Moving to Huskisson (Vincentia area) from Marsden Park (Shanes Park area)
Schools, childcare, demographics and house prices for Huskisson - Vincentia and Marsden Park - Shanes Park, side by side - all from public government data.
Huskisson (Vincentia area) has 5,048 people (ABS, June 2025), +0.9% in a year, a median house price of $878,000, 3 schools and 1 childcare service. Full Huskisson (Vincentia area) suburb profile.
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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.
Northbourne Public School
The government school your child can attend for free by living in Marsden Park - Shanes Park.
This is the zoned government school for the centre of Marsden Park - Shanes Park (NSW catchment data) - addresses elsewhere in the suburb may be zoned to a different school.
See the catchment on the mapFee-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.
Vincentia Public School
The government school your child can attend for free by living in Huskisson - Vincentia.
This is the zoned government school for the centre of Huskisson - Vincentia (NSW catchment data) - addresses elsewhere in the suburb may be zoned to a different school.
See the catchment on the mapWe show school intake context and catchments, not exam results. We don’t publish a school ranking.
Honest tradeoff
Huskisson - Vincentia's government schools have an average ICSEA of 983, compared to 1,089 in Marsden Park - Shanes Park. ICSEA reflects the socioeconomic intake of students, not teaching quality - it is not a ranking of school performance.
Catholic/independent schools are separate from the free government catchment - average ICSEA Huskisson - Vincentia none in this SA2, Marsden Park - Shanes Park 1,080 (3 schools).
There are 3 schools in Huskisson - Vincentia, compared to 6 in Marsden Park - Shanes Park.
Childcare services matched by suburb name: 1 in Huskisson - Vincentia vs 14 in Marsden Park - Shanes Park.
The proportion of children from non-English-speaking backgrounds is lower in Huskisson - Vincentia at 8.3% (vs 61.3% in Marsden Park - Shanes Park).
Huskisson - Vincentia has a SEIFA advantage (IRSAD) of Decile 7, below Marsden Park - Shanes Park's Decile 10. Decile 10 is the most advantaged nationally.
Median house prices are 31% lower in Huskisson - Vincentia ($878,000 vs $1.28M).
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What is the population of Huskisson (Vincentia area)?
5,048 people lived in Huskisson (Vincentia area) at June 2025 (ABS Estimated Resident Population), a change of +0.9% over the year. Marsden Park (Shanes Park area) had 30,461.
Are houses cheaper in Huskisson (Vincentia area) than in Marsden Park (Shanes Park area)?
Yes. The median house price is $878,000 in Huskisson (Vincentia area) and $1.28M in Marsden Park (Shanes Park area), 31% lower in Huskisson (Vincentia area).
How many schools are in Huskisson (Vincentia area)?
ACARA lists 3 schools in Huskisson (Vincentia area), against 6 in Marsden Park (Shanes Park area). The zoned government school for an address is shown above under "Which school is zoned?".
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Plan the move: Marsden Park - Shanes Park → Huskisson - Vincentia