Moving to Denham Court (Bardia area) from Terrigal (North Avoca area)
Schools, childcare, demographics and house prices for Denham Court - Bardia and Terrigal - North Avoca, side by side - all from public government data.
Denham Court (Bardia area) has 21,375 people (ABS, June 2025), +3.6% in a year, a median house price of $1.16M, 2 schools and 9 childcare services. Full Denham Court (Bardia 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.
Terrigal Public School
The government school your child can attend for free by living in Terrigal - North Avoca.
This is the zoned government school for the centre of Terrigal - North Avoca (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.
Bardia Public School
The government school your child can attend for free by living in Denham Court - Bardia.
This is the zoned government school for the centre of Denham Court - Bardia (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 Denham Court - Bardia and Terrigal - North Avoca have a similar average ICSEA (1,069 and 1,061) - a measure of student intake, not teaching quality.
Catholic/independent schools are separate from the free government catchment - average ICSEA Denham Court - Bardia none in this SA2, Terrigal - North Avoca 1,066 (2 schools).
There are 2 schools in Denham Court - Bardia, compared to 4 in Terrigal - North Avoca.
The proportion of children from non-English-speaking backgrounds is higher in Denham Court - Bardia at 58.1% (vs 7.5% in Terrigal - North Avoca).
Median house prices are 29% lower in Denham Court - Bardia ($1.16M vs $1.64M).
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What is the population of Denham Court (Bardia area)?
21,375 people lived in Denham Court (Bardia area) at June 2025 (ABS Estimated Resident Population), a change of +3.6% over the year. Terrigal (North Avoca area) had 15,631.
Are houses cheaper in Denham Court (Bardia area) than in Terrigal (North Avoca area)?
Yes. The median house price is $1.16M in Denham Court (Bardia area) and $1.64M in Terrigal (North Avoca area), 29% lower in Denham Court (Bardia area).
How many schools are in Denham Court (Bardia area)?
ACARA lists 2 schools in Denham Court (Bardia area), against 4 in Terrigal (North Avoca area). The zoned government school for an address is shown above under "Which school is zoned?".
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Plan the move: Terrigal - North Avoca → Denham Court - Bardia