Moving to Buderim (North area) from Caloundra West (Baringa area)
Schools, childcare, demographics and house prices for Buderim - North and Caloundra West - Baringa, side by side - all from public government data.
Buderim (North area) has 20,127 people (ABS, June 2025), +2.1% in a year, 3 schools and 4 childcare services. Full Buderim (North 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) . 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.
Baringa State Primary School
The government school your child can attend for free by living in Caloundra West - Baringa.
This is the zoned government school for the centre of Caloundra West - Baringa (QLD 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.
Buderim Mountain State School
The government school your child can attend for free by living in Buderim - North.
This is the zoned government school for the centre of Buderim - North (QLD 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
Buderim - North's government schools have an average ICSEA of 1,096, compared to 1,021 in Caloundra West - Baringa. 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 Buderim - North 1,127 (2 schools), Caloundra West - Baringa 1,066 (2 schools).
There are 3 schools in Buderim - North, compared to 5 in Caloundra West - Baringa.
Childcare services matched by suburb name: 4 in Buderim - North vs 10 in Caloundra West - Baringa.
Buderim - North has a SEIFA advantage (IRSAD) of Decile 7, above Caloundra West - Baringa's Decile 6. Decile 10 is the most advantaged nationally.
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What is the population of Buderim (North area)?
20,127 people lived in Buderim (North area) at June 2025 (ABS Estimated Resident Population), a change of +2.1% over the year. Caloundra West (Baringa area) had 23,872.
How many schools are in Buderim (North area)?
ACARA lists 3 schools in Buderim (North area), against 5 in Caloundra West (Baringa area). The zoned government school for an address is shown above under "Which school is zoned?".
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Plan the move: Caloundra West - Baringa → Buderim - North