Moving to Coffs Harbour - North from Sawtell - Boambee
Schools, childcare, demographics and house prices for Coffs Harbour - North and Sawtell - Boambee, side by side - all from public government data.
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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 (NSW) · NSW BOCSAR (NSW) · CSA Victoria (VIC). How we source this data →
The free government school your child can attend in each area - side by side, never a blended average.
William Bayldon Public School
The government school your child can attend for free by living in Sawtell - Boambee.
This is the zoned government school for the centre of Sawtell - Boambee (NSW catchment data) - addresses elsewhere in the suburb may be zoned to a different school.
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We show school intake context and catchments, not exam results. We don’t publish a school ranking.
Tyalla Public School
The government school your child can attend for free by living in Coffs Harbour - North.
This is the zoned government school for the centre of Coffs Harbour - North (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.
Coffs Harbour - North's government schools have an average ICSEA of 905, compared to 935 in Sawtell - Boambee. 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 Coffs Harbour - North 1,072 (1 school), Sawtell - Boambee 1,037 (3 schools).
There are 4 schools in Coffs Harbour - North, compared to 11 in Sawtell - Boambee.
The proportion of children from non-English-speaking backgrounds is higher in Coffs Harbour - North at 11.7% (vs 4.7% in Sawtell - Boambee).
Median house prices are 19% higher in Coffs Harbour - North ($1.03M vs $869,000).
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Plan the move: Sawtell - Boambee → Coffs Harbour - North