Move comparison · NSW → NSW

Moving to Balgownie - Fairy Meadow from Kellyville Ridge - The Ponds

Schools, childcare, demographics and house prices for Balgownie - Fairy Meadow and Kellyville Ridge - The Ponds, side by side — all from public government data.

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Comparing

Kellyville Ridge - The Ponds

NSW · current home

Balgownie - Fairy Meadow

NSW · destination

Population & growth ABS ERP June 2025

Population (2024)

21,774

22,303

Annual growth

+0.5%

+0.6%

Demographics ABS Census 2021

Median household income

$3,164/wk

$1,635/wk

Overseas born

45.5%

22.0%

Non-English-speaking background

47.5%

18.4%

Children aged 0–14

26.8%

16.4%

SEIFA advantage ABS SEIFA 2021

IRSAD decile (1 = most disadvantaged, 10 = most advantaged)

Decile 10

Decile 6

IRSAD score

1,144

1,012

Schools & childcare ACARA 2025 · ACECQA

Schools

Government schools ICSEA (avg intake)

1,090

1,053

Catholic/independent schools ICSEA (avg intake)

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1,028

Childcare services (matched by postcode)

Property VIC + NSW in v1

Median house price

$1.63M

$1.34M

House price YoY

+3.9%

+11.9%

Median 3-bed house rent /wk A blank means rent was suppressed for this area (too few lettings to publish a reliable median) — not that rent is unavailable there.

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$750

Getting around GTFS commute · OpenStreetMap amenities

GPs nearby

Supermarkets nearby

Parks nearby

Train stations

Safety NSW BOCSAR (calendar year 2025)

Recorded incidents, latest year (raw count — not population-adjusted)

171

175

Change vs prior year

-7%

+8%

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 · Kellyville Ridge - The Ponds

Your zoned school Live VIC + NSW catchments

John Palmer Public School

The government school your child can attend for free by living in Kellyville Ridge - The Ponds.

Sector Government

Years K-6

Students 950

ICSEA 1125

A picture of students’ family backgrounds — not a ranking or a quality score.

This is the zoned in-area government school for Kellyville Ridge - The Ponds (NSW catchment data).

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

To · Balgownie - Fairy Meadow

Your zoned school Live VIC + NSW catchments

Mt Ousley PS

The government school your child can attend for free by living in Balgownie - Fairy Meadow.

Sector Government

This is the zoned in-area government school for Balgownie - Fairy Meadow (NSW catchment data).

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Also nearby — Catholic & Independent schools (not your catchment)

Good Samaritan Catholic Primary School

Catholic 335 students

ICSEA 1081 intake context

Elonera Montessori School

Independent 187 students

ICSEA 1108 intake context

Wollongong Flexible School

Independent 71 students

ICSEA 895 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

Balgownie - Fairy Meadow has weaker government school academic context than Kellyville Ridge - The Ponds, with an average ICSEA of 1,053 compared to 1,090. 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 Balgownie - Fairy Meadow 1,028 (3 schools), Kellyville Ridge - The Ponds none in this SA2.

There are 10 schools in Balgownie - Fairy Meadow, compared to 3 in Kellyville Ridge - The Ponds.

Childcare services matched by postcode: 29 in Balgownie - Fairy Meadow vs 5 in Kellyville Ridge - The Ponds.

The proportion of children from non-English-speaking backgrounds is lower in Balgownie - Fairy Meadow at 18.4% (vs 47.5% in Kellyville Ridge - The Ponds).

Balgownie - Fairy Meadow has a SEIFA advantage (IRSAD) of Decile 6, below Kellyville Ridge - The Ponds's Decile 10. Decile 10 is the most advantaged nationally.

Median house prices are 18% lower in Balgownie - Fairy Meadow ($1.34M vs $1.63M).

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