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Moving to Bathurst Surrounds from Bathurst (West area)

Schools, childcare, demographics and house prices for Bathurst Surrounds and Bathurst - West, side by side - all from public government data.

Bathurst Surrounds has 7,094 people (ABS, June 2025), +0.6% in a year, a median house price of $750,000, 7 schools and 1 childcare service. Full Bathurst Surrounds suburb profile.

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Bathurst - West
NSW · current home
Bathurst Surrounds
NSW · destination
Population & growth ABS ERP June 2025
Population (2025)
14,965
7,094
Annual growth
+0.9%
+0.6%
Demographics ABS Census 2021
Median household income
$1,788/wk
$1,835/wk
Overseas born
8.9%
7.8%
Non-English-speaking background
5.1%
2.0%
Children aged 0–14
21.4%
17.5%
SEIFA advantage ABS SEIFA 2021
IRSAD decile (1 = most disadvantaged, 10 = most advantaged) A relative socio-economic index - not a measure of safety or community quality.
Decile 5
Decile 6
IRSAD score
982
1,019
Schools & childcare ACARA 2025 · ACECQA
Schools
2
7
Government schools ICSEA (avg intake)
957
977
Childcare services (matched by suburb name)
5
1
Property VIC + NSW; QLD rent only
Median house price
$750,000
$750,000
House price YoY
+4.9%
+4.9%
Median 3-bed house rent /wk
$560
$560
Getting around GTFS commute · OpenStreetMap amenities
GPs nearby
1
None mapped
Supermarkets nearby
1
None mapped
Parks nearby
30
12
Train stations
None mapped
None mapped
Crime & safety NSW BOCSAR (Jan-Dec 2025)
Recorded incidents, latest year (raw count - not population-adjusted)
1,947
not published
Change vs prior year
+4%
not published
Counts are often higher where many people visit (shopping centres, stations, nightlife), not only where many people live. SuburbRadar does not rate suburbs as safe or unsafe.

© State of New South Wales (Department of Communities and Justice), licensed under CC BY 4.0 (copyright notice). Suburb totals are added up from published figures.

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.

From: Bathurst - West
Your zoned school Live VIC + NSW + QLD catchments

Bathurst West Public School

The government school your child can attend for free by living in Bathurst - West.

Sector Government
Years K-6
Students 515
ICSEA 927
A picture of students’ family backgrounds - not a ranking or a quality score.

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.

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We show school intake context and catchments, not exam results. We don’t publish a school ranking.

To: Bathurst Surrounds
Your zoned school Live VIC + NSW + QLD catchments

Bathurst West Public School

The government school your child can attend for free by living in Bathurst Surrounds.

Sector Government
Years K-6
Students 515
ICSEA 927
A picture of students’ family backgrounds - not a ranking or a quality score.

The government catchment school for parts of Bathurst Surrounds is Bathurst West Public School - just outside the suburb boundary (NSW catchment data).

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We show school intake context and catchments, not exam results. We don’t publish a school ranking.

Honest tradeoff

Bathurst Surrounds's government schools have an average ICSEA of 977, compared to 957 in Bathurst - West. ICSEA reflects the socioeconomic intake of students, not teaching quality - it is not a ranking of school performance.

There are 7 schools in Bathurst Surrounds, compared to 2 in Bathurst - West.

Childcare services matched by suburb name: 1 in Bathurst Surrounds vs 5 in Bathurst - West.

Bathurst Surrounds has a SEIFA advantage (IRSAD) of Decile 6, above Bathurst - West's Decile 5. Decile 10 is the most advantaged nationally.

Similar suburbs near Bathurst Surrounds

Bathurst - East NSW
House$750,000
Gov ICSEA924
Schools5
Childcare5
SEIFA IRSAD Decile 4 · Decile 10 = most advantaged
Blayney NSW
House$690,000
Gov ICSEA945
Schools7
Childcare7
SEIFA IRSAD Decile 4 · Decile 10 = most advantaged
Orange - North NSW
House$765,000
Gov ICSEA938
Schools3
Childcare33
SEIFA IRSAD Decile 6 · Decile 10 = most advantaged
Orange Surrounds NSW
House$560,000
Gov ICSEA965
Schools14
Childcare10
SEIFA IRSAD Decile 6 · Decile 10 = most advantaged
Blackheath - Megalong Valley NSW
House$970,000
Gov ICSEA1,045
Schools5
Childcare4
SEIFA IRSAD Decile 6 · Decile 10 = most advantaged

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What is the population of Bathurst Surrounds?

7,094 people lived in Bathurst Surrounds at June 2025 (ABS Estimated Resident Population), a change of +0.6% over the year. Bathurst (West area) had 14,965.

Are houses cheaper in Bathurst Surrounds than in Bathurst (West area)?

Median house prices are about the same: $750,000 in Bathurst Surrounds and $750,000 in Bathurst (West area).

How many schools are in Bathurst Surrounds?

ACARA lists 7 schools in Bathurst Surrounds, 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 Surrounds