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Moving to Baulkham Hills - East from Balgownie - Fairy Meadow

Schools, childcare, demographics and house prices for Baulkham Hills - East and Balgownie - Fairy Meadow, side by side — all from public government data.

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Comparing
Balgownie - Fairy Meadow
NSW · current home
Baulkham Hills - East
NSW · destination
Population & growth ABS ERP June 2025
Population (2024)
22,303
25,268
Annual growth
+0.6%
+0.5%
Demographics ABS Census 2021
Median household income
$1,635/wk
$2,389/wk
Overseas born
22.0%
41.9%
Non-English-speaking background
18.4%
43.7%
Children aged 0–14
16.4%
21.9%
SEIFA advantage ABS SEIFA 2021
IRSAD decile (1 = most disadvantaged, 10 = most advantaged)
Decile 6
Decile 9
IRSAD score
1,012
1,106
Schools & childcare ACARA 2025 · ACECQA
Schools
10
6
Government schools ICSEA (avg intake)
1,053
1,135
Catholic/independent schools ICSEA (avg intake)
1,028
1,116
Childcare services (matched by postcode)
29
Property VIC + NSW in v1
Median house price
$1.34M
$1.98M
House price YoY
+11.9%
+9.7%
Median 3-bed house rent /wk
$750
$800
Getting around GTFS commute · OpenStreetMap amenities
GPs nearby
0
1
Supermarkets nearby
1
4
Parks nearby
30
20
Train stations
2
0
Safety NSW BOCSAR (calendar year 2025)
Recorded incidents, latest year (raw count — not population-adjusted)
175
698
Change vs prior year
+8%
+2%

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 · Balgownie - Fairy Meadow
Your zoned school Live VIC + NSW catchments

Mt Ousley PS

The government school your child can attend for free by living in Balgownie - Fairy Meadow.

Sector Government

This is the zoned in-area government school for Balgownie - Fairy Meadow (NSW catchment data).

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Also nearby — Catholic & Independent schools (not your catchment)
Good Samaritan Catholic Primary School
Catholic 335 students
ICSEA 1081 intake context
Elonera Montessori School
Independent 187 students
ICSEA 1108 intake context
Wollongong Flexible School
Independent 71 students
ICSEA 895 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 · Baulkham Hills - East
Your zoned school Live VIC + NSW catchments

Jasper Rd PS

The government school your child can attend for free by living in Baulkham Hills - East.

Sector Government

This is the zoned in-area government school for Baulkham Hills - East (NSW catchment data).

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Also nearby — Catholic & Independent schools (not your catchment)
Our Lady of Lourdes Primary School
Catholic 403 students
ICSEA 1119 intake context
Woodbury
Independent 22 students
ICSEA 1112 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.

Honest tradeoff

Baulkham Hills - East has stronger government school academic context than Balgownie - Fairy Meadow, with an average ICSEA of 1,135 compared to 1,053. ICSEA reflects the academic and socioeconomic intake of students — a higher score signals a higher-resourced school community.

Catholic/independent schools are separate from the free government catchment — average ICSEA Baulkham Hills - East 1,116 (2 schools), Balgownie - Fairy Meadow 1,028 (3 schools).

There are 6 schools in Baulkham Hills - East, compared to 10 in Balgownie - Fairy Meadow.

The proportion of children from non-English-speaking backgrounds is higher in Baulkham Hills - East at 43.7% (vs 18.4% in Balgownie - Fairy Meadow).

Baulkham Hills - East has a SEIFA advantage (IRSAD) of Decile 9, above Balgownie - Fairy Meadow's Decile 6. Decile 10 is the most advantaged nationally.

Median house prices are 48% higher in Baulkham Hills - East ($1.98M vs $1.34M).

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SEIFA IRSAD Decile 10 · Decile 10 = most advantaged
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