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Moving to Kurri Kurri - Abermain from Rutherford (North) - Aberglasslyn

Schools, childcare, demographics and house prices for Kurri Kurri - Abermain and Rutherford (North) - Aberglasslyn, side by side — all from public government data.

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Comparing
Rutherford (North) - Aberglasslyn
NSW · current home
Kurri Kurri - Abermain
NSW · destination
Population & growth ABS ERP June 2025
Population (2024)
19,954
23,407
Annual growth
+3.3%
+2.4%
Demographics ABS Census 2021
Median household income
$1,835/wk
$1,464/wk
Overseas born
9.2%
5.4%
Non-English-speaking background
5.9%
2.6%
Children aged 0–14
23.0%
21.2%
SEIFA advantage ABS SEIFA 2021
IRSAD decile (1 = most disadvantaged, 10 = most advantaged)
Decile 4
Decile 1
IRSAD score
955
889
Schools & childcare ACARA 2025 · ACECQA
Schools
5
8
Government schools ICSEA (avg intake)
940
906
Catholic/independent schools ICSEA (avg intake)
1,003
993
Childcare services (matched by postcode)
12
Property VIC + NSW in v1
Median house price
$852,000
$660,417
House price YoY
+15.1%
+5.7%
Median 3-bed house rent /wk
$620
$585
Getting around GTFS commute · OpenStreetMap amenities
GPs nearby
4
0
Supermarkets nearby
3
0
Parks nearby
10
30
Train stations
1
1
Safety NSW BOCSAR (calendar year 2025)
Recorded incidents, latest year (raw count — not population-adjusted)
694
Change vs prior year
+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 · Rutherford (North) - Aberglasslyn
Your zoned school Live VIC + NSW catchments

Rutherford Public School

The government school your child can attend for free by living in Rutherford (North) - Aberglasslyn.

Sector Government
Years K-6
Students 1,007
ICSEA 933
A picture of students’ family backgrounds — not a ranking or a quality score.

This is the zoned in-area government school for Rutherford (North) - Aberglasslyn (NSW catchment data).

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Also nearby — Catholic & Independent schools (not your catchment)
St Joseph's College
Catholic 973 students
ICSEA 996 intake context
St Patrick's Primary School
Catholic 577 students
ICSEA 1009 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 Rutherford (North) - Aberglasslyn, with an average ICSEA of 906 compared to 940. 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), Rutherford (North) - Aberglasslyn 1,003 (2 schools).

There are 8 schools in Kurri Kurri - Abermain, compared to 5 in Rutherford (North) - Aberglasslyn.

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

Median house prices are 22% lower in Kurri Kurri - Abermain ($660,417 vs $852,000).

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