Move comparison · NSW → NSW

Moving to Bathurst - West from Orange - North

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

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Orange - North

NSW · current home

Bathurst - West

NSW · destination

Population & growth ABS ERP June 2025

Population (2025)

24,059

14,965

Annual growth

+0.7%

+0.9%

Demographics ABS Census 2021

Median household income

$2,002/wk

$1,788/wk

Overseas born

11.3%

8.9%

Non-English-speaking background

8.8%

5.1%

Children aged 0–14

23.9%

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

1,005

982

Schools & childcare ACARA 2025 · ACECQA

Schools

Government schools ICSEA (avg intake)

938

957

Catholic/independent schools ICSEA (avg intake)

1,027

Childcare services (matched by suburb name)

Property VIC + NSW in v1

Median house price

$765,000

$750,000

House price YoY

+9.3%

+4.9%

Median 3-bed house rent /wk

$570

$560

Getting around GTFS commute · OpenStreetMap amenities

GPs nearby

Supermarkets nearby

Parks nearby

Train stations

Safety NSW BOCSAR (Jan-Dec 2025)

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

4,795

1,915

Change vs prior year

+5%

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 (NSW) · 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 · Orange - North

Your zoned school Live VIC + NSW catchments

Bletchington Public School

The government school your child can attend for free by living in Orange - North.

Sector Government

Years K-6

Students 503

ICSEA 938

A picture of students’ family backgrounds - not a ranking or a quality score.

This is the zoned government school for the centre of Orange - North (NSW catchment data) - addresses elsewhere in the suburb may be zoned to a different school.

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Also nearby - Catholic & Independent schools (not your catchment)

Orange Anglican Grammar School

Independent 755 students

ICSEA 1077 intake context

OneSchool Global NSW - Orange

Independent 109 students

ICSEA 977 intake context

Fee-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.

To · Bathurst - West

Your zoned school Live VIC + NSW 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.

Honest tradeoff

Bathurst - West's government schools have an average ICSEA of 957, compared to 938 in Orange - North. 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 - West none in this SA2, Orange - North 1,027 (2 schools).

There are 2 schools in Bathurst - West, compared to 3 in Orange - North.

Childcare services matched by suburb name: 5 in Bathurst - West vs 33 in Orange - North.

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

Similar suburbs near Bathurst - West

Bathurst Surrounds NSW

Gov ICSEA977

Schools7

Childcare1

SEIFA IRSAD Decile 6 · Decile 10 = most advantaged

Bathurst - South NSW

Gov ICSEA948

Schools10

Childcare21

SEIFA IRSAD Decile 3 · Decile 10 = most advantaged

Bathurst - East NSW

Gov ICSEA924

Schools5

Childcare5

SEIFA IRSAD Decile 4 · Decile 10 = most advantaged

Blayney NSW

House$690,000

Gov ICSEA945

Schools7

Childcare6

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

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