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Moving to Blue Haven - San Remo from Swansea - Caves Beach

Schools, childcare, demographics and house prices for Blue Haven - San Remo and Swansea - Caves Beach, side by side — all from public government data.

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Comparing
Swansea - Caves Beach
NSW · current home
Blue Haven - San Remo
NSW · destination
Population & growth ABS ERP June 2025
Population (2024)
13,147
11,723
Annual growth
+1.2%
+0.7%
Demographics ABS Census 2021
Median household income
$1,419/wk
$1,497/wk
Overseas born
11.0%
9.9%
Non-English-speaking background
3.7%
4.7%
Children aged 0–14
16.5%
22.6%
SEIFA advantage ABS SEIFA 2021
IRSAD decile (1 = most disadvantaged, 10 = most advantaged)
Decile 5
Decile 1
IRSAD score
980
886
Schools & childcare ACARA 2025 · ACECQA
Schools
5
4
Government schools ICSEA (avg intake)
984
916
Catholic/independent schools ICSEA (avg intake)
1,041
843
Childcare services (matched by postcode)
8
9
Property VIC + NSW in v1
Median house price
$1.17M
$820,000
House price YoY
+8.8%
+9.0%
Median 3-bed house rent /wk
$730
$600
Getting around GTFS commute · OpenStreetMap amenities
GPs nearby
0
1
Supermarkets nearby
3
2
Parks nearby
16
18
Train stations
0
0
Safety NSW BOCSAR (calendar year 2025)
Recorded incidents, latest year (raw count — not population-adjusted)
504
295
Change vs prior year
0%
-16%

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 · Swansea - Caves Beach
Your zoned school Live VIC + NSW catchments

Caves Beach Public School

The government school your child can attend for free by living in Swansea - Caves Beach.

Sector Government
Years K-6
Students 349
ICSEA 1019
A picture of students’ family backgrounds — not a ranking or a quality score.

This is the zoned in-area government school for Swansea - Caves Beach (NSW catchment data).

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Also nearby — Catholic & Independent schools (not your catchment)
St Patrick's Primary School
Catholic 165 students
ICSEA 1041 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 · Blue Haven - San Remo
Your zoned school Live VIC + NSW catchments

Blue Haven Public School

The government school your child can attend for free by living in Blue Haven - San Remo.

Sector Government
Years K-6
Students 637
ICSEA 927
A picture of students’ family backgrounds — not a ranking or a quality score.

This is the zoned in-area government school for Blue Haven - San Remo (NSW catchment data).

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Also nearby — Catholic & Independent schools (not your catchment)
The Lakes College
Independent 24 students
ICSEA 843 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

Blue Haven - San Remo has weaker government school academic context than Swansea - Caves Beach, with an average ICSEA of 916 compared to 984. 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 Blue Haven - San Remo 843 (1 school), Swansea - Caves Beach 1,041 (1 school).

There are 4 schools in Blue Haven - San Remo, compared to 5 in Swansea - Caves Beach.

Childcare services matched by postcode: 9 in Blue Haven - San Remo vs 8 in Swansea - Caves Beach.

Blue Haven - San Remo has a SEIFA advantage (IRSAD) of Decile 1, below Swansea - Caves Beach's Decile 5. Decile 10 is the most advantaged nationally.

Median house prices are 30% lower in Blue Haven - San Remo ($820,000 vs $1.17M).

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