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Moving to Charlestown - Dudley from Glendale - Cardiff - Hillsborough

Schools, childcare, demographics and house prices for Charlestown - Dudley and Glendale - Cardiff - Hillsborough, side by side — all from public government data.

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Comparing
Glendale - Cardiff - Hillsborough
NSW · current home
Charlestown - Dudley
NSW · destination
Population & growth ABS ERP June 2025
Population (2024)
25,569
26,087
Annual growth
+0.5%
+0.4%
Demographics ABS Census 2021
Median household income
$1,818/wk
$1,808/wk
Overseas born
10.6%
10.9%
Non-English-speaking background
6.5%
7.1%
Children aged 0–14
19.1%
19.7%
SEIFA advantage ABS SEIFA 2021
IRSAD decile (1 = most disadvantaged, 10 = most advantaged)
Decile 5
Decile 6
IRSAD score
991
1,010
Schools & childcare ACARA 2025 · ACECQA
Schools
13
14
Government schools ICSEA (avg intake)
1,000
1,002
Catholic/independent schools ICSEA (avg intake)
1,072
1,062
Childcare services (matched by postcode)
45
34
Property VIC + NSW in v1
Median house price
$930,000
$1.11M
House price YoY
+12.1%
+17.4%
Median 3-bed house rent /wk
$700
$730
Getting around GTFS commute · OpenStreetMap amenities
GPs nearby
2
2
Supermarkets nearby
3
4
Parks nearby
22
14
Train stations
1
0
Safety NSW BOCSAR (calendar year 2025)
Recorded incidents, latest year (raw count — not population-adjusted)
467
1,179
Change vs prior year
-12%
+1%

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 (NSW) · 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.

From · Glendale - Cardiff - Hillsborough
Government schools Live VIC + NSW catchments

Government schools in Glendale - Cardiff - Hillsborough

Free government schools your child may attend. We couldn’t confirm the exact zone for this point, so we can’t confirm which one is yours.

Glendale Technology High School Government · 802 students
ICSEA 946
Cardiff High School Government · 778 students
ICSEA 986
Cardiff South Public School Government · 298 students
ICSEA 1017
Cardiff Public School Government · 283 students
ICSEA 1000

A picture of students’ family backgrounds (ICSEA) — not a ranking or a quality score.

Also nearby — Catholic & Independent schools (not your catchment)
Macquarie College
Independent 1,060 students
ICSEA 1110 intake context
Newcastle Waldorf School
Independent 237 students
ICSEA 1072 intake context
Holy Cross Primary School
Catholic 153 students
ICSEA 1036 intake context

Fee-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.

To · Charlestown - Dudley
Your zoned school Live VIC + NSW catchments

Charlestown Public School

The government school your child can attend for free by living in Charlestown - Dudley.

Sector Government
Years K-6
Students 234
ICSEA 1037
A picture of students’ family backgrounds — not a ranking or a quality score.

This is the zoned in-area government school for Charlestown - Dudley (NSW catchment data).

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Also nearby — Catholic & Independent schools (not your catchment)
St Mary's Catholic College
Catholic 989 students
ICSEA 1062 intake context
St Joseph's Primary School
Catholic 361 students
ICSEA 1102 intake context
St Paul's Primary School
Catholic 294 students
ICSEA 1023 intake context

Fee-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 school academic context is comparable between Charlestown - Dudley (ICSEA 1,002) and Glendale - Cardiff - Hillsborough (1,000).

Catholic/independent schools are separate from the free government catchment — average ICSEA Charlestown - Dudley 1,062 (3 schools), Glendale - Cardiff - Hillsborough 1,072 (4 schools).

There are 14 schools in Charlestown - Dudley, compared to 13 in Glendale - Cardiff - Hillsborough.

Childcare services matched by postcode: 34 in Charlestown - Dudley vs 45 in Glendale - Cardiff - Hillsborough.

Charlestown - Dudley has a SEIFA advantage (IRSAD) of Decile 6, above Glendale - Cardiff - Hillsborough's Decile 5. Decile 10 is the most advantaged nationally.

Median house prices are 20% higher in Charlestown - Dudley ($1.11M vs $930,000).

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Childcare19
SEIFA IRSAD Decile 8 · Decile 10 = most advantaged
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SEIFA IRSAD Decile 7 · Decile 10 = most advantaged
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SEIFA IRSAD Decile 5 · Decile 10 = most advantaged

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