Moving to Albion Park (Macquarie Pass area) from Schofields (East area)
Schools, childcare, demographics and house prices for Albion Park - Macquarie Pass and Schofields - East, side by side - all from public government data.
Albion Park (Macquarie Pass area) has 23,649 people (ABS, June 2025), +4.1% in a year, a median house price of $1.01M, 7 schools and 18 childcare services. Full Albion Park (Macquarie Pass area) suburb profile.
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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 sales Mar 2026 and rent Jun 2026 (NSW) · RTA Queensland rents (QLD) · 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.
Riverbank Public School
The government school your child can attend for free by living in Schofields - East.
This is the zoned government school for the centre of Schofields - East (NSW catchment data) - addresses elsewhere in the suburb may be zoned to a different school.
See the catchment on the mapFee-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.
Albion Park Public School
The government school your child can attend for free by living in Albion Park - Macquarie Pass.
This is the zoned government school for the centre of Albion Park - Macquarie Pass (NSW catchment data) - addresses elsewhere in the suburb may be zoned to a different school.
See the catchment on the mapFee-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's government schools have an average ICSEA of 981, compared to 1,107 in Schofields - East. ICSEA reflects the socioeconomic intake of students, not teaching quality - it is not a ranking of school performance.
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 suburb name: 18 in Albion Park - Macquarie Pass vs 19 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 27% lower in Albion Park - Macquarie Pass ($1.01M vs $1.38M).
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What is the population of Albion Park (Macquarie Pass area)?
23,649 people lived in Albion Park (Macquarie Pass area) at June 2025 (ABS Estimated Resident Population), a change of +4.1% over the year. Schofields (East area) had 38,569.
Are houses cheaper in Albion Park (Macquarie Pass area) than in Schofields (East area)?
Yes. The median house price is $1.01M in Albion Park (Macquarie Pass area) and $1.38M in Schofields (East area), 27% lower in Albion Park (Macquarie Pass area).
How many schools are in Albion Park (Macquarie Pass area)?
ACARA lists 7 schools in Albion Park (Macquarie Pass area), against 8 in Schofields (East area). The zoned government school for an address is shown above under "Which school is zoned?".
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Plan the move: Schofields - East → Albion Park - Macquarie Pass