Moving to Coffs Harbour (South area) from Box Hill (Nelson area)
Schools, childcare, demographics and house prices for Coffs Harbour - South and Box Hill - Nelson, side by side - all from public government data.
Coffs Harbour (South area) has 11,466 people (ABS, June 2025), +0.2% in a year, a median house price of $1.03M, 8 schools and 25 childcare services. Full Coffs Harbour (South 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.
Oakville Public School
The government school your child can attend for free by living in Box Hill - Nelson.
The government catchment school for parts of Box Hill - Nelson is Oakville Public School - just outside the suburb boundary (NSW catchment data).
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 Public School
The government school your child can attend for free by living in Coffs Harbour - South.
This is the zoned government school for the centre of Coffs Harbour - South (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
Coffs Harbour - South's government schools have an average ICSEA of 964, compared to 1,123 in Box Hill - Nelson. 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 - South 994 (5 schools), Box Hill - Nelson 1,091 (2 schools).
There are 8 schools in Coffs Harbour - South, compared to 3 in Box Hill - Nelson.
Childcare services matched by suburb name: 25 in Coffs Harbour - South vs 15 in Box Hill - Nelson.
The proportion of children from non-English-speaking backgrounds is lower in Coffs Harbour - South at 13.9% (vs 43.2% in Box Hill - Nelson).
Coffs Harbour - South has a SEIFA advantage (IRSAD) of Decile 2, below Box Hill - Nelson's Decile 10. Decile 10 is the most advantaged nationally.
Median house prices are 20% lower in Coffs Harbour - South ($1.03M vs $1.28M).
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What is the population of Coffs Harbour (South area)?
11,466 people lived in Coffs Harbour (South area) at June 2025 (ABS Estimated Resident Population), a change of +0.2% over the year. Box Hill (Nelson area) had 26,348.
Are houses cheaper in Coffs Harbour (South area) than in Box Hill (Nelson area)?
Yes. The median house price is $1.03M in Coffs Harbour (South area) and $1.28M in Box Hill (Nelson area), 20% lower in Coffs Harbour (South area).
How many schools are in Coffs Harbour (South area)?
ACARA lists 8 schools in Coffs Harbour (South area), against 3 in Box Hill (Nelson area). The zoned government school for an address is shown above under "Which school is zoned?".
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Plan the move: Box Hill - Nelson → Coffs Harbour - South