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Moving to Balgownie - Fairy Meadow from Woonona - Bulli - Russell Vale

Schools, childcare, demographics and house prices for Balgownie - Fairy Meadow and Woonona - Bulli - Russell Vale, side by side — all from public government data.

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Comparing
Woonona - Bulli - Russell Vale
NSW · current home
Balgownie - Fairy Meadow
NSW · destination
Population & growth ABS ERP June 2025
Population (2024)
20,974
22,303
Annual growth
+0.6%
+0.6%
Demographics ABS Census 2021
Median household income
$1,968/wk
$1,635/wk
Overseas born
14.2%
22.0%
Non-English-speaking background
6.4%
18.4%
Children aged 0–14
20.1%
16.4%
SEIFA advantage ABS SEIFA 2021
IRSAD decile (1 = most disadvantaged, 10 = most advantaged)
Decile 7
Decile 6
IRSAD score
1,042
1,012
Schools & childcare ACARA 2025 · ACECQA
Schools
8
10
Government schools ICSEA (avg intake)
1,054
1,053
Catholic/independent schools ICSEA (avg intake)
1,121
1,028
Childcare services (matched by postcode)
14
29
Property VIC + NSW in v1
Median house price
$1.54M
$1.34M
House price YoY
+20.8%
+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
0
0
Supermarkets nearby
1
1
Parks nearby
24
30
Train stations
2
2
Safety NSW BOCSAR (calendar year 2025)
Recorded incidents, latest year (raw count — not population-adjusted)
612
175
Change vs prior year
+1%
+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 · Woonona - Bulli - Russell Vale
Your zoned school Live VIC + NSW catchments

Waniora Public School

The government school your child can attend for free by living in Woonona - Bulli - Russell Vale.

Sector Government
Years K-6
Students 264
ICSEA 1077
A picture of students’ family backgrounds — not a ranking or a quality score.

This is the zoned in-area government school for Woonona - Bulli - Russell Vale (NSW catchment data).

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Also nearby — Catholic & Independent schools (not your catchment)
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School
Catholic 412 students
ICSEA 1121 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

Government school academic context is comparable between Balgownie - Fairy Meadow (ICSEA 1,053) and Woonona - Bulli - Russell Vale (1,054).

Catholic/independent schools are separate from the free government catchment — average ICSEA Balgownie - Fairy Meadow 1,028 (3 schools), Woonona - Bulli - Russell Vale 1,121 (1 school).

There are 10 schools in Balgownie - Fairy Meadow, compared to 8 in Woonona - Bulli - Russell Vale.

Childcare services matched by postcode: 29 in Balgownie - Fairy Meadow vs 14 in Woonona - Bulli - Russell Vale.

The proportion of children from non-English-speaking backgrounds is higher in Balgownie - Fairy Meadow at 18.4% (vs 6.4% in Woonona - Bulli - Russell Vale).

Balgownie - Fairy Meadow has a SEIFA advantage (IRSAD) of Decile 6, below Woonona - Bulli - Russell Vale's Decile 7. Decile 10 is the most advantaged nationally.

Median house prices are 13% lower in Balgownie - Fairy Meadow ($1.34M vs $1.54M).

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Plan the move: Woonona - Bulli - Russell Vale → Balgownie - Fairy Meadow