Moving to Balgownie (Fairy Meadow area) from Oran Park
Schools, childcare, demographics and house prices for Balgownie - Fairy Meadow and Oran Park, side by side - all from public government data.
Balgownie (Fairy Meadow area) has 22,303 people (ABS, June 2025), +0.6% in a year, a median house price of $1.37M, 10 schools and 18 childcare services. Full Balgownie (Fairy Meadow 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.
Barramurra Public School
The government school your child can attend for free by living in Oran Park.
This is the zoned government school for the centre of Oran Park (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.
Mount Ousley Public School
The government school your child can attend for free by living in Balgownie - Fairy Meadow.
This is the zoned government school for the centre of Balgownie - Fairy Meadow (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
Balgownie - Fairy Meadow's government schools have an average ICSEA of 1,053, compared to 1,024 in Oran Park. 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 Balgownie - Fairy Meadow 1,028 (3 schools), Oran Park 1,059 (3 schools).
There are 10 schools in Balgownie - Fairy Meadow, compared to 6 in Oran Park.
Childcare services matched by suburb name: 18 in Balgownie - Fairy Meadow vs 9 in Oran Park.
The proportion of children from non-English-speaking backgrounds is lower in Balgownie - Fairy Meadow at 18.4% (vs 40.8% in Oran Park).
Balgownie - Fairy Meadow has a SEIFA advantage (IRSAD) of Decile 6, below Oran Park's Decile 8. Decile 10 is the most advantaged nationally.
Median house prices are 11% higher in Balgownie - Fairy Meadow ($1.37M vs $1.23M).
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What is the population of Balgownie (Fairy Meadow area)?
22,303 people lived in Balgownie (Fairy Meadow area) at June 2025 (ABS Estimated Resident Population), a change of +0.6% over the year. Oran Park had 25,695.
Are houses cheaper in Balgownie (Fairy Meadow area) than in Oran Park?
No. The median house price is $1.37M in Balgownie (Fairy Meadow area) and $1.23M in Oran Park, 11% higher in Balgownie (Fairy Meadow area).
How many schools are in Balgownie (Fairy Meadow area)?
ACARA lists 10 schools in Balgownie (Fairy Meadow area), against 6 in Oran Park. The zoned government school for an address is shown above under "Which school is zoned?".
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Plan the move: Oran Park → Balgownie - Fairy Meadow