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Moving to Bathurst (West area) from Bathurst Surrounds

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

Bathurst (West area) has 14,965 people (ABS, June 2025), +0.9% in a year, a median house price of $750,000, 2 schools and 5 childcare services. Full Bathurst (West area) suburb profile.

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Bathurst Surrounds

NSW · current home

Bathurst - West

NSW · destination

Population & growth ABS ERP June 2025

Population (2025)

7,094

14,965

Annual growth

+0.6%

+0.9%

Demographics ABS Census 2021

Median household income

$1,835/wk

$1,788/wk

Overseas born

7.8%

8.9%

Non-English-speaking background

2.0%

5.1%

Children aged 0–14

17.5%

21.4%

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 6

Decile 5

IRSAD score

1,019

982

Schools & childcare ACARA 2025 · ACECQA

Schools

Government schools ICSEA (avg intake)

977

957

Childcare services (matched by suburb name)

Property VIC + NSW; QLD rent only

Median house price

$750,000

House price YoY

+4.9%

Median 3-bed house rent /wk

$560

Getting around GTFS commute · OpenStreetMap amenities

GPs nearby

None mapped

Supermarkets nearby

None mapped

Parks nearby

Train stations

None mapped

Crime & safety NSW BOCSAR (Jan-Dec 2025)

Recorded incidents, latest year (raw count - not population-adjusted)

not published

1,947

Change vs prior year

not published

+4%

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.

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 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.

To: 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.

See the catchment on the map

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

Honest tradeoff

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

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

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

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

Similar suburbs near Bathurst - West

Bathurst - South NSW

House$750,000

Gov ICSEA948

Schools10

Childcare19

SEIFA IRSAD Decile 3 · Decile 10 = most advantaged

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

Oberon NSW

House$525,000

Gov ICSEA938

Schools4

Childcare2

SEIFA IRSAD Decile 3 · Decile 10 = most advantaged

Orange NSW

House$765,000

Gov ICSEA903

Schools13

SEIFA IRSAD Decile 3 · Decile 10 = most advantaged

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What is the population of Bathurst (West area)?

14,965 people lived in Bathurst (West area) at June 2025 (ABS Estimated Resident Population), a change of +0.9% over the year. Bathurst Surrounds had 7,094.

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

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

How many schools are in Bathurst (West area)?

ACARA lists 2 schools in Bathurst (West 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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