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Moving to Kingswood - Werrington from Charlestown - Dudley

Schools, childcare, demographics and house prices for Kingswood - Werrington and Charlestown - Dudley, side by side — all from public government data.

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Comparing
Charlestown - Dudley
NSW · current home
Kingswood - Werrington
NSW · destination
Population & growth ABS ERP June 2025
Population (2024)
26,087
28,330
Annual growth
+0.4%
+3.9%
Demographics ABS Census 2021
Median household income
$1,808/wk
$1,707/wk
Overseas born
10.9%
30.9%
Non-English-speaking background
7.1%
31.7%
Children aged 0–14
19.7%
22.6%
SEIFA advantage ABS SEIFA 2021
IRSAD decile (1 = most disadvantaged, 10 = most advantaged)
Decile 6
Decile 4
IRSAD score
1,010
967
Schools & childcare ACARA 2025 · ACECQA
Schools
14
11
Government schools ICSEA (avg intake)
1,002
953
Catholic/independent schools ICSEA (avg intake)
1,062
1,045
Childcare services (matched by postcode)
34
37
Property VIC + NSW in v1
Median house price
$1.11M
$1.17M
House price YoY
+17.4%
+22.1%
Median 3-bed house rent /wk
$730
$623
Getting around GTFS commute · OpenStreetMap amenities
GPs nearby
2
5
Supermarkets nearby
4
5
Parks nearby
14
57
Train stations
0
2
Safety NSW BOCSAR (calendar year 2025)
Recorded incidents, latest year (raw count — not population-adjusted)
1,179
Change vs prior year
+1%

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 · Charlestown - Dudley
Your zoned school Live VIC + NSW catchments

Charlestown Public School

The government school your child can attend for free by living in Charlestown - Dudley.

Sector Government
Years K-6
Students 234
ICSEA 1037
A picture of students’ family backgrounds — not a ranking or a quality score.

This is the zoned in-area government school for Charlestown - Dudley (NSW catchment data).

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Also nearby — Catholic & Independent schools (not your catchment)
St Mary's Catholic College
Catholic 989 students
ICSEA 1062 intake context
St Joseph's Primary School
Catholic 361 students
ICSEA 1102 intake context
St Paul's Primary School
Catholic 294 students
ICSEA 1023 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 · Kingswood - Werrington
Your zoned school Live VIC + NSW catchments

Kingswood Public School

The government school your child can attend for free by living in Kingswood - Werrington.

Sector Government
Years K-6
Students 499
ICSEA 1048
A picture of students’ family backgrounds — not a ranking or a quality score.

This is the zoned in-area government school for Kingswood - Werrington (NSW catchment data).

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Also nearby — Catholic & Independent schools (not your catchment)
St Dominic's College
Independent 1,010 students
ICSEA 1008 intake context
Wollemi College
Independent 565 students
ICSEA 1107 intake context
St Joseph's Primary School
Catholic 310 students
ICSEA 1019 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

Kingswood - Werrington has weaker government school academic context than Charlestown - Dudley, with an average ICSEA of 953 compared to 1,002. ICSEA reflects the academic and socioeconomic intake of students — a higher score signals a higher-resourced school community.

Catholic/independent schools are separate from the free government catchment — average ICSEA Kingswood - Werrington 1,045 (3 schools), Charlestown - Dudley 1,062 (3 schools).

There are 11 schools in Kingswood - Werrington, compared to 14 in Charlestown - Dudley.

Childcare services matched by postcode: 37 in Kingswood - Werrington vs 34 in Charlestown - Dudley.

The proportion of children from non-English-speaking backgrounds is higher in Kingswood - Werrington at 31.7% (vs 7.1% in Charlestown - Dudley).

Kingswood - Werrington has a SEIFA advantage (IRSAD) of Decile 4, below Charlestown - Dudley's Decile 6. Decile 10 is the most advantaged nationally.

Median house prices are 5% higher in Kingswood - Werrington ($1.17M vs $1.11M).

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SEIFA IRSAD Decile 4 · Decile 10 = most advantaged
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SEIFA IRSAD Decile 3 · Decile 10 = most advantaged
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SEIFA IRSAD Decile 5 · Decile 10 = most advantaged

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