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Moving to Adamstown - Kotara from Williamtown - Medowie - Karuah

Schools, childcare, demographics and house prices for Adamstown - Kotara and Williamtown - Medowie - Karuah, side by side — all from public government data.

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Comparing
Williamtown - Medowie - Karuah
NSW · current home
Adamstown - Kotara
NSW · destination
Population & growth ABS ERP June 2025
Population (2024)
17,178
17,554
Annual growth
+3.2%
+1.2%
Demographics ABS Census 2021
Median household income
$1,763/wk
$2,071/wk
Overseas born
9.3%
12.5%
Non-English-speaking background
3.5%
8.4%
Children aged 0–14
20.9%
19.5%
SEIFA advantage ABS SEIFA 2021
IRSAD decile (1 = most disadvantaged, 10 = most advantaged)
Decile 4
Decile 8
IRSAD score
973
1,054
Schools & childcare ACARA 2025 · ACECQA
Schools
6
8
Government schools ICSEA (avg intake)
940
1,026
Catholic/independent schools ICSEA (avg intake)
1,029
1,100
Childcare services (matched by postcode)
12
19
Property VIC + NSW in v1
Median house price
$1.02M
$1.22M
House price YoY
+17.9%
+15.7%
Median 3-bed house rent /wk
$620
$760
Getting around GTFS commute · OpenStreetMap amenities
GPs nearby
0
9
Supermarkets nearby
2
2
Parks nearby
11
17
Train stations
0
1
Safety NSW BOCSAR (calendar year 2025)
Recorded incidents, latest year (raw count — not population-adjusted)
76
790
Change vs prior year
-18%
-24%

Sources: ABS ERP June 2025 · ABS Census 2021 · ABS SEIFA 2021 · ACARA School Profile 2025 · ACECQA NQS register · Valuer-General Victoria & DFFH (VIC) · DCJ Housing (NSW) · NSW BOCSAR (NSW) · CSA Victoria (VIC). How we source this data →

Which school is zoned?

The free government school your child can attend in each area — side by side, never a blended average.

From · Williamtown - Medowie - Karuah
Your zoned school Live VIC + NSW catchments

Wirreanda Public School

The government school your child can attend for free by living in Williamtown - Medowie - Karuah.

Sector Government
Years K-6
Students 530
ICSEA 988
A picture of students’ family backgrounds — not a ranking or a quality score.

This is the zoned in-area government school for Williamtown - Medowie - Karuah (NSW catchment data).

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Also nearby — Catholic & Independent schools (not your catchment)
Catherine McAuley Catholic College
Catholic 884 students
ICSEA 1019 intake context
Medowie Christian School
Independent 554 students
ICSEA 1038 intake context

Fee-paying schools can’t be enrolled in by zone — they’re shown for context, not as the area’s school quality.

We show school intake context and catchments, not exam results. We don’t publish a school ranking.

To · Adamstown - Kotara
Your zoned school Live VIC + NSW catchments

Belair Public School

The government school your child can attend for free by living in Adamstown - Kotara.

Sector Government
Years K-6
Students 409
ICSEA 1103
A picture of students’ family backgrounds — not a ranking or a quality score.

This is the zoned in-area government school for Adamstown - Kotara (NSW catchment data).

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Also nearby — Catholic & Independent schools (not your catchment)
Trinity Catholic College
Catholic 849 students
ICSEA 1090 intake context
St James' Primary School
Catholic 334 students
ICSEA 1104 intake context
St Columba's Primary School
Catholic 168 students
ICSEA 1107 intake context

Fee-paying schools can’t be enrolled in by zone — they’re shown for context, not as the area’s school quality.

We show school intake context and catchments, not exam results. We don’t publish a school ranking.

Honest tradeoff

Adamstown - Kotara has stronger government school academic context than Williamtown - Medowie - Karuah, with an average ICSEA of 1,026 compared to 940. ICSEA reflects the academic and socioeconomic intake of students — a higher score signals a higher-resourced school community.

Catholic/independent schools are separate from the free government catchment — average ICSEA Adamstown - Kotara 1,100 (3 schools), Williamtown - Medowie - Karuah 1,029 (2 schools).

There are 8 schools in Adamstown - Kotara, compared to 6 in Williamtown - Medowie - Karuah.

Childcare services matched by postcode: 19 in Adamstown - Kotara vs 12 in Williamtown - Medowie - Karuah.

Adamstown - Kotara has a SEIFA advantage (IRSAD) of Decile 8, above Williamtown - Medowie - Karuah's Decile 4. Decile 10 is the most advantaged nationally.

Median house prices are 19% higher in Adamstown - Kotara ($1.22M vs $1.02M).

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