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Moving to Kurri Kurri - Abermain from Mount Druitt - Whalan

Schools, childcare, demographics and house prices for Kurri Kurri - Abermain and Mount Druitt - Whalan, side by side — all from public government data.

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Comparing
Mount Druitt - Whalan
NSW · current home
Kurri Kurri - Abermain
NSW · destination
Population & growth ABS ERP June 2025
Population (2024)
24,378
23,407
Annual growth
+0.7%
+2.4%
Demographics ABS Census 2021
Median household income
$1,392/wk
$1,464/wk
Overseas born
46.4%
5.4%
Non-English-speaking background
56.2%
2.6%
Children aged 0–14
23.8%
21.2%
SEIFA advantage ABS SEIFA 2021
IRSAD decile (1 = most disadvantaged, 10 = most advantaged)
Decile 1
Decile 1
IRSAD score
883
889
Schools & childcare ACARA 2025 · ACECQA
Schools
11
8
Government schools ICSEA (avg intake)
925
906
Catholic/independent schools ICSEA (avg intake)
1,006
993
Childcare services (matched by postcode)
12
Property VIC + NSW in v1
Median house price
$980,000
$660,417
House price YoY
+18.7%
+5.7%
Median 3-bed house rent /wk
$565
$585
Getting around GTFS commute · OpenStreetMap amenities
GPs nearby
6
0
Supermarkets nearby
4
0
Parks nearby
33
30
Train stations
1
1
Safety NSW BOCSAR (calendar year 2025)
Recorded incidents, latest year (raw count — not population-adjusted)
6,584
694
Change vs prior year
-42%
+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 · Mount Druitt - Whalan
Your zoned school Live VIC + NSW catchments

Mt Druitt PS

The government school your child can attend for free by living in Mount Druitt - Whalan.

Sector Government

This is the zoned in-area government school for Mount Druitt - Whalan (NSW catchment data).

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Also nearby — Catholic & Independent schools (not your catchment)
Australian Islamic College of Sydney
Independent 1,289 students
ICSEA 1077 intake context
CathWest Innovation College
Catholic 385 students
ICSEA 1013 intake context
St Bishoy Coptic Orthodox College
Independent 279 students
ICSEA 966 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 · 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 Mount Druitt - Whalan, with an average ICSEA of 906 compared to 925. 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), Mount Druitt - Whalan 1,006 (5 schools).

There are 8 schools in Kurri Kurri - Abermain, compared to 11 in Mount Druitt - Whalan.

The proportion of children from non-English-speaking backgrounds is lower in Kurri Kurri - Abermain at 2.6% (vs 56.2% in Mount Druitt - Whalan).

Median house prices are 33% lower in Kurri Kurri - Abermain ($660,417 vs $980,000).

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