Moving to Charlestown (Dudley area) from Bateau Bay (Killarney Vale area)
Schools, childcare, demographics and house prices for Charlestown - Dudley and Bateau Bay - Killarney Vale, side by side - all from public government data.
Charlestown (Dudley area) has 26,087 people (ABS, June 2025), +0.4% in a year, a median house price of $1.16M, 14 schools and 22 childcare services. Full Charlestown (Dudley 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.
Brooke Avenue Public School
The government school your child can attend for free by living in Bateau Bay - Killarney Vale.
This is the zoned government school for the centre of Bateau Bay - Killarney Vale (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.
Charlestown Public School
The government school your child can attend for free by living in Charlestown - Dudley.
This is the zoned government school for the centre of Charlestown - Dudley (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
Charlestown - Dudley's government schools have an average ICSEA of 1,002, compared to 974 in Bateau Bay - Killarney Vale. 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 Charlestown - Dudley 1,062 (3 schools), Bateau Bay - Killarney Vale 1,100 (1 school).
There are 14 schools in Charlestown - Dudley, compared to 4 in Bateau Bay - Killarney Vale.
Childcare services matched by suburb name: 22 in Charlestown - Dudley vs 9 in Bateau Bay - Killarney Vale.
Charlestown - Dudley has a SEIFA advantage (IRSAD) of Decile 6, above Bateau Bay - Killarney Vale's Decile 4. Decile 10 is the most advantaged nationally.
Median house prices are 5% higher in Charlestown - Dudley ($1.16M vs $1.1M).
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What is the population of Charlestown (Dudley area)?
26,087 people lived in Charlestown (Dudley area) at June 2025 (ABS Estimated Resident Population), a change of +0.4% over the year. Bateau Bay (Killarney Vale area) had 23,090.
Are houses cheaper in Charlestown (Dudley area) than in Bateau Bay (Killarney Vale area)?
No. The median house price is $1.16M in Charlestown (Dudley area) and $1.1M in Bateau Bay (Killarney Vale area), 5% higher in Charlestown (Dudley area).
How many schools are in Charlestown (Dudley area)?
ACARA lists 14 schools in Charlestown (Dudley area), against 4 in Bateau Bay (Killarney Vale area). The zoned government school for an address is shown above under "Which school is zoned?".
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Plan the move: Bateau Bay - Killarney Vale → Charlestown - Dudley