Moving to Albury (East area) from Lavington
Schools, childcare, demographics and house prices for Albury - East and Lavington, side by side - all from public government data.
Albury (East area) has 20,822 people (ABS, June 2025), +2.9% in a year, a median house price of $732,000, 3 schools and 8 childcare services. Full Albury (East area) suburb profile.
Open this plan in the Move Planner →Add your kids' ages, see school catchment zones on the map, and get a shareable link.
Found this useful? Share it with a friend who is moving.
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.
Lavington East Public School
The government school your child can attend for free by living in Lavington.
This is the zoned government school for the centre of Lavington (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.
Thurgoona Public School
The government school your child can attend for free by living in Albury - East.
This is the zoned government school for the centre of Albury - 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.
Honest tradeoff
Albury - East's government schools have an average ICSEA of 990, compared to 913 in Lavington. 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 Albury - East 1,074 (2 schools), Lavington 1,007 (2 schools).
There are 3 schools in Albury - East, compared to 7 in Lavington.
Childcare services matched by suburb name: 8 in Albury - East vs 13 in Lavington.
The proportion of children from non-English-speaking backgrounds is lower in Albury - East at 7.5% (vs 12.5% in Lavington).
Albury - East has a SEIFA advantage (IRSAD) of Decile 6, above Lavington's Decile 1. Decile 10 is the most advantaged nationally.
Median house prices are 16% higher in Albury - East ($732,000 vs $630,000).
Similar suburbs near Albury - East
Related moves
What is the population of Albury (East area)?
20,822 people lived in Albury (East area) at June 2025 (ABS Estimated Resident Population), a change of +2.9% over the year. Lavington had 15,832.
Are houses cheaper in Albury (East area) than in Lavington?
No. The median house price is $732,000 in Albury (East area) and $630,000 in Lavington, 16% higher in Albury (East area).
How many schools are in Albury (East area)?
ACARA lists 3 schools in Albury (East area), against 7 in Lavington. The zoned government school for an address is shown above under "Which school is zoned?".
Make this comparison yours
The Move Planner adds your kids' ages, school catchment zones on the map, and a shareable link for your partner.
Plan the move: Lavington → Albury - East