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Moving to Kurri Kurri - Abermain from East Maitland - Metford

Schools, childcare, demographics and house prices for Kurri Kurri - Abermain and East Maitland - Metford, side by side — all from public government data.

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Comparing
East Maitland - Metford
NSW · current home
Kurri Kurri - Abermain
NSW · destination
Population & growth ABS ERP June 2025
Population (2024)
18,334
23,407
Annual growth
+0.3%
+2.4%
Demographics ABS Census 2021
Median household income
$1,590/wk
$1,464/wk
Overseas born
10.5%
5.4%
Non-English-speaking background
7.1%
2.6%
Children aged 0–14
19.0%
21.2%
SEIFA advantage ABS SEIFA 2021
IRSAD decile (1 = most disadvantaged, 10 = most advantaged)
Decile 4
Decile 1
IRSAD score
956
889
Schools & childcare ACARA 2025 · ACECQA
Schools
9
8
Government schools ICSEA (avg intake)
957
906
Catholic/independent schools ICSEA (avg intake)
1,038
993
Childcare services (matched by postcode)
12
Property VIC + NSW in v1
Median house price
$838,000
$660,417
House price YoY
+13.6%
+5.7%
Median 3-bed house rent /wk
$610
$585
Getting around GTFS commute · OpenStreetMap amenities
GPs nearby
2
0
Supermarkets nearby
5
0
Parks nearby
22
30
Train stations
1
1
Safety NSW BOCSAR (calendar year 2025)
Recorded incidents, latest year (raw count — not population-adjusted)
1,744
694
Change vs prior year
+14%
+13%

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 · East Maitland - Metford
Your zoned school Live VIC + NSW catchments

Metford Public School

The government school your child can attend for free by living in East Maitland - Metford.

Sector Government
Years K-6
Students 265
ICSEA 887
A picture of students’ family backgrounds — not a ranking or a quality score.

This is the zoned in-area government school for East Maitland - Metford (NSW catchment data).

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Also nearby — Catholic & Independent schools (not your catchment)
Hunter Valley Grammar School
Independent 1,161 students
ICSEA 1134 intake context
Maitland Christian School
Independent 832 students
ICSEA 1047 intake context
St Joseph's Primary School
Catholic 449 students
ICSEA 1063 intake context

Fee-paying schools can’t be enrolled in by zone — they’re shown for context, not as the area’s school quality.

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To · Kurri Kurri - Abermain
Your zoned school Live VIC + NSW catchments

Kurri Kurri Public School

The government school your child can attend for free by living in Kurri Kurri - Abermain.

Sector Government
Years K-6
Students 574
ICSEA 891
A picture of students’ family backgrounds — not a ranking or a quality score.

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

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Also nearby — Catholic & Independent schools (not your catchment)
Holy Spirit Primary School
Catholic 186 students
ICSEA 994 intake context
Holy Spirit Infants School
Catholic 122 students
ICSEA 991 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

Kurri Kurri - Abermain has weaker government school academic context than East Maitland - Metford, with an average ICSEA of 906 compared to 957. 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 Kurri Kurri - Abermain 993 (2 schools), East Maitland - Metford 1,038 (5 schools).

There are 8 schools in Kurri Kurri - Abermain, compared to 9 in East Maitland - Metford.

Kurri Kurri - Abermain has a SEIFA advantage (IRSAD) of Decile 1, below East Maitland - Metford's Decile 4. Decile 10 is the most advantaged nationally.

Median house prices are 21% lower in Kurri Kurri - Abermain ($660,417 vs $838,000).

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