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Moving to Mount Druitt - Whalan from Williamtown - Medowie - Karuah

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

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Comparing
Williamtown - Medowie - Karuah
NSW · current home
Mount Druitt - Whalan
NSW · destination
Population & growth ABS ERP June 2025
Population (2024)
17,178
24,378
Annual growth
+3.2%
+0.7%
Demographics ABS Census 2021
Median household income
$1,763/wk
$1,392/wk
Overseas born
9.3%
46.4%
Non-English-speaking background
3.5%
56.2%
Children aged 0–14
20.9%
23.8%
SEIFA advantage ABS SEIFA 2021
IRSAD decile (1 = most disadvantaged, 10 = most advantaged)
Decile 4
Decile 1
IRSAD score
973
883
Schools & childcare ACARA 2025 · ACECQA
Schools
6
11
Government schools ICSEA (avg intake)
940
925
Catholic/independent schools ICSEA (avg intake)
1,029
1,006
Childcare services (matched by postcode)
12
Property VIC + NSW in v1
Median house price
$1.02M
$980,000
House price YoY
+17.9%
+18.7%
Median 3-bed house rent /wk
$620
$565
Getting around GTFS commute · OpenStreetMap amenities
GPs nearby
0
6
Supermarkets nearby
2
4
Parks nearby
11
33
Train stations
0
1
Safety NSW BOCSAR (calendar year 2025)
Recorded incidents, latest year (raw count — not population-adjusted)
76
6,584
Change vs prior year
-18%
-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 · 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.

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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

Mount Druitt - Whalan has weaker government school academic context than Williamtown - Medowie - Karuah, with an average ICSEA of 925 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 Mount Druitt - Whalan 1,006 (5 schools), Williamtown - Medowie - Karuah 1,029 (2 schools).

There are 11 schools in Mount Druitt - Whalan, compared to 6 in Williamtown - Medowie - Karuah.

The proportion of children from non-English-speaking backgrounds is higher in Mount Druitt - Whalan at 56.2% (vs 3.5% in Williamtown - Medowie - Karuah).

Mount Druitt - Whalan has a SEIFA advantage (IRSAD) of Decile 1, below Williamtown - Medowie - Karuah's Decile 4. Decile 10 is the most advantaged nationally.

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