Moving to Caloundra West (Baringa area) from North Lakes
Schools, childcare, demographics and house prices for Caloundra West - Baringa and North Lakes, 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.
North Lakes State College
The government school your child can attend for free by living in North Lakes.
This is the zoned government school for the centre of North Lakes (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 North Lakes have a similar average ICSEA (1,021 and 1,015) - 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), North Lakes 1,034 (2 schools).
There are 5 schools in Caloundra West - Baringa, compared to 4 in North Lakes.
Childcare services matched by suburb name: 10 in Caloundra West - Baringa vs 13 in North Lakes.
The proportion of children from non-English-speaking backgrounds is lower in Caloundra West - Baringa at 9.8% (vs 18.5% in North Lakes).
Caloundra West - Baringa has a SEIFA advantage (IRSAD) of Decile 6, below North Lakes's Decile 7. Decile 10 is the most advantaged nationally.
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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. North Lakes had 24,527.
How many schools are in Caloundra West (Baringa area)?
ACARA lists 5 schools in Caloundra West (Baringa area), against 4 in North Lakes. The zoned government school for an address is shown above under "Which school is zoned?".
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Plan the move: North Lakes → Caloundra West - Baringa