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Moving to Doonside - Woodcroft from Mount Druitt - Whalan

Schools, childcare, demographics and house prices for Doonside - Woodcroft and Mount Druitt - Whalan, side by side — all from public government data.

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Comparing
Mount Druitt - Whalan
NSW · current home
Doonside - Woodcroft
NSW · destination
Population & growth ABS ERP June 2025
Population (2024)
24,378
23,958
Annual growth
+0.7%
+0.1%
Demographics ABS Census 2021
Median household income
$1,392/wk
$2,004/wk
Overseas born
46.4%
50.1%
Non-English-speaking background
56.2%
56.3%
Children aged 0–14
23.8%
20.0%
SEIFA advantage ABS SEIFA 2021
IRSAD decile (1 = most disadvantaged, 10 = most advantaged)
Decile 1
Decile 5
IRSAD score
883
978
Schools & childcare ACARA 2025 · ACECQA
Schools
11
6
Government schools ICSEA (avg intake)
925
935
Catholic/independent schools ICSEA (avg intake)
1,006
1,062
Childcare services (matched by postcode)
13
Property VIC + NSW in v1
Median house price
$980,000
$1.16M
House price YoY
+18.7%
+9.7%
Median 3-bed house rent /wk
$565
$650
Getting around GTFS commute · OpenStreetMap amenities
GPs nearby
6
1
Supermarkets nearby
4
2
Parks nearby
33
24
Train stations
1
1
Safety NSW BOCSAR (calendar year 2025)
Recorded incidents, latest year (raw count — not population-adjusted)
6,584
1,115
Change vs prior year
-42%
-9%

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 · Mount Druitt - Whalan
Your zoned school Live VIC + NSW catchments

Mt Druitt PS

The government school your child can attend for free by living in Mount Druitt - Whalan.

Sector Government

This is the zoned in-area government school for Mount Druitt - Whalan (NSW catchment data).

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Also nearby — Catholic & Independent schools (not your catchment)
Australian Islamic College of Sydney
Independent 1,289 students
ICSEA 1077 intake context
CathWest Innovation College
Catholic 385 students
ICSEA 1013 intake context
St Bishoy Coptic Orthodox College
Independent 279 students
ICSEA 966 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 · Doonside - Woodcroft
Government schools Live VIC + NSW catchments

Government schools in Doonside - Woodcroft

Free government schools your child may attend. We couldn’t confirm the exact zone for this point, so we can’t confirm which one is yours.

Doonside High School Government · 715 students
ICSEA 917
Crawford Public School Government · 387 students
ICSEA 914
Marayong South Public School Government · 286 students
ICSEA 1010
Doonside Public School Government · 258 students
ICSEA 900

A picture of students’ family backgrounds (ICSEA) — not a ranking or a quality score.

Also nearby — Catholic & Independent schools (not your catchment)
Mountain View Adventist College
Independent 592 students
ICSEA 1041 intake context
St John Vianney's Primary School
Catholic 348 students
ICSEA 1083 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

Government school academic context is comparable between Doonside - Woodcroft (ICSEA 935) and Mount Druitt - Whalan (925).

Catholic/independent schools are separate from the free government catchment — average ICSEA Doonside - Woodcroft 1,062 (2 schools), Mount Druitt - Whalan 1,006 (5 schools).

There are 6 schools in Doonside - Woodcroft, compared to 11 in Mount Druitt - Whalan.

Doonside - Woodcroft has a SEIFA advantage (IRSAD) of Decile 5, above Mount Druitt - Whalan's Decile 1. Decile 10 is the most advantaged nationally.

Median house prices are 18% higher in Doonside - Woodcroft ($1.16M vs $980,000).

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SEIFA IRSAD Decile 4 · Decile 10 = most advantaged
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SEIFA IRSAD Decile 4 · Decile 10 = most advantaged
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SEIFA IRSAD Decile 4 · Decile 10 = most advantaged
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SEIFA IRSAD Decile 5 · Decile 10 = most advantaged

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