Moving to Balgownie (Fairy Meadow area) from St Georges Basin (Erowal Bay area)
Schools, childcare, demographics and house prices for Balgownie - Fairy Meadow and St Georges Basin - Erowal Bay, 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.
St Georges Basin Public School
The government school your child can attend for free by living in St Georges Basin - Erowal Bay.
This is the zoned government school for the centre of St Georges Basin - Erowal Bay (NSW catchment data) - addresses elsewhere in the suburb may be zoned to a different school.
See the catchment on the mapWe 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 934 in St Georges Basin - Erowal Bay. 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), St Georges Basin - Erowal Bay none in this SA2.
There are 10 schools in Balgownie - Fairy Meadow, compared to 2 in St Georges Basin - Erowal Bay.
Childcare services matched by suburb name: 18 in Balgownie - Fairy Meadow vs 9 in St Georges Basin - Erowal Bay.
The proportion of children from non-English-speaking backgrounds is higher in Balgownie - Fairy Meadow at 18.4% (vs 5.0% in St Georges Basin - Erowal Bay).
Balgownie - Fairy Meadow has a SEIFA advantage (IRSAD) of Decile 6, above St Georges Basin - Erowal Bay's Decile 2. Decile 10 is the most advantaged nationally.
Median house prices are 56% higher in Balgownie - Fairy Meadow ($1.37M vs $878,000).
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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. St Georges Basin (Erowal Bay area) had 15,444.
Are houses cheaper in Balgownie (Fairy Meadow area) than in St Georges Basin (Erowal Bay area)?
No. The median house price is $1.37M in Balgownie (Fairy Meadow area) and $878,000 in St Georges Basin (Erowal Bay area), 56% 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 2 in St Georges Basin (Erowal Bay area). The zoned government school for an address is shown above under "Which school is zoned?".
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Plan the move: St Georges Basin - Erowal Bay → Balgownie - Fairy Meadow