Moving to Culburra Beach from Dapto (Avondale area)
Schools, childcare, demographics and house prices for Culburra Beach and Dapto - Avondale, side by side - all from public government data.
Culburra Beach has 5,039 people (ABS, June 2025), +0.4% in a year, a median house price of $878,000, 2 schools and 3 childcare services. Full Culburra Beach 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.
Koonawarra Public School
The government school your child can attend for free by living in Dapto - Avondale.
This is the zoned government school for the centre of Dapto - Avondale (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.
Culburra Public School
The government school your child can attend for free by living in Culburra Beach.
This is the zoned government school for the centre of Culburra Beach (NSW catchment data) - addresses elsewhere in the suburb may be zoned to a different school.
See the catchment on the mapWe show school intake context and catchments, not exam results. We don’t publish a school ranking.
Honest tradeoff
Government schools in Culburra Beach and Dapto - Avondale have a similar average ICSEA (948 and 936) - a measure of student intake, not teaching quality.
Catholic/independent schools are separate from the free government catchment - average ICSEA Culburra Beach none in this SA2, Dapto - Avondale 1,038 (1 school).
There are 2 schools in Culburra Beach, compared to 7 in Dapto - Avondale.
Childcare services matched by suburb name: 3 in Culburra Beach vs 24 in Dapto - Avondale.
Median house prices are 9% lower in Culburra Beach ($878,000 vs $970,000).
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What is the population of Culburra Beach?
5,039 people lived in Culburra Beach at June 2025 (ABS Estimated Resident Population), a change of +0.4% over the year. Dapto (Avondale area) had 24,842.
Are houses cheaper in Culburra Beach than in Dapto (Avondale area)?
Yes. The median house price is $878,000 in Culburra Beach and $970,000 in Dapto (Avondale area), 9% lower in Culburra Beach.
How many schools are in Culburra Beach?
ACARA lists 2 schools in Culburra Beach, against 7 in Dapto (Avondale area). The zoned government school for an address is shown above under "Which school is zoned?".
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Plan the move: Dapto - Avondale → Culburra Beach