Moving to North Lakes from Caloundra West (Baringa area)
Schools, childcare, demographics and house prices for North Lakes and Caloundra West - Baringa, side by side - all from public government data.
North Lakes has 24,527 people (ABS, June 2025), +0.6% in a year, 4 schools and 13 childcare services. Full North Lakes 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.
Baringa State Primary School
The government school your child can attend for free by living in Caloundra West - Baringa.
This is the zoned government school for the centre of Caloundra West - Baringa (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.
North Lakes State College
The government school your child can attend for free by living in North Lakes.
This is the zoned government school for the centre of North Lakes (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.
Honest tradeoff
Government schools in North Lakes and Caloundra West - Baringa have a similar average ICSEA (1,015 and 1,021) - a measure of student intake, not teaching quality.
Catholic/independent schools are separate from the free government catchment - average ICSEA North Lakes 1,034 (2 schools), Caloundra West - Baringa 1,066 (2 schools).
There are 4 schools in North Lakes, compared to 5 in Caloundra West - Baringa.
Childcare services matched by suburb name: 13 in North Lakes vs 10 in Caloundra West - Baringa.
The proportion of children from non-English-speaking backgrounds is higher in North Lakes at 18.5% (vs 9.8% in Caloundra West - Baringa).
North Lakes has a SEIFA advantage (IRSAD) of Decile 7, above Caloundra West - Baringa's Decile 6. Decile 10 is the most advantaged nationally.
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What is the population of North Lakes?
24,527 people lived in North Lakes at June 2025 (ABS Estimated Resident Population), a change of +0.6% over the year. Caloundra West (Baringa area) had 23,872.
How many schools are in North Lakes?
ACARA lists 4 schools in North Lakes, against 5 in Caloundra West (Baringa area). The zoned government school for an address is shown above under "Which school is zoned?".
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Plan the move: Caloundra West - Baringa → North Lakes