Moving to Kellyville Ridge (The Ponds area) from Shellharbour (Flinders area)
Schools, childcare, demographics and house prices for Kellyville Ridge - The Ponds and Shellharbour - Flinders, side by side - all from public government data.
Kellyville Ridge (The Ponds area) has 21,774 people (ABS, June 2025), +0.5% in a year, a median house price of $1.59M, 3 schools and 12 childcare services. Full Kellyville Ridge (The Ponds 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.
Shell Cove Public School
The government school your child can attend for free by living in Shellharbour - Flinders.
This is the zoned government school for the centre of Shellharbour - Flinders (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.
John Palmer Public School
The government school your child can attend for free by living in Kellyville Ridge - The Ponds.
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.
See the catchment on the mapWe show school intake context and catchments, not exam results. We don’t publish a school ranking.
Honest tradeoff
Kellyville Ridge - The Ponds's government schools have an average ICSEA of 1,090, compared to 1,017 in Shellharbour - Flinders. 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 Kellyville Ridge - The Ponds none in this SA2, Shellharbour - Flinders 1,075 (2 schools).
There are 3 schools in Kellyville Ridge - The Ponds, compared to 6 in Shellharbour - Flinders.
Childcare services matched by suburb name: 12 in Kellyville Ridge - The Ponds vs 17 in Shellharbour - Flinders.
The proportion of children from non-English-speaking backgrounds is higher in Kellyville Ridge - The Ponds at 47.5% (vs 12.5% in Shellharbour - Flinders).
Kellyville Ridge - The Ponds has a SEIFA advantage (IRSAD) of Decile 10, above Shellharbour - Flinders's Decile 7. Decile 10 is the most advantaged nationally.
Median house prices are 25% higher in Kellyville Ridge - The Ponds ($1.59M vs $1.27M).
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What is the population of Kellyville Ridge (The Ponds area)?
21,774 people lived in Kellyville Ridge (The Ponds area) at June 2025 (ABS Estimated Resident Population), a change of +0.5% over the year. Shellharbour (Flinders area) had 20,964.
Are houses cheaper in Kellyville Ridge (The Ponds area) than in Shellharbour (Flinders area)?
No. The median house price is $1.59M in Kellyville Ridge (The Ponds area) and $1.27M in Shellharbour (Flinders area), 25% higher in Kellyville Ridge (The Ponds area).
How many schools are in Kellyville Ridge (The Ponds area)?
ACARA lists 3 schools in Kellyville Ridge (The Ponds area), against 6 in Shellharbour (Flinders area). The zoned government school for an address is shown above under "Which school is zoned?".
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Plan the move: Shellharbour - Flinders → Kellyville Ridge - The Ponds