Move comparison · NSW → NSW

Moving to Dapto - Avondale from Warilla

Schools, childcare, demographics and house prices for Dapto - Avondale and Warilla, side by side - all from public government data.

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Warilla

NSW · current home

Dapto - Avondale

NSW · destination

Population & growth ABS ERP June 2025

Population (2025)

20,725

24,842

Annual growth

+0.5%

+0.2%

Demographics ABS Census 2021

Median household income

$1,191/wk

$1,445/wk

Overseas born

17.9%

16.4%

Non-English-speaking background

11.4%

7.6%

Children aged 0–14

17.4%

18.2%

SEIFA advantage ABS SEIFA 2021

IRSAD decile (1 = most disadvantaged, 10 = most advantaged) A relative socio-economic index - not a measure of safety or community quality.

Decile 1

Decile 3

IRSAD score

883

940

Schools & childcare ACARA 2025 · ACECQA

Schools

Government schools ICSEA (avg intake)

915

936

Catholic/independent schools ICSEA (avg intake)

1,038

Childcare services (matched by suburb name)

Property VIC + NSW in v1

Median house price

$995,000

$970,000

House price YoY

+6.4%

+15.5%

Median 3-bed house rent /wk

$700

$680

Getting around GTFS commute · OpenStreetMap amenities

GPs nearby

Supermarkets nearby

Parks nearby

Train stations

Safety NSW BOCSAR (Jan-Dec 2025)

Recorded incidents, latest year (raw count - not population-adjusted)

647

945

Change vs prior year

+16%

+5%

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 · Warilla

Your zoned school Live VIC + NSW catchments

Warilla North Public School

The government school your child can attend for free by living in Warilla.

Sector Government

Years K-6

Students 167

ICSEA 872

A picture of students’ family backgrounds - not a ranking or a quality score.

This is the zoned government school for the centre of Warilla (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.

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 government school for the centre of Dapto - Avondale (NSW catchment data) - addresses elsewhere in the suburb may be zoned to a different school.

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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's government schools have an average ICSEA of 936, compared to 915 in Warilla. 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), Warilla none in this SA2.

There are 7 schools in Dapto - Avondale, compared to 8 in Warilla.

Childcare services matched by suburb name: 23 in Dapto - Avondale vs 11 in Warilla.

Dapto - Avondale has a SEIFA advantage (IRSAD) of Decile 3, above Warilla's Decile 1. Decile 10 is the most advantaged nationally.

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