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Moving to Berry (Kangaroo Valley area) from Woonona - Bulli - Russell Vale

Schools, childcare, demographics and house prices for Berry - Kangaroo Valley and Woonona - Bulli - Russell Vale, side by side - all from public government data.

Berry (Kangaroo Valley area) has 9,523 people (ABS, June 2025), +1.1% in a year, a median house price of $1.62M, 3 schools and 7 childcare services. Full Berry (Kangaroo Valley area) suburb profile.

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Woonona - Bulli - Russell Vale
NSW · current home
Berry - Kangaroo Valley
NSW · destination
Population & growth ABS ERP June 2025
Population (2025)
20,974
9,523
Annual growth
+0.6%
+1.1%
Demographics ABS Census 2021
Median household income
$1,968/wk
$1,429/wk
Overseas born
14.2%
15.9%
Non-English-speaking background
6.4%
3.1%
Children aged 0–14
20.1%
13.8%
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 7
Decile 7
IRSAD score
1,042
1,031
Schools & childcare ACARA 2025 · ACECQA
Schools
8
3
Government schools ICSEA (avg intake)
1,054
1,054
Catholic/independent schools ICSEA (avg intake)
1,121
not published
Childcare services (matched by suburb name)
15
7
Property VIC + NSW; QLD rent only
Median house price
$1.66M
$1.62M
House price YoY
+5.3%
+4.3%
Median 3-bed house rent /wk "Not published" means rent was suppressed for this area (too few lettings to publish a reliable median) - not that rent is unavailable there.
$850
not published
Getting around GTFS commute · OpenStreetMap amenities
GPs nearby
1
2
Supermarkets nearby
1
2
Parks nearby
24
21
Train stations
2
None mapped
Crime & safety NSW BOCSAR (Jan-Dec 2025)
Recorded incidents, latest year (raw count - not population-adjusted)
608
117
Change vs prior year
0%
+5%
Counts are often higher where many people visit (shopping centres, stations, nightlife), not only where many people live. SuburbRadar does not rate suburbs as safe or unsafe.

© State of New South Wales (Department of Communities and Justice), licensed under CC BY 4.0 (copyright notice). Suburb totals are added up from published figures.

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 sales Mar 2026 and rent Jun 2026 (NSW) · RTA Queensland rents (QLD) · 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: Woonona - Bulli - Russell Vale
Your zoned school Live VIC + NSW + QLD catchments

Waniora Public School

The government school your child can attend for free by living in Woonona - Bulli - Russell Vale.

Sector Government
Years K-6
Students 264
ICSEA 1077
A picture of students’ family backgrounds - not a ranking or a quality score.

This is the zoned government school for the centre of Woonona - Bulli - Russell Vale (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)
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School
Catholic 412 students
ICSEA 1121 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: Berry - Kangaroo Valley
Your zoned school Live VIC + NSW + QLD catchments

Berry Public School

The government school your child can attend for free by living in Berry - Kangaroo Valley.

Sector Government
Years K-6
Students 268
ICSEA 1067
A picture of students’ family backgrounds - not a ranking or a quality score.

This is the zoned government school for the centre of Berry - Kangaroo Valley (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

Government schools in Berry - Kangaroo Valley and Woonona - Bulli - Russell Vale have a similar average ICSEA (1,054 and 1,054) - a measure of student intake, not teaching quality.

Catholic/independent schools are separate from the free government catchment - average ICSEA Berry - Kangaroo Valley none in this SA2, Woonona - Bulli - Russell Vale 1,121 (1 school).

There are 3 schools in Berry - Kangaroo Valley, compared to 8 in Woonona - Bulli - Russell Vale.

Childcare services matched by suburb name: 7 in Berry - Kangaroo Valley vs 15 in Woonona - Bulli - Russell Vale.

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What is the population of Berry (Kangaroo Valley area)?

9,523 people lived in Berry (Kangaroo Valley area) at June 2025 (ABS Estimated Resident Population), a change of +1.1% over the year. Woonona - Bulli - Russell Vale had 20,974.

Are houses cheaper in Berry (Kangaroo Valley area) than in Woonona - Bulli - Russell Vale?

Yes. The median house price is $1.62M in Berry (Kangaroo Valley area) and $1.66M in Woonona - Bulli - Russell Vale, 2% lower in Berry (Kangaroo Valley area).

How many schools are in Berry (Kangaroo Valley area)?

ACARA lists 3 schools in Berry (Kangaroo Valley area), against 8 in Woonona - Bulli - Russell Vale. The zoned government school for an address is shown above under "Which school is zoned?".

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Plan the move: Woonona - Bulli - Russell Vale → Berry - Kangaroo Valley