Moving to Mount Druitt (Whalan area) from Pakenham (South West area)
Schools, childcare, demographics and house prices for Mount Druitt - Whalan and Pakenham - South West, side by side - all from public government data.
Mount Druitt (Whalan area) has 24,378 people (ABS, June 2025), +0.7% in a year, a median house price of $980,000, 11 schools and 25 childcare services. Full Mount Druitt (Whalan area) suburb profile.
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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.
Pakenham Consolidated School
The government school your child can attend for free by living in Pakenham - South West.
This is the zoned government school for the centre of Pakenham - South West (VIC catchment data) - addresses elsewhere in the suburb may be zoned to a different school.
See the catchment on the mapFee-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.
Mount Druitt Public School
The government school your child can attend for free by living in Mount Druitt - Whalan.
This is the zoned government school for the centre of Mount Druitt - Whalan (NSW catchment data) - addresses elsewhere in the suburb may be zoned to a different school.
See the catchment on the mapFee-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
Mount Druitt - Whalan's government schools have an average ICSEA of 925, compared to 992 in Pakenham - South West. ICSEA reflects the socioeconomic intake of students, not teaching quality - it is not a ranking of school performance.
Catholic/independent schools are separate from the free government catchment - average ICSEA Mount Druitt - Whalan 1,006 (5 schools), Pakenham - South West 1,034 (1 school).
There are 11 schools in Mount Druitt - Whalan, compared to 7 in Pakenham - South West.
The proportion of children from non-English-speaking backgrounds is higher in Mount Druitt - Whalan at 56.2% (vs 27.9% in Pakenham - South West).
Mount Druitt - Whalan has a SEIFA advantage (IRSAD) of Decile 1, below Pakenham - South West's Decile 4. Decile 10 is the most advantaged nationally.
Median house prices are 35% higher in Mount Druitt - Whalan ($980,000 vs $725,000).
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What is the population of Mount Druitt (Whalan area)?
24,378 people lived in Mount Druitt (Whalan area) at June 2025 (ABS Estimated Resident Population), a change of +0.7% over the year. Pakenham (South West area) had 28,194.
Are houses cheaper in Mount Druitt (Whalan area) than in Pakenham (South West area)?
No. The median house price is $980,000 in Mount Druitt (Whalan area) and $725,000 in Pakenham (South West area), 35% higher in Mount Druitt (Whalan area).
How many schools are in Mount Druitt (Whalan area)?
ACARA lists 11 schools in Mount Druitt (Whalan area), against 7 in Pakenham (South West area). The zoned government school for an address is shown above under "Which school is zoned?".
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Plan the move: Pakenham - South West → Mount Druitt - Whalan