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Moving to Chester Hill - Sefton from Punchbowl

Schools, childcare, demographics and house prices for Chester Hill - Sefton and Punchbowl, side by side - all from public government data.

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Comparing
Punchbowl
NSW · current home
Chester Hill - Sefton
NSW · destination
Population & growth ABS ERP June 2025
Population (2025)
22,463
21,806
Annual growth
+0.3%
+0.5%
Demographics ABS Census 2021
Median household income
$1,384/wk
$1,415/wk
Overseas born
47.5%
45.4%
Non-English-speaking background
75.1%
70.3%
Children aged 0–14
21.1%
21.7%
SEIFA advantage ABS SEIFA 2021
IRSAD decile (1 = most disadvantaged, 10 = most advantaged) A relative socio-economic index - not a measure of safety or community quality.
Decile 2
Decile 2
IRSAD score
909
918
Schools & childcare ACARA 2025 · ACECQA
Schools
4
8
Government schools ICSEA (avg intake)
950
962
Catholic/independent schools ICSEA (avg intake)
1,029
1,018
Childcare services (matched by suburb name)
-
21
Property VIC + NSW in v1
Median house price
$1.64M
$1.44M
House price YoY
+10.8%
+8.4%
Median 3-bed house rent /wk
$830
$730
Getting around GTFS commute · OpenStreetMap amenities
GPs nearby
0
4
Supermarkets nearby
1
1
Parks nearby
14
18
Train stations
1
3
Safety NSW BOCSAR (Jan-Dec 2025)
Recorded incidents, latest year (raw count - not population-adjusted)
-
865
Change vs prior year
-
-12%

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 · Punchbowl
Your zoned school Live VIC + NSW catchments

Mt Lewis IS

The government school your child can attend for free by living in Punchbowl.

Sector Government

This is the zoned government school for the centre of Punchbowl (NSW catchment data) - addresses elsewhere in the suburb may be zoned to a different school.

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Also nearby - Catholic & Independent schools (not your catchment)
St Charbel's College
Independent 1,198 students
ICSEA 1054 intake context
St Jerome's Catholic Primary School
Catholic 175 students
ICSEA 1004 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 · Chester Hill - Sefton
Your zoned school Live VIC + NSW catchments

Chester Hill North Public School

The government school your child can attend for free by living in Chester Hill - Sefton.

Sector Government
Years K-6
Students 400
ICSEA 950
A picture of students’ family backgrounds - not a ranking or a quality score.

This is the zoned government school for the centre of Chester Hill - Sefton (NSW catchment data) - addresses elsewhere in the suburb may be zoned to a different school.

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Also nearby - Catholic & Independent schools (not your catchment)
Salamah College
Independent 1,353 students
ICSEA 989 intake context
Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Primary School
Catholic 337 students
ICSEA 1046 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 Chester Hill - Sefton (ICSEA 962) and Punchbowl (950).

Catholic/independent schools are separate from the free government catchment - average ICSEA Chester Hill - Sefton 1,018 (2 schools), Punchbowl 1,029 (2 schools).

There are 8 schools in Chester Hill - Sefton, compared to 4 in Punchbowl.

Median house prices are 12% lower in Chester Hill - Sefton ($1.44M vs $1.64M).

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