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Moving to Albion Park - Macquarie Pass from Schofields - East

Schools, childcare, demographics and house prices for Albion Park - Macquarie Pass and Schofields - East, side by side — all from public government data.

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Comparing
Schofields - East
NSW · current home
Albion Park - Macquarie Pass
NSW · destination
Population & growth ABS ERP June 2025
Population (2024)
38,569
23,649
Annual growth
+7.4%
+4.1%
Demographics ABS Census 2021
Median household income
$2,682/wk
$2,088/wk
Overseas born
54.0%
12.6%
Non-English-speaking background
60.5%
6.8%
Children aged 0–14
28.0%
22.3%
SEIFA advantage ABS SEIFA 2021
IRSAD decile (1 = most disadvantaged, 10 = most advantaged)
Decile 10
Decile 6
IRSAD score
1,130
1,000
Schools & childcare ACARA 2025 · ACECQA
Schools
8
7
Government schools ICSEA (avg intake)
1,107
981
Catholic/independent schools ICSEA (avg intake)
1,106
1,041
Childcare services (matched by postcode)
72
23
Property VIC + NSW in v1
Median house price
$1.33M
$923,000
House price YoY
+5.5%
+4.2%
Median 3-bed house rent /wk
$750
$710
Getting around GTFS commute · OpenStreetMap amenities
GPs nearby
0
0
Supermarkets nearby
2
1
Parks nearby
15
49
Train stations
0
0
Safety NSW BOCSAR (calendar year 2025)
Recorded incidents, latest year (raw count — not population-adjusted)
565
450
Change vs prior year
-5%
-11%

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 · Schofields - East
Your zoned school Live VIC + NSW catchments

Riverbank Public School

The government school your child can attend for free by living in Schofields - East.

Sector Government
Years K-6
Students 2,030
ICSEA 1141
A picture of students’ family backgrounds — not a ranking or a quality score.

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

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Also nearby — Catholic & Independent schools (not your catchment)
Rouse Hill Anglican College
Independent 1,578 students
ICSEA 1137 intake context
St John Paul II Catholic College
Catholic 1,159 students
ICSEA 1074 intake context
St Joseph's Primary School
Catholic 724 students
ICSEA 1108 intake context

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

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To · Albion Park - Macquarie Pass
Your zoned school Live VIC + NSW catchments

Albion Park Public School

The government school your child can attend for free by living in Albion Park - Macquarie Pass.

Sector Government
Years K-6
Students 516
ICSEA 972
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This is the zoned in-area government school for Albion Park - Macquarie Pass (NSW catchment data).

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Also nearby — Catholic & Independent schools (not your catchment)
St Joseph's Catholic High School
Catholic 736 students
ICSEA 1029 intake context
Calderwood Christian School
Independent 504 students
ICSEA 1056 intake context
St Paul's Catholic Primary School
Catholic 399 students
ICSEA 1037 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

Albion Park - Macquarie Pass has weaker government school academic context than Schofields - East, with an average ICSEA of 981 compared to 1,107. 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 Albion Park - Macquarie Pass 1,041 (3 schools), Schofields - East 1,106 (3 schools).

There are 7 schools in Albion Park - Macquarie Pass, compared to 8 in Schofields - East.

Childcare services matched by postcode: 23 in Albion Park - Macquarie Pass vs 72 in Schofields - East.

The proportion of children from non-English-speaking backgrounds is lower in Albion Park - Macquarie Pass at 6.8% (vs 60.5% in Schofields - East).

Albion Park - Macquarie Pass has a SEIFA advantage (IRSAD) of Decile 6, below Schofields - East's Decile 10. Decile 10 is the most advantaged nationally.

Median house prices are 31% lower in Albion Park - Macquarie Pass ($923,000 vs $1.33M).

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