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Moving to Gorokan - Kanwal - Charmhaven from Kellyville Ridge (The Ponds area)

Schools, childcare, demographics and house prices for Gorokan - Kanwal - Charmhaven and Kellyville Ridge - The Ponds, side by side - all from public government data.

Gorokan - Kanwal - Charmhaven has 22,880 people (ABS, June 2025), +0.4% in a year, a median house price of $885,000, 4 schools and 12 childcare services. Full Gorokan - Kanwal - Charmhaven suburb profile.

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Kellyville Ridge - The Ponds
NSW · current home
Gorokan - Kanwal - Charmhaven
NSW · destination
Population & growth ABS ERP June 2025
Population (2025)
21,774
22,880
Annual growth
+0.5%
+0.4%
Demographics ABS Census 2021
Median household income
$3,164/wk
$1,239/wk
Overseas born
45.5%
12.4%
Non-English-speaking background
47.5%
6.0%
Children aged 0–14
26.8%
17.2%
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 10
Decile 1
IRSAD score
1,144
891
Schools & childcare ACARA 2025 · ACECQA
Schools
3
4
Government schools ICSEA (avg intake)
1,090
933
Childcare services (matched by suburb name)
12
12
Property VIC + NSW; QLD rent only
Median house price
$1.59M
$885,000
House price YoY
+0.4%
+10.6%
Median 3-bed house rent /wk "Not published" means rent was suppressed for this area (too few lettings to publish a reliable median) - not that rent is unavailable there.
not published
$620
Getting around GTFS commute · OpenStreetMap amenities
GPs nearby
1
2
Supermarkets nearby
3
4
Parks nearby
25
30
Train stations
None mapped
None mapped
Crime & safety NSW BOCSAR (Jan-Dec 2025)
Recorded incidents, latest year (raw count - not population-adjusted)
174
583
Change vs prior year
-4%
-5%
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: Kellyville Ridge - The Ponds
Your zoned school Live VIC + NSW + QLD catchments

John Palmer Public School

The government school your child can attend for free by living in Kellyville Ridge - The Ponds.

Sector Government
Years K-6
Students 950
ICSEA 1125
A picture of students’ family backgrounds - not a ranking or a quality score.

This is the zoned government school for the centre of Kellyville Ridge - The Ponds (NSW catchment data) - addresses elsewhere in the suburb may be zoned to a different school.

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To: Gorokan - Kanwal - Charmhaven
Your zoned school Live VIC + NSW + QLD catchments

Kanwal Public School

The government school your child can attend for free by living in Gorokan - Kanwal - Charmhaven.

Sector Government
Years K-6
Students 500
ICSEA 942
A picture of students’ family backgrounds - not a ranking or a quality score.

This is the zoned government school for the centre of Gorokan - Kanwal - Charmhaven (NSW catchment data) - addresses elsewhere in the suburb may be zoned to a different school.

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Honest tradeoff

Gorokan - Kanwal - Charmhaven's government schools have an average ICSEA of 933, compared to 1,090 in Kellyville Ridge - The Ponds. ICSEA reflects the socioeconomic intake of students, not teaching quality - it is not a ranking of school performance.

There are 4 schools in Gorokan - Kanwal - Charmhaven, compared to 3 in Kellyville Ridge - The Ponds.

The proportion of children from non-English-speaking backgrounds is lower in Gorokan - Kanwal - Charmhaven at 6.0% (vs 47.5% in Kellyville Ridge - The Ponds).

Gorokan - Kanwal - Charmhaven has a SEIFA advantage (IRSAD) of Decile 1, below Kellyville Ridge - The Ponds's Decile 10. Decile 10 is the most advantaged nationally.

Median house prices are 44% lower in Gorokan - Kanwal - Charmhaven ($885,000 vs $1.59M).

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House$860,000
Gov ICSEA916
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Childcare5
SEIFA IRSAD Decile 1 · Decile 10 = most advantaged
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SEIFA IRSAD Decile 2 · Decile 10 = most advantaged
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SEIFA IRSAD Decile 2 · Decile 10 = most advantaged
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SEIFA IRSAD Decile 1 · Decile 10 = most advantaged
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SEIFA IRSAD Decile 3 · Decile 10 = most advantaged

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What is the population of Gorokan - Kanwal - Charmhaven?

22,880 people lived in Gorokan - Kanwal - Charmhaven at June 2025 (ABS Estimated Resident Population), a change of +0.4% over the year. Kellyville Ridge (The Ponds area) had 21,774.

Are houses cheaper in Gorokan - Kanwal - Charmhaven than in Kellyville Ridge (The Ponds area)?

Yes. The median house price is $885,000 in Gorokan - Kanwal - Charmhaven and $1.59M in Kellyville Ridge (The Ponds area), 44% lower in Gorokan - Kanwal - Charmhaven.

How many schools are in Gorokan - Kanwal - Charmhaven?

ACARA lists 4 schools in Gorokan - Kanwal - Charmhaven, against 3 in Kellyville Ridge (The Ponds area). The zoned government school for an address is shown above under "Which school is zoned?".

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Plan the move: Kellyville Ridge - The Ponds → Gorokan - Kanwal - Charmhaven