Moving to Bateau Bay (Killarney Vale area) from Thornton (Millers Forest area)
Schools, childcare, demographics and house prices for Bateau Bay - Killarney Vale and Thornton - Millers Forest, side by side - all from public government data.
Bateau Bay (Killarney Vale area) has 23,090 people (ABS, June 2025), +0.3% in a year, a median house price of $1.1M, 4 schools and 9 childcare services. Full Bateau Bay (Killarney Vale 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.
Thornton Public School
The government school your child can attend for free by living in Thornton - Millers Forest.
This is the zoned government school for the centre of Thornton - Millers Forest (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.
Brooke Avenue Public School
The government school your child can attend for free by living in Bateau Bay - Killarney Vale.
This is the zoned government school for the centre of Bateau Bay - Killarney Vale (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
Bateau Bay - Killarney Vale's government schools have an average ICSEA of 974, compared to 947 in Thornton - Millers Forest. 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 Bateau Bay - Killarney Vale 1,100 (1 school), Thornton - Millers Forest 1,034 (3 schools).
There are 4 schools in Bateau Bay - Killarney Vale, compared to 5 in Thornton - Millers Forest.
Childcare services matched by suburb name: 9 in Bateau Bay - Killarney Vale vs 14 in Thornton - Millers Forest.
Bateau Bay - Killarney Vale has a SEIFA advantage (IRSAD) of Decile 4, below Thornton - Millers Forest's Decile 6. Decile 10 is the most advantaged nationally.
Median house prices are 28% higher in Bateau Bay - Killarney Vale ($1.1M vs $857,000).
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What is the population of Bateau Bay (Killarney Vale area)?
23,090 people lived in Bateau Bay (Killarney Vale area) at June 2025 (ABS Estimated Resident Population), a change of +0.3% over the year. Thornton (Millers Forest area) had 19,925.
Are houses cheaper in Bateau Bay (Killarney Vale area) than in Thornton (Millers Forest area)?
No. The median house price is $1.1M in Bateau Bay (Killarney Vale area) and $857,000 in Thornton (Millers Forest area), 28% higher in Bateau Bay (Killarney Vale area).
How many schools are in Bateau Bay (Killarney Vale area)?
ACARA lists 4 schools in Bateau Bay (Killarney Vale area), against 5 in Thornton (Millers Forest area). The zoned government school for an address is shown above under "Which school is zoned?".
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Plan the move: Thornton - Millers Forest → Bateau Bay - Killarney Vale