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Moving to Mount Druitt - Whalan from Blue Haven - San Remo

Schools, childcare, demographics and house prices for Mount Druitt - Whalan and Blue Haven - San Remo, side by side — all from public government data.

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Comparing
Blue Haven - San Remo
NSW · current home
Mount Druitt - Whalan
NSW · destination
Population & growth ABS ERP June 2025
Population (2024)
11,723
24,378
Annual growth
+0.7%
+0.7%
Demographics ABS Census 2021
Median household income
$1,497/wk
$1,392/wk
Overseas born
9.9%
46.4%
Non-English-speaking background
4.7%
56.2%
Children aged 0–14
22.6%
23.8%
SEIFA advantage ABS SEIFA 2021
IRSAD decile (1 = most disadvantaged, 10 = most advantaged)
Decile 1
Decile 1
IRSAD score
886
883
Schools & childcare ACARA 2025 · ACECQA
Schools
4
11
Government schools ICSEA (avg intake)
916
925
Catholic/independent schools ICSEA (avg intake)
843
1,006
Childcare services (matched by postcode)
9
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Property VIC + NSW in v1
Median house price
$820,000
$980,000
House price YoY
+9.0%
+18.7%
Median 3-bed house rent /wk
$600
$565
Getting around GTFS commute · OpenStreetMap amenities
GPs nearby
1
6
Supermarkets nearby
2
4
Parks nearby
18
33
Train stations
0
1
Safety NSW BOCSAR (calendar year 2025)
Recorded incidents, latest year (raw count — not population-adjusted)
295
6,584
Change vs prior year
-16%
-42%

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 · Blue Haven - San Remo
Your zoned school Live VIC + NSW catchments

Blue Haven Public School

The government school your child can attend for free by living in Blue Haven - San Remo.

Sector Government
Years K-6
Students 637
ICSEA 927
A picture of students’ family backgrounds — not a ranking or a quality score.

This is the zoned in-area government school for Blue Haven - San Remo (NSW catchment data).

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Also nearby — Catholic & Independent schools (not your catchment)
The Lakes College
Independent 24 students
ICSEA 843 intake context

Fee-paying schools can’t be enrolled in by zone — they’re shown for context, not as the area’s school quality.

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To · 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.

Honest tradeoff

Government school academic context is comparable between Mount Druitt - Whalan (ICSEA 925) and Blue Haven - San Remo (916).

Catholic/independent schools are separate from the free government catchment — average ICSEA Mount Druitt - Whalan 1,006 (5 schools), Blue Haven - San Remo 843 (1 school).

There are 11 schools in Mount Druitt - Whalan, compared to 4 in Blue Haven - San Remo.

The proportion of children from non-English-speaking backgrounds is higher in Mount Druitt - Whalan at 56.2% (vs 4.7% in Blue Haven - San Remo).

Median house prices are 20% higher in Mount Druitt - Whalan ($980,000 vs $820,000).

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