Moving to Narangba from Pacific Pines (Gaven area)
Schools, childcare, demographics and house prices for Narangba and Pacific Pines - Gaven, side by side - all from public government data.
Narangba has 23,657 people (ABS, June 2025), +2.4% in a year, 4 schools and 9 childcare services. Full Narangba 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) . 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.
Pacific Pines State School
The government school your child can attend for free by living in Pacific Pines - Gaven.
This is the zoned government school for the centre of Pacific Pines - Gaven (QLD 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.
Jinibara State School
The government school your child can attend for free by living in Narangba.
This is the zoned government school for the centre of Narangba (QLD catchment data) - addresses elsewhere in the suburb may be zoned to a different school.
See the catchment on the mapWe show school intake context and catchments, not exam results. We don’t publish a school ranking.
Honest tradeoff
Narangba's government schools have an average ICSEA of 998, compared to 1,019 in Pacific Pines - Gaven. 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 Narangba none in this SA2, Pacific Pines - Gaven 1,058 (1 school).
Childcare services matched by suburb name: 9 in Narangba vs 12 in Pacific Pines - Gaven.
The proportion of children from non-English-speaking backgrounds is lower in Narangba at 6.1% (vs 16.9% in Pacific Pines - Gaven).
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What is the population of Narangba?
23,657 people lived in Narangba at June 2025 (ABS Estimated Resident Population), a change of +2.4% over the year. Pacific Pines (Gaven area) had 19,143.
How many schools are in Narangba?
ACARA lists 4 schools in Narangba, against 4 in Pacific Pines (Gaven area). The zoned government school for an address is shown above under "Which school is zoned?".
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Plan the move: Pacific Pines - Gaven → Narangba