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Moving to East Maitland - Metford from Kingswood - Werrington

Schools, childcare, demographics and house prices for East Maitland - Metford and Kingswood - Werrington, side by side — all from public government data.

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Comparing
Kingswood - Werrington
NSW · current home
East Maitland - Metford
NSW · destination
Population & growth ABS ERP June 2025
Population (2024)
28,330
18,334
Annual growth
+3.9%
+0.3%
Demographics ABS Census 2021
Median household income
$1,707/wk
$1,590/wk
Overseas born
30.9%
10.5%
Non-English-speaking background
31.7%
7.1%
Children aged 0–14
22.6%
19.0%
SEIFA advantage ABS SEIFA 2021
IRSAD decile (1 = most disadvantaged, 10 = most advantaged)
Decile 4
Decile 4
IRSAD score
967
956
Schools & childcare ACARA 2025 · ACECQA
Schools
11
9
Government schools ICSEA (avg intake)
953
957
Catholic/independent schools ICSEA (avg intake)
1,045
1,038
Childcare services (matched by postcode)
37
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Property VIC + NSW in v1
Median house price
$1.17M
$838,000
House price YoY
+22.1%
+13.6%
Median 3-bed house rent /wk
$623
$610
Getting around GTFS commute · OpenStreetMap amenities
GPs nearby
5
2
Supermarkets nearby
5
5
Parks nearby
57
22
Train stations
2
1
Safety NSW BOCSAR (calendar year 2025)
Recorded incidents, latest year (raw count — not population-adjusted)
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1,744
Change vs prior year
—
+14%

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 · Kingswood - Werrington
Your zoned school Live VIC + NSW catchments

Kingswood Public School

The government school your child can attend for free by living in Kingswood - Werrington.

Sector Government
Years K-6
Students 499
ICSEA 1048
A picture of students’ family backgrounds — not a ranking or a quality score.

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

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Also nearby — Catholic & Independent schools (not your catchment)
St Dominic's College
Independent 1,010 students
ICSEA 1008 intake context
Wollemi College
Independent 565 students
ICSEA 1107 intake context
St Joseph's Primary School
Catholic 310 students
ICSEA 1019 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 · East Maitland - Metford
Your zoned school Live VIC + NSW catchments

Metford Public School

The government school your child can attend for free by living in East Maitland - Metford.

Sector Government
Years K-6
Students 265
ICSEA 887
A picture of students’ family backgrounds — not a ranking or a quality score.

This is the zoned in-area government school for East Maitland - Metford (NSW catchment data).

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Also nearby — Catholic & Independent schools (not your catchment)
Hunter Valley Grammar School
Independent 1,161 students
ICSEA 1134 intake context
Maitland Christian School
Independent 832 students
ICSEA 1047 intake context
St Joseph's Primary School
Catholic 449 students
ICSEA 1063 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 East Maitland - Metford (ICSEA 957) and Kingswood - Werrington (953).

Catholic/independent schools are separate from the free government catchment — average ICSEA East Maitland - Metford 1,038 (5 schools), Kingswood - Werrington 1,045 (3 schools).

There are 9 schools in East Maitland - Metford, compared to 11 in Kingswood - Werrington.

The proportion of children from non-English-speaking backgrounds is lower in East Maitland - Metford at 7.1% (vs 31.7% in Kingswood - Werrington).

Median house prices are 29% lower in East Maitland - Metford ($838,000 vs $1.17M).

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