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Moving to Lindfield - Roseville from Williamtown - Medowie - Karuah

Schools, childcare, demographics and house prices for Lindfield - Roseville and Williamtown - Medowie - Karuah, side by side — all from public government data.

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Comparing
Williamtown - Medowie - Karuah
NSW · current home
Lindfield - Roseville
NSW · destination
Population & growth ABS ERP June 2025
Population (2024)
17,178
25,620
Annual growth
+3.2%
-0.1%
Demographics ABS Census 2021
Median household income
$1,763/wk
$3,125/wk
Overseas born
9.3%
40.5%
Non-English-speaking background
3.5%
34.9%
Children aged 0–14
20.9%
20.3%
SEIFA advantage ABS SEIFA 2021
IRSAD decile (1 = most disadvantaged, 10 = most advantaged)
Decile 4
Decile 10
IRSAD score
973
1,169
Schools & childcare ACARA 2025 · ACECQA
Schools
6
10
Government schools ICSEA (avg intake)
940
1,150
Catholic/independent schools ICSEA (avg intake)
1,029
1,174
Childcare services (matched by postcode)
12
53
Property VIC + NSW in v1
Median house price
$1.02M
$4.16M
House price YoY
+17.9%
+0.3%
Median 3-bed house rent /wk
$620
$1100
Getting around GTFS commute · OpenStreetMap amenities
GPs nearby
0
3
Supermarkets nearby
2
4
Parks nearby
11
38
Train stations
0
2
Safety NSW BOCSAR (calendar year 2025)
Recorded incidents, latest year (raw count — not population-adjusted)
76
230
Change vs prior year
-18%
+16%

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 · Williamtown - Medowie - Karuah
Your zoned school Live VIC + NSW catchments

Wirreanda Public School

The government school your child can attend for free by living in Williamtown - Medowie - Karuah.

Sector Government
Years K-6
Students 530
ICSEA 988
A picture of students’ family backgrounds — not a ranking or a quality score.

This is the zoned in-area government school for Williamtown - Medowie - Karuah (NSW catchment data).

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Also nearby — Catholic & Independent schools (not your catchment)
Catherine McAuley Catholic College
Catholic 884 students
ICSEA 1019 intake context
Medowie Christian School
Independent 554 students
ICSEA 1038 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 · Lindfield - Roseville
Your zoned school Live VIC + NSW catchments

Lindfield Public School

The government school your child can attend for free by living in Lindfield - Roseville.

Sector Government
Years K-6
Students 584
ICSEA 1162
A picture of students’ family backgrounds — not a ranking or a quality score.

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

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Also nearby — Catholic & Independent schools (not your catchment)
Roseville College
Independent 1,060 students
ICSEA 1191 intake context
Holy Family Catholic Primary School
Catholic 259 students
ICSEA 1168 intake context
Highfields Preparatory and Kindergarten School
Independent 98 students
ICSEA 1164 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

Lindfield - Roseville has stronger government school academic context than Williamtown - Medowie - Karuah, with an average ICSEA of 1,150 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 Lindfield - Roseville 1,174 (3 schools), Williamtown - Medowie - Karuah 1,029 (2 schools).

There are 10 schools in Lindfield - Roseville, compared to 6 in Williamtown - Medowie - Karuah.

Childcare services matched by postcode: 53 in Lindfield - Roseville vs 12 in Williamtown - Medowie - Karuah.

The proportion of children from non-English-speaking backgrounds is higher in Lindfield - Roseville at 34.9% (vs 3.5% in Williamtown - Medowie - Karuah).

Lindfield - Roseville has a SEIFA advantage (IRSAD) of Decile 10, above Williamtown - Medowie - Karuah's Decile 4. Decile 10 is the most advantaged nationally.

Median house prices are 307% higher in Lindfield - Roseville ($4.16M vs $1.02M).

Similar suburbs near Lindfield - Roseville
Balmain NSW
House$2.98M
Gov ICSEA1,152
Schools4
Childcare12
SEIFA IRSAD Decile 10 · Decile 10 = most advantaged
Sydney (North) - Millers Point NSW
Gov ICSEA1,144
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Childcare16
SEIFA IRSAD Decile 10 · Decile 10 = most advantaged
Glebe - Forest Lodge NSW
House$2.85M
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SEIFA IRSAD Decile 9 · Decile 10 = most advantaged
Sydney (South) - Haymarket NSW
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SEIFA IRSAD Decile 9 · Decile 10 = most advantaged
Ultimo NSW
Gov ICSEA1,088
Schools4
Childcare11
SEIFA IRSAD Decile 8 · Decile 10 = most advantaged

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Plan the move: Williamtown - Medowie - Karuah → Lindfield - Roseville