Moving to Balgownie - Fairy Meadow from Mount Druitt - Whalan
Schools, childcare, demographics and house prices for Balgownie - Fairy Meadow and Mount Druitt - Whalan, side by side — all from public government data.
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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 (NSW) · NSW BOCSAR (NSW) · CSA Victoria (VIC). How we source this data →
The free government school your child can attend in each area — side by side, never a blended average.
Mt Druitt PS
The government school your child can attend for free by living in Mount Druitt - Whalan.
This is the zoned in-area government school for Mount Druitt - Whalan (NSW catchment data).
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We show school intake context and catchments, not exam results. We don’t publish a school ranking.
Mt Ousley PS
The government school your child can attend for free by living in Balgownie - Fairy Meadow.
This is the zoned in-area government school for Balgownie - Fairy Meadow (NSW catchment data).
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.
Balgownie - Fairy Meadow has stronger government school academic context than Mount Druitt - Whalan, with an average ICSEA of 1,053 compared to 925. 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), Mount Druitt - Whalan 1,006 (5 schools).
There are 10 schools in Balgownie - Fairy Meadow, compared to 11 in Mount Druitt - Whalan.
The proportion of children from non-English-speaking backgrounds is lower in Balgownie - Fairy Meadow at 18.4% (vs 56.2% in Mount Druitt - Whalan).
Balgownie - Fairy Meadow has a SEIFA advantage (IRSAD) of Decile 6, above Mount Druitt - Whalan's Decile 1. Decile 10 is the most advantaged nationally.
Median house prices are 37% higher in Balgownie - Fairy Meadow ($1.34M vs $980,000).
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Plan the move: Mount Druitt - Whalan → Balgownie - Fairy Meadow