Moving to Blue Haven (San Remo area) from Warnervale (Wadalba area)
Schools, childcare, demographics and house prices for Blue Haven - San Remo and Warnervale - Wadalba, side by side - all from public government data.
Blue Haven (San Remo area) has 11,723 people (ABS, June 2025), +0.7% in a year, a median house price of $860,000, 4 schools and 5 childcare services. Full Blue Haven (San Remo area) suburb profile.
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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.
Porters Creek Public School
The government school your child can attend for free by living in Warnervale - Wadalba.
This is the zoned government school for the centre of Warnervale - Wadalba (NSW catchment data) - addresses elsewhere in the suburb may be zoned to a different school.
See the catchment on the mapFee-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.
Blue Haven Public School
The government school your child can attend for free by living in Blue Haven - San Remo.
This is the zoned government school for the centre of Blue Haven - San Remo (NSW catchment data) - addresses elsewhere in the suburb may be zoned to a different school.
See the catchment on the mapFee-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's government schools have an average ICSEA of 916, compared to 973 in Warnervale - Wadalba. ICSEA reflects the socioeconomic intake of students, not teaching quality - it is not a ranking of school performance.
Catholic/independent schools are separate from the free government catchment - average ICSEA Blue Haven - San Remo 843 (1 school), Warnervale - Wadalba 1,048 (2 schools).
There are 4 schools in Blue Haven - San Remo, compared to 6 in Warnervale - Wadalba.
Childcare services matched by suburb name: 5 in Blue Haven - San Remo vs 21 in Warnervale - Wadalba.
The proportion of children from non-English-speaking backgrounds is lower in Blue Haven - San Remo at 4.7% (vs 10.8% in Warnervale - Wadalba).
Blue Haven - San Remo has a SEIFA advantage (IRSAD) of Decile 1, below Warnervale - Wadalba's Decile 5. Decile 10 is the most advantaged nationally.
Median house prices are 10% lower in Blue Haven - San Remo ($860,000 vs $960,000).
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What is the population of Blue Haven (San Remo area)?
11,723 people lived in Blue Haven (San Remo area) at June 2025 (ABS Estimated Resident Population), a change of +0.7% over the year. Warnervale (Wadalba area) had 23,023.
Are houses cheaper in Blue Haven (San Remo area) than in Warnervale (Wadalba area)?
Yes. The median house price is $860,000 in Blue Haven (San Remo area) and $960,000 in Warnervale (Wadalba area), 10% lower in Blue Haven (San Remo area).
How many schools are in Blue Haven (San Remo area)?
ACARA lists 4 schools in Blue Haven (San Remo area), against 6 in Warnervale (Wadalba area). The zoned government school for an address is shown above under "Which school is zoned?".
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Plan the move: Warnervale - Wadalba → Blue Haven - San Remo