Moving to Bathurst (South area) from Bathurst Surrounds
Schools, childcare, demographics and house prices for Bathurst - South and Bathurst Surrounds, side by side - all from public government data.
Bathurst (South area) has 10,483 people (ABS, June 2025), -0.3% in a year, a median house price of $750,000, 10 schools and 19 childcare services. Full Bathurst (South 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.
Bathurst West Public School
The government school your child can attend for free by living in Bathurst Surrounds.
The government catchment school for parts of Bathurst Surrounds is Bathurst West Public School - just outside the suburb boundary (NSW catchment data).
See the catchment on the mapWe show school intake context and catchments, not exam results. We don’t publish a school ranking.
Bathurst Public School
The government school your child can attend for free by living in Bathurst - South.
This is the zoned government school for the centre of Bathurst - South (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 - South's government schools have an average ICSEA of 948, compared to 977 in Bathurst Surrounds. 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 - South 1,011 (6 schools), Bathurst Surrounds none in this SA2.
There are 10 schools in Bathurst - South, compared to 7 in Bathurst Surrounds.
Childcare services matched by suburb name: 19 in Bathurst - South vs 1 in Bathurst Surrounds.
The proportion of children from non-English-speaking backgrounds is higher in Bathurst - South at 9.9% (vs 2.0% in Bathurst Surrounds).
Bathurst - South has a SEIFA advantage (IRSAD) of Decile 3, below Bathurst Surrounds's Decile 6. Decile 10 is the most advantaged nationally.
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What is the population of Bathurst (South area)?
10,483 people lived in Bathurst (South area) at June 2025 (ABS Estimated Resident Population), a change of -0.3% over the year. Bathurst Surrounds had 7,094.
Are houses cheaper in Bathurst (South area) than in Bathurst Surrounds?
Median house prices are about the same: $750,000 in Bathurst (South area) and $750,000 in Bathurst Surrounds.
How many schools are in Bathurst (South area)?
ACARA lists 10 schools in Bathurst (South area), against 7 in Bathurst Surrounds. The zoned government school for an address is shown above under "Which school is zoned?".
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Plan the move: Bathurst Surrounds → Bathurst - South