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Moving to Figtree (Keiraville area) from Balgownie (Fairy Meadow area)

Schools, childcare, demographics and house prices for Figtree - Keiraville and Balgownie - Fairy Meadow, side by side - all from public government data.

Figtree (Keiraville area) has 23,776 people (ABS, June 2025), +0.8% in a year, a median house price of $1.28M, 8 schools and 8 childcare services. Full Figtree (Keiraville area) suburb profile.

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Balgownie - Fairy Meadow
NSW · current home
Figtree - Keiraville
NSW · destination
Population & growth ABS ERP June 2025
Population (2025)
22,303
23,776
Annual growth
+0.6%
+0.8%
Demographics ABS Census 2021
Median household income
$1,635/wk
$1,938/wk
Overseas born
22.0%
23.3%
Non-English-speaking background
18.4%
20.9%
Children aged 0–14
16.4%
18.0%
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 6
Decile 7
IRSAD score
1,012
1,045
Schools & childcare ACARA 2025 · ACECQA
Schools
10
8
Government schools ICSEA (avg intake)
1,053
1,061
Catholic/independent schools ICSEA (avg intake)
1,028
1,083
Childcare services (matched by suburb name)
18
8
Property VIC + NSW; QLD rent only
Median house price
$1.37M
$1.28M
House price YoY
+7.5%
+16.4%
Median 3-bed house rent /wk
$750
$750
Getting around GTFS commute · OpenStreetMap amenities
GPs nearby
None mapped
None mapped
Supermarkets nearby
1
3
Parks nearby
30
29
Train stations
2
None mapped
Crime & safety NSW BOCSAR (Jan-Dec 2025)
Recorded incidents, latest year (raw count - not population-adjusted)
180
388
Change vs prior year
+15%
-4%
Counts are often higher where many people visit (shopping centres, stations, nightlife), not only where many people live. SuburbRadar does not rate suburbs as safe or unsafe.

© State of New South Wales (Department of Communities and Justice), licensed under CC BY 4.0 (copyright notice). Suburb totals are added up from published figures.

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.

From: Balgownie - Fairy Meadow
Your zoned school Live VIC + NSW + QLD catchments

Mount Ousley Public School

The government school your child can attend for free by living in Balgownie - Fairy Meadow.

Sector Government
Years K-6
Students 193
ICSEA 1079
A picture of students’ family backgrounds - not a ranking or a quality score.

This is the zoned government school for the centre of Balgownie - Fairy Meadow (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)
Good Samaritan Catholic Primary School
Catholic 335 students
ICSEA 1081 intake context
Elonera Montessori School
Independent 187 students
ICSEA 1108 intake context
Wollongong Flexible School
Independent 71 students
ICSEA 895 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: Figtree - Keiraville
Your zoned school Live VIC + NSW + QLD catchments

Lindsay Park Public School

The government school your child can attend for free by living in Figtree - Keiraville.

Sector Government
Years K-6
Students 334
ICSEA 1068
A picture of students’ family backgrounds - not a ranking or a quality score.

This is the zoned government school for the centre of Figtree - Keiraville (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)
Edmund Rice College
Independent 1,054 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 schools in Figtree - Keiraville and Balgownie - Fairy Meadow have a similar average ICSEA (1,061 and 1,053) - a measure of student intake, not teaching quality.

Catholic/independent schools are separate from the free government catchment - average ICSEA Figtree - Keiraville 1,083 (1 school), Balgownie - Fairy Meadow 1,028 (3 schools).

There are 8 schools in Figtree - Keiraville, compared to 10 in Balgownie - Fairy Meadow.

Childcare services matched by suburb name: 8 in Figtree - Keiraville vs 18 in Balgownie - Fairy Meadow.

Figtree - Keiraville has a SEIFA advantage (IRSAD) of Decile 7, above Balgownie - Fairy Meadow's Decile 6. Decile 10 is the most advantaged nationally.

Median house prices are 7% lower in Figtree - Keiraville ($1.28M vs $1.37M).

Similar suburbs near Figtree - Keiraville

Wollongong - West NSW
House$1.2M
Gov ICSEA1,018
Schools8
Childcare14
SEIFA IRSAD Decile 6 · Decile 10 = most advantaged
Unanderra - Mount Kembla NSW
House$1.16M
Gov ICSEA1,001
Schools8
Childcare11
SEIFA IRSAD Decile 6 · Decile 10 = most advantaged
Wollongong - East NSW
House$1.2M
Gov ICSEA1,087
Schools5
Childcare21
SEIFA IRSAD Decile 7 · Decile 10 = most advantaged
Woonona - Bulli - Russell Vale NSW
House$1.66M
Gov ICSEA1,054
Schools8
Childcare15
SEIFA IRSAD Decile 7 · Decile 10 = most advantaged
Horsley - Kembla Grange NSW
House$970,000
Gov ICSEA1,006
Schools1
Childcare4
SEIFA IRSAD Decile 7 · Decile 10 = most advantaged

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What is the population of Figtree (Keiraville area)?

23,776 people lived in Figtree (Keiraville area) at June 2025 (ABS Estimated Resident Population), a change of +0.8% over the year. Balgownie (Fairy Meadow area) had 22,303.

Are houses cheaper in Figtree (Keiraville area) than in Balgownie (Fairy Meadow area)?

Yes. The median house price is $1.28M in Figtree (Keiraville area) and $1.37M in Balgownie (Fairy Meadow area), 7% lower in Figtree (Keiraville area).

How many schools are in Figtree (Keiraville area)?

ACARA lists 8 schools in Figtree (Keiraville area), against 10 in Balgownie (Fairy Meadow area). The zoned government school for an address is shown above under "Which school is zoned?".

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Plan the move: Balgownie - Fairy Meadow → Figtree - Keiraville