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Moving to Dapto - Avondale from Albion Park - Macquarie Pass

Schools, childcare, demographics and house prices for Dapto - Avondale and Albion Park - Macquarie Pass, side by side — all from public government data.

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Comparing
Albion Park - Macquarie Pass
NSW · current home
Dapto - Avondale
NSW · destination
Population & growth ABS ERP June 2025
Population (2024)
23,649
24,842
Annual growth
+4.1%
+0.2%
Demographics ABS Census 2021
Median household income
$2,088/wk
$1,445/wk
Overseas born
12.6%
16.4%
Non-English-speaking background
6.8%
7.6%
Children aged 0–14
22.3%
18.2%
SEIFA advantage ABS SEIFA 2021
IRSAD decile (1 = most disadvantaged, 10 = most advantaged)
Decile 6
Decile 3
IRSAD score
1,000
940
Schools & childcare ACARA 2025 · ACECQA
Schools
7
7
Government schools ICSEA (avg intake)
981
936
Catholic/independent schools ICSEA (avg intake)
1,041
1,038
Childcare services (matched by postcode)
23
27
Property VIC + NSW in v1
Median house price
$923,000
$905,000
House price YoY
+4.2%
+10.5%
Median 3-bed house rent /wk
$710
$700
Getting around GTFS commute · OpenStreetMap amenities
GPs nearby
0
2
Supermarkets nearby
1
5
Parks nearby
49
23
Train stations
0
1
Safety NSW BOCSAR (calendar year 2025)
Recorded incidents, latest year (raw count — not population-adjusted)
450
940
Change vs prior year
-11%
+4%

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 · Albion Park - Macquarie Pass
Your zoned school Live VIC + NSW catchments

Albion Park Public School

The government school your child can attend for free by living in Albion Park - Macquarie Pass.

Sector Government
Years K-6
Students 516
ICSEA 972
A picture of students’ family backgrounds — not a ranking or a quality score.

This is the zoned in-area government school for Albion Park - Macquarie Pass (NSW catchment data).

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Also nearby — Catholic & Independent schools (not your catchment)
St Joseph's Catholic High School
Catholic 736 students
ICSEA 1029 intake context
Calderwood Christian School
Independent 504 students
ICSEA 1056 intake context
St Paul's Catholic Primary School
Catholic 399 students
ICSEA 1037 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 · Dapto - Avondale
Your zoned school Live VIC + NSW catchments

Koonawarra Public School

The government school your child can attend for free by living in Dapto - Avondale.

Sector Government
Years P-6
Students 192
ICSEA 838
A picture of students’ family backgrounds — not a ranking or a quality score.

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

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Also nearby — Catholic & Independent schools (not your catchment)
St John's Catholic Primary School
Catholic 623 students
ICSEA 1038 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

Dapto - Avondale has weaker government school academic context than Albion Park - Macquarie Pass, with an average ICSEA of 936 compared to 981. ICSEA reflects the academic and socioeconomic intake of students — a higher score signals a higher-resourced school community.

Catholic/independent schools are separate from the free government catchment — average ICSEA Dapto - Avondale 1,038 (1 school), Albion Park - Macquarie Pass 1,041 (3 schools).

Childcare services matched by postcode: 27 in Dapto - Avondale vs 23 in Albion Park - Macquarie Pass.

Dapto - Avondale has a SEIFA advantage (IRSAD) of Decile 3, below Albion Park - Macquarie Pass's Decile 6. Decile 10 is the most advantaged nationally.

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