Moving to Bathurst (South area) from Bathurst (West area)
Schools, childcare, demographics and house prices for Bathurst - South and Bathurst - West, 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 - West.
This is the zoned government school for the centre of Bathurst - West (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.
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
Government schools in Bathurst - South and Bathurst - West have a similar average ICSEA (948 and 957) - a measure of student intake, not teaching quality.
Catholic/independent schools are separate from the free government catchment - average ICSEA Bathurst - South 1,011 (6 schools), Bathurst - West none in this SA2.
There are 10 schools in Bathurst - South, compared to 2 in Bathurst - West.
Childcare services matched by suburb name: 19 in Bathurst - South vs 5 in Bathurst - West.
Bathurst - South has a SEIFA advantage (IRSAD) of Decile 3, below Bathurst - West's Decile 5. 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 (West area) had 14,965.
Are houses cheaper in Bathurst (South area) than in Bathurst (West area)?
Median house prices are about the same: $750,000 in Bathurst (South area) and $750,000 in Bathurst (West area).
How many schools are in Bathurst (South area)?
ACARA lists 10 schools in Bathurst (South area), against 2 in Bathurst (West area). The zoned government school for an address is shown above under "Which school is zoned?".
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Plan the move: Bathurst - West → Bathurst - South