Child Care Tom Price

As of our last update on May 24, 2026, there are 4 child care centres in Tom Price. Of these, a single centre provides Long Day Care admissions with 96 places, and 3 centres provide other child care services. The area is also serviced by 3 schools, collectively accommodating 834 enrolments.

AreaSearch's latest population estimate for Tom Price as at May 2026 stands at a total of 3,470 people, of this 370 are estimated to be children under five years of age.

Some areas have changed considerably since the 2021 Census was undertaken. At the 2021 Census Tom Price was assessed as having 2,910 people with 318 of these (10.9%) being children under 5 years old. Given changes in localised population estimates by the ABS we estimate that Tom Price has experienced population growth of approximately 560 people from the 2021 Census.

In Tom Price, our latest analysis shows there are 3.9 resident children under 5yo per LDC place. This figure is about the same as the 4 children per place across Rest of WA.

Childcare fees in Tom Price average $317, which is significantly higher than the regional average of $157 in Rest of WA.

In Tom Price, there are 8.7 students per LDC place. This figure is somewhat lower than the 10.1 students per LDC place in Rest of WA.

The average LDC in Tom Price was approved 3.5 years ago, while across Rest of WA the typical centre approval is 11 years old.

Yes, workforce activity is exceptional in this area and is a major driver of child care demand.

Childcare operators, developers, investors and financiers would typically conduct a thorough child care supply and demand analysis (SDA) on Tom Price 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.