Moving to Dapto (Avondale area) from Kellyville Ridge (The Ponds area)
Schools, childcare, demographics and house prices for Dapto - Avondale and Kellyville Ridge - The Ponds, side by side - all from public government data.
Dapto (Avondale area) has 24,842 people (ABS, June 2025), +0.2% in a year, a median house price of $970,000, 7 schools and 24 childcare services. Full Dapto (Avondale 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.
John Palmer Public School
The government school your child can attend for free by living in Kellyville Ridge - The Ponds.
This is the zoned government school for the centre of Kellyville Ridge - The Ponds (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.
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.
Honest tradeoff
Dapto - Avondale's government schools have an average ICSEA of 936, compared to 1,090 in Kellyville Ridge - The Ponds. 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 Dapto - Avondale 1,038 (1 school), Kellyville Ridge - The Ponds none in this SA2.
There are 7 schools in Dapto - Avondale, compared to 3 in Kellyville Ridge - The Ponds.
Childcare services matched by suburb name: 24 in Dapto - Avondale vs 12 in Kellyville Ridge - The Ponds.
The proportion of children from non-English-speaking backgrounds is lower in Dapto - Avondale at 7.6% (vs 47.5% in Kellyville Ridge - The Ponds).
Dapto - Avondale has a SEIFA advantage (IRSAD) of Decile 3, below Kellyville Ridge - The Ponds's Decile 10. Decile 10 is the most advantaged nationally.
Median house prices are 39% lower in Dapto - Avondale ($970,000 vs $1.59M).
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What is the population of Dapto (Avondale area)?
24,842 people lived in Dapto (Avondale area) at June 2025 (ABS Estimated Resident Population), a change of +0.2% over the year. Kellyville Ridge (The Ponds area) had 21,774.
Are houses cheaper in Dapto (Avondale area) than in Kellyville Ridge (The Ponds area)?
Yes. The median house price is $970,000 in Dapto (Avondale area) and $1.59M in Kellyville Ridge (The Ponds area), 39% lower in Dapto (Avondale area).
How many schools are in Dapto (Avondale area)?
ACARA lists 7 schools in Dapto (Avondale area), against 3 in Kellyville Ridge (The Ponds area). The zoned government school for an address is shown above under "Which school is zoned?".
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Plan the move: Kellyville Ridge - The Ponds → Dapto - Avondale