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Moving to Gorokan - Kanwal - Charmhaven from Williamtown - Medowie - Karuah

Schools, childcare, demographics and house prices for Gorokan - Kanwal - Charmhaven and Williamtown - Medowie - Karuah, side by side - all from public government data.

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Comparing
Williamtown - Medowie - Karuah
NSW · current home
Gorokan - Kanwal - Charmhaven
NSW · destination
Population & growth ABS ERP June 2025
Population (2025)
17,178
22,880
Annual growth
+3.2%
+0.4%
Demographics ABS Census 2021
Median household income
$1,763/wk
$1,239/wk
Overseas born
9.3%
12.4%
Non-English-speaking background
3.5%
6.0%
Children aged 0–14
20.9%
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 4
Decile 1
IRSAD score
973
891
Schools & childcare ACARA 2025 · ACECQA
Schools
6
4
Government schools ICSEA (avg intake)
940
933
Catholic/independent schools ICSEA (avg intake)
1,029
-
Childcare services (matched by suburb name)
14
12
Property VIC + NSW in v1
Median house price
$1.14M
$885,000
House price YoY
+22.0%
+10.6%
Median 3-bed house rent /wk
$610
$620
Getting around GTFS commute · OpenStreetMap amenities
GPs nearby
0
2
Supermarkets nearby
2
4
Parks nearby
11
30
Train stations
0
0
Safety NSW BOCSAR (Jan-Dec 2025)
Recorded incidents, latest year (raw count - not population-adjusted)
77
583
Change vs prior year
-17%
-5%

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 · Williamtown - Medowie - Karuah
Your zoned school Live VIC + NSW catchments

Wirreanda Public School

The government school your child can attend for free by living in Williamtown - Medowie - Karuah.

Sector Government
Years K-6
Students 530
ICSEA 988
A picture of students’ family backgrounds - not a ranking or a quality score.

This is the zoned government school for the centre of Williamtown - Medowie - Karuah (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)
Catherine McAuley Catholic College
Catholic 884 students
ICSEA 1019 intake context
Medowie Christian School
Independent 554 students
ICSEA 1038 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 · Gorokan - Kanwal - Charmhaven
Your zoned school Live VIC + NSW 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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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 Gorokan - Kanwal - Charmhaven (ICSEA 933) and Williamtown - Medowie - Karuah (940).

Catholic/independent schools are separate from the free government catchment - average ICSEA Gorokan - Kanwal - Charmhaven none in this SA2, Williamtown - Medowie - Karuah 1,029 (2 schools).

There are 4 schools in Gorokan - Kanwal - Charmhaven, compared to 6 in Williamtown - Medowie - Karuah.

Childcare services matched by suburb name: 12 in Gorokan - Kanwal - Charmhaven vs 14 in Williamtown - Medowie - Karuah.

Gorokan - Kanwal - Charmhaven has a SEIFA advantage (IRSAD) of Decile 1, below Williamtown - Medowie - Karuah's Decile 4. Decile 10 is the most advantaged nationally.

Median house prices are 22% lower in Gorokan - Kanwal - Charmhaven ($885,000 vs $1.14M).

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