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Moving to Lambton - New Lambton from Adamstown - Kotara

Schools, childcare, demographics and house prices for Lambton - New Lambton and Adamstown - Kotara, side by side — all from public government data.

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Comparing
Adamstown - Kotara
NSW · current home
Lambton - New Lambton
NSW · destination
Population & growth ABS ERP June 2025
Population (2024)
17,554
17,852
Annual growth
+1.2%
+0.8%
Demographics ABS Census 2021
Median household income
$2,071/wk
$1,863/wk
Overseas born
12.5%
12.6%
Non-English-speaking background
8.4%
8.7%
Children aged 0–14
19.5%
18.4%
SEIFA advantage ABS SEIFA 2021
IRSAD decile (1 = most disadvantaged, 10 = most advantaged)
Decile 8
Decile 7
IRSAD score
1,054
1,033
Schools & childcare ACARA 2025 · ACECQA
Schools
8
7
Government schools ICSEA (avg intake)
1,026
1,081
Catholic/independent schools ICSEA (avg intake)
1,100
1,092
Childcare services (matched by postcode)
19
6
Property VIC + NSW in v1
Median house price
$1.22M
$1.4M
House price YoY
+15.7%
+17.6%
Median 3-bed house rent /wk
$760
$760
Getting around GTFS commute · OpenStreetMap amenities
GPs nearby
9
5
Supermarkets nearby
2
0
Parks nearby
17
32
Train stations
1
0
Safety NSW BOCSAR (calendar year 2025)
Recorded incidents, latest year (raw count — not population-adjusted)
790
369
Change vs prior year
-24%
-6%

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 · Adamstown - Kotara
Your zoned school Live VIC + NSW catchments

Belair Public School

The government school your child can attend for free by living in Adamstown - Kotara.

Sector Government
Years K-6
Students 409
ICSEA 1103
A picture of students’ family backgrounds — not a ranking or a quality score.

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

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Also nearby — Catholic & Independent schools (not your catchment)
Trinity Catholic College
Catholic 849 students
ICSEA 1090 intake context
St James' Primary School
Catholic 334 students
ICSEA 1104 intake context
St Columba's Primary School
Catholic 168 students
ICSEA 1107 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 · Lambton - New Lambton
Your zoned school Live VIC + NSW catchments

New Lambton Public School

The government school your child can attend for free by living in Lambton - New Lambton.

Sector Government
Years K-6
Students 538
ICSEA 1108
A picture of students’ family backgrounds — not a ranking or a quality score.

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

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Also nearby — Catholic & Independent schools (not your catchment)
St Therese's Primary School
Catholic 543 students
ICSEA 1100 intake context
St John's Primary School
Catholic 200 students
ICSEA 1083 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

Lambton - New Lambton has stronger government school academic context than Adamstown - Kotara, with an average ICSEA of 1,081 compared to 1,026. 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 Lambton - New Lambton 1,092 (2 schools), Adamstown - Kotara 1,100 (3 schools).

There are 7 schools in Lambton - New Lambton, compared to 8 in Adamstown - Kotara.

Childcare services matched by postcode: 6 in Lambton - New Lambton vs 19 in Adamstown - Kotara.

Lambton - New Lambton has a SEIFA advantage (IRSAD) of Decile 7, below Adamstown - Kotara's Decile 8. Decile 10 is the most advantaged nationally.

Median house prices are 15% higher in Lambton - New Lambton ($1.4M vs $1.22M).

Similar suburbs near Lambton - New Lambton
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House$978,000
Gov ICSEA973
Schools9
Childcare10
SEIFA IRSAD Decile 5 · Decile 10 = most advantaged
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House$1.44M
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SEIFA IRSAD Decile 6 · Decile 10 = most advantaged
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Gov ICSEA1,083
Schools6
Childcare12
SEIFA IRSAD Decile 9 · Decile 10 = most advantaged

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