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Home Hill / Rest of Qld
SOURCE: ACECQA, StartingBlocks, ABS data analysed by AreaSearch
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Home Hill Child Care FAQ
What is the Child Care supply composition of Home Hill?
As of our last update on January 30, 2026, there are 6 child care centres in Home Hill. Of these, a single centre provides Long Day Care admissions with 80 places, there is one Out of Hours School Care centre that has 50 places, Preschool/Kindergarten is serviced by a facility with 24 places, and 3 centres provide other child care services. The area is also serviced by 3 schools, collectively accommodating 447 enrolments.
What population do these centres in Home Hill service?
AreaSearch's latest population estimate for Home Hill as at August 2025 stands at a total of 2,938 people, of this 146 are estimated to be children under five years of age.
Why do your population numbers differ from Census figures for Home Hill?
Some areas have changed considerably since the 2021 Census was undertaken. At the 2021 Census Home Hill was assessed as having 2,876 people with 130 of these (4.5%) being children under 5 years old. Given changes in localised population estimates by the ABS we estimate that Home Hill has experienced population growth of approximately 62 people from the 2021 Census.
How does the ratio of children per LDC place in Home Hill compare to those in Rest of Qld?
In Home Hill, our latest analysis shows there are 1.8 resident children under 5yo per LDC place. This figure is somewhat lower than the 2.1 children per place across Rest of Qld.
How do childcare fees in Home Hill relate to those in Rest of Qld?
Childcare fees in Home Hill average $, which is not directly comparable the regional average of $150 in Rest of Qld.
How does the ratio of school population per LDC place compare in Home Hill and Rest of Qld?
In Home Hill, there are 5.6 students per LDC place. This figure is about the same as the 5.9 students per LDC place in Rest of Qld.
What is the average age of Long Daycare Centres in Home Hill?
The average LDC in Home Hill was approved 5.5 years ago, while across Rest of Qld the typical centre approval is 12 years old.
Is the local workforce a significant driver of additional child care demand for Home Hill?
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 Home Hill 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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