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Key Metrics
Felixstow / Greater Adelaide
LDC Providers
2
430
Total LDC Places
160
36,261
Total Population
2,672
1,520,876
Persons Per Place
16.7
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Avg Centre Age
14.5 yrs
10 yrs
Population 0-4
140
79,648
0-4 Per LDC Place
0.88
2.2
Workforce Impact
Standard
Standard
School Attendance
81
-
School Per LDC Place
0.51
6.3
Avg LDC Fee ($/day)
$169
$161
Other Places (PSK/OOSH)
55
-
SOURCE: ACECQA, StartingBlocks, ABS data analysed by AreaSearch
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Approvals Pipeline
Childcare development approvals near Felixstow
Development applications around Felixstow
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In the local catchment
Proposed Places
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Where disclosed
Under Assessment
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Awaiting determination
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Approved or decided
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SOURCE: Planning portals and council registers, compiled by AreaSearch. Distance & bearing measured from the suburb midpoint.
Felixstow Child Care FAQ
What is the Child Care supply composition of Felixstow?
As of our last update on May 24, 2026, there are 5 child care centres in Felixstow. Of these, 2 centres provide Long Day Care with 160 places, there is one Out of Hours School Care centre that has 25 places, Preschool/Kindergarten is serviced by a facility with 30 places, and a single centre providing other child care services. The suburb also contains a single school with 81 enrolments.
What population do these centres in Felixstow service?
AreaSearch's latest population estimate for Felixstow as at May 2026 stands at a total of 2,672 people, of this 140 are estimated to be children under five years of age.
Why do your population numbers differ from Census figures for Felixstow?
Some areas have changed considerably since the 2021 Census was undertaken. At the 2021 Census Felixstow was assessed as having 2,477 people with 122 of these (4.9%) being children under 5yo. Felixstow has seen 96 new addresses added since this time, which, combined with broader ABS population estimates for resident population, leads us to estimate that Felixstow has experienced population growth of approximately 195 people from the 2021 Census.
How does the ratio of children per LDC place in Felixstow compare to those in Greater Adelaide?
In Felixstow, our latest analysis shows there are 0.9 resident children under 5yo per LDC place. This figure is significantly lower than the 2.2 children per place across Greater Adelaide.
How do childcare fees in Felixstow relate to those in Greater Adelaide?
Childcare fees in Felixstow average $169, which is comparable to the regional average of $161 in Greater Adelaide.
How does the ratio of school population per LDC place compare in Felixstow and Greater Adelaide?
In Felixstow, there are 0.5 students per LDC place. This figure is significantly lower than the 6.3 students per LDC place in Greater Adelaide.
What is the average age of Long Daycare Centres in Felixstow?
The average LDC in Felixstow was approved 14.5 years ago, while across Greater Adelaide the typical centre approval is 10 years old.
Is the local workforce a significant driver of additional child care demand for Felixstow?
Workforce activity is within the standard range and may moderately influence child care demand in this area.
Who would typically use analysis such as this?
Childcare operators, developers, investors and financiers would typically conduct a thorough child care supply and demand analysis (SDA) on Felixstow before allocating the significant amount of capital required. Boundary-based analysis such as this is often used as an initial guide however, and analysis would be undertaken on the specific site adopting a radial, travel time, or custom catchment to take into account nearby competition and demand drivers that would influence a centre's performance.
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Centre supply and current places are an output, not a leading indicator. For the demand-side drivers of this area — population growth, 0–4 cohort trends, dwelling supply, workforce participation and competing development pipeline — open the relevant deep-dive page.