Vale · SA | 12 | $740,500 | 16.2 |
Methodology & how to cite
Each “activity” is one live (ACTIVE) kids’ activity provider listing on AroundSchools — a club, studio, school or venue — counted once, in the suburb of its listed address. It is not a count of classes or sessions. Only genuine children’s activities are counted (sport, arts, music, academic and similar); facilities such as parks and libraries are excluded. Two listings for the same business at different addresses count separately, and duplicate listings are not merged automatically. The Index reflects what AroundSchools lists, not every activity in Australia: coverage varies by area, so a low count can mean we list fewer local providers rather than that a suburb has little on offer. This edition is as of October 2026.
Cite this report
AroundSchools Kids' Activity Index, October 2026. AroundSchools. https://www.aroundschools.com.au/insights/kids-activity-index
Licence & reuse
The aggregate figures on this page are published under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) licence: you may use, adapt and republish them, including commercially, provided you credit AroundSchools and link back to this page. The licence covers these aggregate counts only — not the individual provider listings they are derived from. CC BY 4.0
Data as of October 2026.
Photo credits
AroundSchools · AI-generated illustration; AroundSchools · AI-generated illustration. AI-generated activity illustrations.
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