Moving to Bathurst (East area) from Kingswood (Werrington area)
Schools, childcare, demographics and house prices for Bathurst - East and Kingswood - Werrington, side by side - all from public government data.
Bathurst (East area) has 13,565 people (ABS, June 2025), +1.6% in a year, a median house price of $750,000, 5 schools and 5 childcare services. Full Bathurst (East 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.
Kingswood Public School
The government school your child can attend for free by living in Kingswood - Werrington.
This is the zoned government school for the centre of Kingswood - Werrington (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.
Kelso Public School
The government school your child can attend for free by living in Bathurst - East.
This is the zoned government school for the centre of Bathurst - East (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
Bathurst - East's government schools have an average ICSEA of 924, compared to 953 in Kingswood - Werrington. 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 Bathurst - East 1,058 (2 schools), Kingswood - Werrington 1,045 (3 schools).
There are 5 schools in Bathurst - East, compared to 11 in Kingswood - Werrington.
Childcare services matched by suburb name: 5 in Bathurst - East vs 10 in Kingswood - Werrington.
The proportion of children from non-English-speaking backgrounds is lower in Bathurst - East at 5.3% (vs 31.7% in Kingswood - Werrington).
Median house prices are 36% lower in Bathurst - East ($750,000 vs $1.18M).
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What is the population of Bathurst (East area)?
13,565 people lived in Bathurst (East area) at June 2025 (ABS Estimated Resident Population), a change of +1.6% over the year. Kingswood (Werrington area) had 28,330.
Are houses cheaper in Bathurst (East area) than in Kingswood (Werrington area)?
Yes. The median house price is $750,000 in Bathurst (East area) and $1.18M in Kingswood (Werrington area), 36% lower in Bathurst (East area).
How many schools are in Bathurst (East area)?
ACARA lists 5 schools in Bathurst (East area), against 11 in Kingswood (Werrington area). The zoned government school for an address is shown above under "Which school is zoned?".
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Plan the move: Kingswood - Werrington → Bathurst - East