Moving to North Kellyville from Thornton (Millers Forest area)
Schools, childcare, demographics and house prices for North Kellyville and Thornton - Millers Forest, side by side - all from public government data.
North Kellyville has 22,370 people (ABS, June 2025), +4.7% in a year, a median house price of $1.81M, 4 schools and 5 childcare services. Full North Kellyville 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.
Thornton Public School
The government school your child can attend for free by living in Thornton - Millers Forest.
This is the zoned government school for the centre of Thornton - Millers Forest (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.
North Kellyville Public School
The government school your child can attend for free by living in North Kellyville.
This is the zoned government school for the centre of North Kellyville (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
North Kellyville's government schools have an average ICSEA of 1,112, compared to 947 in Thornton - Millers Forest. 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 North Kellyville 1,126 (3 schools), Thornton - Millers Forest 1,034 (3 schools).
There are 4 schools in North Kellyville, compared to 5 in Thornton - Millers Forest.
Childcare services matched by suburb name: 5 in North Kellyville vs 14 in Thornton - Millers Forest.
The proportion of children from non-English-speaking backgrounds is higher in North Kellyville at 44.8% (vs 8.1% in Thornton - Millers Forest).
North Kellyville has a SEIFA advantage (IRSAD) of Decile 10, above Thornton - Millers Forest's Decile 6. Decile 10 is the most advantaged nationally.
Median house prices are 111% higher in North Kellyville ($1.81M vs $857,000).
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What is the population of North Kellyville?
22,370 people lived in North Kellyville at June 2025 (ABS Estimated Resident Population), a change of +4.7% over the year. Thornton (Millers Forest area) had 19,925.
Are houses cheaper in North Kellyville than in Thornton (Millers Forest area)?
No. The median house price is $1.81M in North Kellyville and $857,000 in Thornton (Millers Forest area), 111% higher in North Kellyville.
How many schools are in North Kellyville?
ACARA lists 4 schools in North Kellyville, against 5 in Thornton (Millers Forest area). The zoned government school for an address is shown above under "Which school is zoned?".
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Plan the move: Thornton - Millers Forest → North Kellyville