Moving to Box Hill (Nelson area) from North Nowra (Bomaderry area)
Schools, childcare, demographics and house prices for Box Hill - Nelson and North Nowra - Bomaderry, side by side - all from public government data.
Box Hill (Nelson area) has 26,348 people (ABS, June 2025), +17.4% in a year, a median house price of $1.28M, 3 schools and 15 childcare services. Full Box Hill (Nelson 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.
Illaroo Road Public School
The government school your child can attend for free by living in North Nowra - Bomaderry.
This is the zoned government school for the centre of North Nowra - Bomaderry (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.
Oakville Public School
The government school your child can attend for free by living in Box Hill - Nelson.
The government catchment school for parts of Box Hill - Nelson is Oakville Public School - just outside the suburb boundary (NSW catchment data).
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
Box Hill - Nelson's government schools have an average ICSEA of 1,123, compared to 940 in North Nowra - Bomaderry. 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 Box Hill - Nelson 1,091 (2 schools), North Nowra - Bomaderry 1,013 (2 schools).
There are 3 schools in Box Hill - Nelson, compared to 8 in North Nowra - Bomaderry.
Childcare services matched by suburb name: 15 in Box Hill - Nelson vs 11 in North Nowra - Bomaderry.
The proportion of children from non-English-speaking backgrounds is higher in Box Hill - Nelson at 43.2% (vs 5.5% in North Nowra - Bomaderry).
Box Hill - Nelson has a SEIFA advantage (IRSAD) of Decile 10, above North Nowra - Bomaderry's Decile 4. Decile 10 is the most advantaged nationally.
Median house prices are 64% higher in Box Hill - Nelson ($1.28M vs $780,000).
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What is the population of Box Hill (Nelson area)?
26,348 people lived in Box Hill (Nelson area) at June 2025 (ABS Estimated Resident Population), a change of +17.4% over the year. North Nowra (Bomaderry area) had 16,548.
Are houses cheaper in Box Hill (Nelson area) than in North Nowra (Bomaderry area)?
No. The median house price is $1.28M in Box Hill (Nelson area) and $780,000 in North Nowra (Bomaderry area), 64% higher in Box Hill (Nelson area).
How many schools are in Box Hill (Nelson area)?
ACARA lists 3 schools in Box Hill (Nelson area), against 8 in North Nowra (Bomaderry area). The zoned government school for an address is shown above under "Which school is zoned?".
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Plan the move: North Nowra - Bomaderry → Box Hill - Nelson