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Moving to Lethbridge Park (Tregear area) from Port Macquarie (South area)

Schools, childcare, demographics and house prices for Lethbridge Park - Tregear and Port Macquarie - South, side by side - all from public government data.

Lethbridge Park (Tregear area) has 22,894 people (ABS, June 2025), +1.0% in a year, a median house price of $980,000, 7 schools and 9 childcare services. Full Lethbridge Park (Tregear area) suburb profile.

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Port Macquarie - South
NSW · current home
Lethbridge Park - Tregear
NSW · destination
Population & growth ABS ERP June 2025
Population (2025)
17,470
22,894
Annual growth
-0.1%
+1.0%
Demographics ABS Census 2021
Median household income
$1,385/wk
$1,411/wk
Overseas born
13.8%
29.1%
Non-English-speaking background
4.5%
31.3%
Children aged 0–14
17.1%
26.7%
SEIFA advantage ABS SEIFA 2021
IRSAD decile (1 = most disadvantaged, 10 = most advantaged) A relative socio-economic index - not a measure of safety or community quality.
Decile 5
Decile 1
IRSAD score
994
861
Schools & childcare ACARA 2025 · ACECQA
Schools
3
7
Government schools ICSEA (avg intake)
not published
863
Catholic/independent schools ICSEA (avg intake)
1,051
not published
Childcare services (matched by suburb name)
26
9
Property VIC + NSW; QLD rent only
Median house price
$950,000
$980,000
House price YoY
+8.0%
+15.2%
Median 3-bed house rent /wk
$650
$550
Getting around GTFS commute · OpenStreetMap amenities
GPs nearby
5
None mapped
Supermarkets nearby
1
1
Parks nearby
15
32
Train stations
None mapped
None mapped
Crime & safety NSW BOCSAR (Jan-Dec 2025)
Recorded incidents, latest year (raw count - not population-adjusted)
4,504
964
Change vs prior year
+3%
+6%
Counts are often higher where many people visit (shopping centres, stations, nightlife), not only where many people live. SuburbRadar does not rate suburbs as safe or unsafe.

© State of New South Wales (Department of Communities and Justice), licensed under CC BY 4.0 (copyright notice). Suburb totals are added up from published figures.

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.

From: Port Macquarie - South
Your zoned school Live VIC + NSW + QLD catchments

Port Macquarie Public School

The government school your child can attend for free by living in Port Macquarie - South.

Sector Government
Years K-6
Students 451
ICSEA 932
A picture of students’ family backgrounds - not a ranking or a quality score.

The government catchment school for parts of Port Macquarie - South is Port Macquarie Public School - just outside the suburb boundary (NSW catchment data).

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Also nearby - Catholic & Independent schools (not your catchment)
MacKillop College Port Macquarie
Catholic 1,107 students
ICSEA 1068 intake context
St Peter's Primary School
Catholic 534 students
ICSEA 1075 intake context
Port Macquarie Adventist School
Independent 91 students
ICSEA 1011 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: Lethbridge Park - Tregear
Your zoned school Live VIC + NSW + QLD catchments

Lethbridge Park Public School

The government school your child can attend for free by living in Lethbridge Park - Tregear.

Sector Government
Years P-6
Students 437
ICSEA 855
A picture of students’ family backgrounds - not a ranking or a quality score.

This is the zoned government school for the centre of Lethbridge Park - Tregear (NSW catchment data) - addresses elsewhere in the suburb may be zoned to a different school.

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We show school intake context and catchments, not exam results. We don’t publish a school ranking.

Honest tradeoff

Catholic/independent schools are separate from the free government catchment - average ICSEA Lethbridge Park - Tregear none in this SA2, Port Macquarie - South 1,051 (3 schools).

There are 7 schools in Lethbridge Park - Tregear, compared to 3 in Port Macquarie - South.

Childcare services matched by suburb name: 9 in Lethbridge Park - Tregear vs 26 in Port Macquarie - South.

The proportion of children from non-English-speaking backgrounds is higher in Lethbridge Park - Tregear at 31.3% (vs 4.5% in Port Macquarie - South).

Lethbridge Park - Tregear has a SEIFA advantage (IRSAD) of Decile 1, below Port Macquarie - South's Decile 5. Decile 10 is the most advantaged nationally.

Similar suburbs near Lethbridge Park - Tregear

Bidwill - Hebersham - Emerton NSW
House$980,000
Gov ICSEA857
Schools10
Childcare14
SEIFA IRSAD Decile 1 · Decile 10 = most advantaged
Mount Druitt - Whalan NSW
House$980,000
Gov ICSEA925
Schools11
Childcare25
SEIFA IRSAD Decile 1 · Decile 10 = most advantaged
St Marys - North St Marys NSW
House$1.16M
Gov ICSEA939
Schools7
Childcare17
SEIFA IRSAD Decile 1 · Decile 10 = most advantaged
Colyton - Oxley Park NSW
House$1.16M
Gov ICSEA929
Schools3
Childcare9
SEIFA IRSAD Decile 2 · Decile 10 = most advantaged
Penrith NSW
House$1.22M
Gov ICSEA994
Schools4
Childcare30
SEIFA IRSAD Decile 3 · Decile 10 = most advantaged

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What is the population of Lethbridge Park (Tregear area)?

22,894 people lived in Lethbridge Park (Tregear area) at June 2025 (ABS Estimated Resident Population), a change of +1.0% over the year. Port Macquarie (South area) had 17,470.

Are houses cheaper in Lethbridge Park (Tregear area) than in Port Macquarie (South area)?

No. The median house price is $980,000 in Lethbridge Park (Tregear area) and $950,000 in Port Macquarie (South area), 3% higher in Lethbridge Park (Tregear area).

How many schools are in Lethbridge Park (Tregear area)?

ACARA lists 7 schools in Lethbridge Park (Tregear area), against 3 in Port Macquarie (South area). The zoned government school for an address is shown above under "Which school is zoned?".

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Plan the move: Port Macquarie - South → Lethbridge Park - Tregear