Moving to Caloundra West (Baringa area) from Murrumba Downs (Griffin area)
Schools, childcare, demographics and house prices for Caloundra West - Baringa and Murrumba Downs - Griffin, side by side - all from public government data.
Caloundra West (Baringa area) has 23,872 people (ABS, June 2025), +9.0% in a year, 5 schools and 10 childcare services. Full Caloundra West (Baringa 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.
Undurba State School
The government school your child can attend for free by living in Murrumba Downs - Griffin.
This is the zoned government school for the centre of Murrumba Downs - Griffin (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.
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.
Honest tradeoff
Government schools in Caloundra West - Baringa and Murrumba Downs - Griffin have a similar average ICSEA (1,021 and 1,009) - a measure of student intake, not teaching quality.
Catholic/independent schools are separate from the free government catchment - average ICSEA Caloundra West - Baringa 1,066 (2 schools), Murrumba Downs - Griffin 1,080 (1 school).
There are 5 schools in Caloundra West - Baringa, compared to 4 in Murrumba Downs - Griffin.
Childcare services matched by suburb name: 10 in Caloundra West - Baringa vs 12 in Murrumba Downs - Griffin.
The proportion of children from non-English-speaking backgrounds is lower in Caloundra West - Baringa at 9.8% (vs 17.6% in Murrumba Downs - Griffin).
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What is the population of Caloundra West (Baringa area)?
23,872 people lived in Caloundra West (Baringa area) at June 2025 (ABS Estimated Resident Population), a change of +9.0% over the year. Murrumba Downs (Griffin area) had 27,130.
How many schools are in Caloundra West (Baringa area)?
ACARA lists 5 schools in Caloundra West (Baringa area), against 4 in Murrumba Downs (Griffin area). The zoned government school for an address is shown above under "Which school is zoned?".
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Plan the move: Murrumba Downs - Griffin → Caloundra West - Baringa