Moving to Kurri Kurri (Abermain area) from Morisset (Cooranbong area)
Schools, childcare, demographics and house prices for Kurri Kurri - Abermain and Morisset - Cooranbong, side by side - all from public government data.
Kurri Kurri (Abermain area) has 23,407 people (ABS, June 2025), +2.4% in a year, a median house price of $830,018, 8 schools and 13 childcare services. Full Kurri Kurri (Abermain 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.
Morisset Public School
The government school your child can attend for free by living in Morisset - Cooranbong.
This is the zoned government school for the centre of Morisset - Cooranbong (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.
Kurri Kurri Public School
The government school your child can attend for free by living in Kurri Kurri - Abermain.
This is the zoned government school for the centre of Kurri Kurri - Abermain (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.
Honest tradeoff
Kurri Kurri - Abermain's government schools have an average ICSEA of 906, compared to 938 in Morisset - Cooranbong. 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 Kurri Kurri - Abermain 993 (2 schools), Morisset - Cooranbong 1,006 (3 schools).
Childcare services matched by suburb name: 13 in Kurri Kurri - Abermain vs 19 in Morisset - Cooranbong.
Kurri Kurri - Abermain has a SEIFA advantage (IRSAD) of Decile 1, below Morisset - Cooranbong's Decile 4. Decile 10 is the most advantaged nationally.
Median house prices are 18% lower in Kurri Kurri - Abermain ($830,018 vs $1.02M).
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What is the population of Kurri Kurri (Abermain area)?
23,407 people lived in Kurri Kurri (Abermain area) at June 2025 (ABS Estimated Resident Population), a change of +2.4% over the year. Morisset (Cooranbong area) had 21,067.
Are houses cheaper in Kurri Kurri (Abermain area) than in Morisset (Cooranbong area)?
Yes. The median house price is $830,018 in Kurri Kurri (Abermain area) and $1.02M in Morisset (Cooranbong area), 18% lower in Kurri Kurri (Abermain area).
How many schools are in Kurri Kurri (Abermain area)?
ACARA lists 8 schools in Kurri Kurri (Abermain area), against 8 in Morisset (Cooranbong area). The zoned government school for an address is shown above under "Which school is zoned?".
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Plan the move: Morisset - Cooranbong → Kurri Kurri - Abermain