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Moving to Baulkham Hills - East from Dapto - Avondale

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

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Comparing
Dapto - Avondale
NSW · current home
Baulkham Hills - East
NSW · destination
Population & growth ABS ERP June 2025
Population (2024)
24,842
25,268
Annual growth
+0.2%
+0.5%
Demographics ABS Census 2021
Median household income
$1,445/wk
$2,389/wk
Overseas born
16.4%
41.9%
Non-English-speaking background
7.6%
43.7%
Children aged 0–14
18.2%
21.9%
SEIFA advantage ABS SEIFA 2021
IRSAD decile (1 = most disadvantaged, 10 = most advantaged)
Decile 3
Decile 9
IRSAD score
940
1,106
Schools & childcare ACARA 2025 · ACECQA
Schools
7
6
Government schools ICSEA (avg intake)
936
1,135
Catholic/independent schools ICSEA (avg intake)
1,038
1,116
Childcare services (matched by postcode)
27
Property VIC + NSW in v1
Median house price
$905,000
$1.98M
House price YoY
+10.5%
+9.7%
Median 3-bed house rent /wk
$700
$800
Getting around GTFS commute · OpenStreetMap amenities
GPs nearby
2
1
Supermarkets nearby
5
4
Parks nearby
23
20
Train stations
1
0
Safety NSW BOCSAR (calendar year 2025)
Recorded incidents, latest year (raw count — not population-adjusted)
940
698
Change vs prior year
+4%
+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 · Dapto - Avondale
Your zoned school Live VIC + NSW catchments

Koonawarra Public School

The government school your child can attend for free by living in Dapto - Avondale.

Sector Government
Years P-6
Students 192
ICSEA 838
A picture of students’ family backgrounds — not a ranking or a quality score.

This is the zoned in-area government school for Dapto - Avondale (NSW catchment data).

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Also nearby — Catholic & Independent schools (not your catchment)
St John's Catholic Primary School
Catholic 623 students
ICSEA 1038 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 Dapto - Avondale, with an average ICSEA of 1,135 compared to 936. 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), Dapto - Avondale 1,038 (1 school).

There are 6 schools in Baulkham Hills - East, compared to 7 in Dapto - Avondale.

The proportion of children from non-English-speaking backgrounds is higher in Baulkham Hills - East at 43.7% (vs 7.6% in Dapto - Avondale).

Baulkham Hills - East has a SEIFA advantage (IRSAD) of Decile 9, above Dapto - Avondale's Decile 3. Decile 10 is the most advantaged nationally.

Median house prices are 119% higher in Baulkham Hills - East ($1.98M vs $905,000).

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Gov ICSEA1,140
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SEIFA IRSAD Decile 10 · Decile 10 = most advantaged
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