Move comparison · NSW → NSW

Moving to Berkeley - Lake Heights - Cringila from Mount Druitt - Whalan

Schools, childcare, demographics and house prices for Berkeley - Lake Heights - Cringila and Mount Druitt - Whalan, side by side — all from public government data.

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Comparing

Mount Druitt - Whalan

NSW · current home

Berkeley - Lake Heights - Cringila

NSW · destination

Population & growth ABS ERP June 2025

Population (2024)

24,378

14,288

Annual growth

+0.7%

+0.3%

Demographics ABS Census 2021

Median household income

$1,392/wk

$1,251/wk

Overseas born

46.4%

26.7%

Non-English-speaking background

56.2%

29.7%

Children aged 0–14

23.8%

19.5%

SEIFA advantage ABS SEIFA 2021

IRSAD decile (1 = most disadvantaged, 10 = most advantaged)

Decile 1

IRSAD score

883

885

Schools & childcare ACARA 2025 · ACECQA

Schools

Government schools ICSEA (avg intake)

925

922

Catholic/independent schools ICSEA (avg intake)

1,006

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Childcare services (matched by postcode)

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Property VIC + NSW in v1

Median house price

$980,000

$885,000

House price YoY

+18.7%

+14.1%

Median 3-bed house rent /wk

$565

$673

Getting around GTFS commute · OpenStreetMap amenities

GPs nearby

Supermarkets nearby

Parks nearby

Train stations

Safety NSW BOCSAR (calendar year 2025)

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

6,584

694

Change vs prior year

-42%

-6%

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 · Mount Druitt - Whalan

Your zoned school Live VIC + NSW catchments

Mt Druitt PS

The government school your child can attend for free by living in Mount Druitt - Whalan.

Sector Government

This is the zoned in-area government school for Mount Druitt - Whalan (NSW catchment data).

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

Australian Islamic College of Sydney

Independent 1,289 students

ICSEA 1077 intake context

CathWest Innovation College

Catholic 385 students

ICSEA 1013 intake context

St Bishoy Coptic Orthodox College

Independent 279 students

ICSEA 966 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 · Berkeley - Lake Heights - Cringila

Your zoned school Live VIC + NSW catchments

Berkeley Public School

The government school your child can attend for free by living in Berkeley - Lake Heights - Cringila.

Sector Government

Years K-6

Students 259

ICSEA 926

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

This is the zoned in-area government school for Berkeley - Lake Heights - Cringila (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

Government school academic context is comparable between Berkeley - Lake Heights - Cringila (ICSEA 922) and Mount Druitt - Whalan (925).

Catholic/independent schools are separate from the free government catchment — average ICSEA Berkeley - Lake Heights - Cringila none in this SA2, Mount Druitt - Whalan 1,006 (5 schools).

There are 5 schools in Berkeley - Lake Heights - Cringila, compared to 11 in Mount Druitt - Whalan.

The proportion of children from non-English-speaking backgrounds is lower in Berkeley - Lake Heights - Cringila at 29.7% (vs 56.2% in Mount Druitt - Whalan).

Median house prices are 10% lower in Berkeley - Lake Heights - Cringila ($885,000 vs $980,000).

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