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Moving to Berkeley - Lake Heights - Cringila from Schofields - East

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

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Schofields - East

NSW · current home

Berkeley - Lake Heights - Cringila

NSW · destination

Population & growth ABS ERP June 2025

Population (2024)

38,569

14,288

Annual growth

+7.4%

+0.3%

Demographics ABS Census 2021

Median household income

$2,682/wk

$1,251/wk

Overseas born

54.0%

26.7%

Non-English-speaking background

60.5%

29.7%

Children aged 0–14

28.0%

19.5%

SEIFA advantage ABS SEIFA 2021

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

Decile 10

Decile 1

IRSAD score

1,130

885

Schools & childcare ACARA 2025 · ACECQA

Schools

Government schools ICSEA (avg intake)

1,107

922

Catholic/independent schools ICSEA (avg intake)

1,106

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Childcare services (matched by postcode)

Property VIC + NSW in v1

Median house price

$1.33M

$885,000

House price YoY

+5.5%

+14.1%

Median 3-bed house rent /wk

$750

$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)

565

694

Change vs prior year

-5%

-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 · Schofields - East

Your zoned school Live VIC + NSW catchments

Riverbank Public School

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

Sector Government

Years K-6

Students 2,030

ICSEA 1141

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

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

Rouse Hill Anglican College

Independent 1,578 students

ICSEA 1137 intake context

St John Paul II Catholic College

Catholic 1,159 students

ICSEA 1074 intake context

St Joseph's Primary School

Catholic 724 students

ICSEA 1108 intake context

Fee-paying schools can’t be enrolled in by zone — they’re shown for context, not as the area’s school quality.

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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

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This is the zoned in-area government school for Berkeley - Lake Heights - Cringila (NSW catchment data).

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Honest tradeoff

Berkeley - Lake Heights - Cringila has weaker government school academic context than Schofields - East, with an average ICSEA of 922 compared to 1,107. 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 Berkeley - Lake Heights - Cringila none in this SA2, Schofields - East 1,106 (3 schools).

There are 5 schools in Berkeley - Lake Heights - Cringila, compared to 8 in Schofields - East.

Childcare services matched by postcode: 4 in Berkeley - Lake Heights - Cringila vs 72 in Schofields - East.

The proportion of children from non-English-speaking backgrounds is lower in Berkeley - Lake Heights - Cringila at 29.7% (vs 60.5% in Schofields - East).

Berkeley - Lake Heights - Cringila has a SEIFA advantage (IRSAD) of Decile 1, below Schofields - East's Decile 10. Decile 10 is the most advantaged nationally.

Median house prices are 34% lower in Berkeley - Lake Heights - Cringila ($885,000 vs $1.33M).

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