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Moving to Balgownie - Fairy Meadow from Oran Park

Schools, childcare, demographics and house prices for Balgownie - Fairy Meadow and Oran Park, side by side — all from public government data.

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Comparing
Oran Park
NSW · current home
Balgownie - Fairy Meadow
NSW · destination
Population & growth ABS ERP June 2025
Population (2024)
25,695
22,303
Annual growth
+6.7%
+0.6%
Demographics ABS Census 2021
Median household income
$2,349/wk
$1,635/wk
Overseas born
34.1%
22.0%
Non-English-speaking background
40.8%
18.4%
Children aged 0–14
29.9%
16.4%
SEIFA advantage ABS SEIFA 2021
IRSAD decile (1 = most disadvantaged, 10 = most advantaged)
Decile 8
Decile 6
IRSAD score
1,062
1,012
Schools & childcare ACARA 2025 · ACECQA
Schools
6
10
Government schools ICSEA (avg intake)
1,024
1,053
Catholic/independent schools ICSEA (avg intake)
1,059
1,028
Childcare services (matched by postcode)
29
Property VIC + NSW in v1
Median house price
$1.2M
$1.34M
House price YoY
+8.7%
+11.9%
Median 3-bed house rent /wk
$680
$750
Getting around GTFS commute · OpenStreetMap amenities
GPs nearby
0
0
Supermarkets nearby
0
1
Parks nearby
25
30
Train stations
0
2
Safety NSW BOCSAR (calendar year 2025)
Recorded incidents, latest year (raw count — not population-adjusted)
565
175
Change vs prior year
-6%
+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 · Oran Park
Your zoned school Live VIC + NSW catchments

Barramurra Public School

The government school your child can attend for free by living in Oran Park.

Sector Government
Years K-6
Students 1,182
ICSEA 1044
A picture of students’ family backgrounds — not a ranking or a quality score.

This is the zoned in-area government school for Oran Park (NSW catchment data).

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Also nearby — Catholic & Independent schools (not your catchment)
Oran Park Anglican College
Independent 1,191 students
ICSEA 1086 intake context
St Benedict's Catholic College
Catholic 1,074 students
ICSEA 1040 intake context
St Justin's Catholic Primary School
Catholic 831 students
ICSEA 1051 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.

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 stronger government school academic context than Oran Park, with an average ICSEA of 1,053 compared to 1,024. 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), Oran Park 1,059 (3 schools).

There are 10 schools in Balgownie - Fairy Meadow, compared to 6 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 12% higher in Balgownie - Fairy Meadow ($1.34M vs $1.2M).

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Gov ICSEA1,018
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SEIFA IRSAD Decile 7 · Decile 10 = most advantaged

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