Moving to Point Cook (South area) from Box Hill (Nelson area)
Schools, childcare, demographics and house prices for Point Cook - South and Box Hill - Nelson, side by side - all from public government data.
Point Cook (South area) has 20,835 people (ABS, June 2025), +1.7% in a year, a median house price of $842,000 and 2 schools. Full Point Cook (South 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.
Oakville Public School
The government school your child can attend for free by living in Box Hill - Nelson.
The government catchment school for parts of Box Hill - Nelson is Oakville Public School - just outside the suburb boundary (NSW catchment data).
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.
Featherbrook P-9 College
The government school your child can attend for free by living in Point Cook - South.
This is the zoned government school for the centre of Point Cook - South (VIC 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
Government schools in Point Cook - South and Box Hill - Nelson have a similar average ICSEA (1,116 and 1,123) - a measure of student intake, not teaching quality.
Catholic/independent schools are separate from the free government catchment - average ICSEA Point Cook - South none in this SA2, Box Hill - Nelson 1,091 (2 schools).
There are 2 schools in Point Cook - South, compared to 3 in Box Hill - Nelson.
The proportion of children from non-English-speaking backgrounds is higher in Point Cook - South at 62.3% (vs 43.2% in Box Hill - Nelson).
Point Cook - South has a SEIFA advantage (IRSAD) of Decile 9, below Box Hill - Nelson's Decile 10. Decile 10 is the most advantaged nationally.
Median house prices are 34% lower in Point Cook - South ($842,000 vs $1.28M).
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What is the population of Point Cook (South area)?
20,835 people lived in Point Cook (South area) at June 2025 (ABS Estimated Resident Population), a change of +1.7% over the year. Box Hill (Nelson area) had 26,348.
Are houses cheaper in Point Cook (South area) than in Box Hill (Nelson area)?
Yes. The median house price is $842,000 in Point Cook (South area) and $1.28M in Box Hill (Nelson area), 34% lower in Point Cook (South area).
How many schools are in Point Cook (South area)?
ACARA lists 2 schools in Point Cook (South area), against 3 in Box Hill (Nelson area). The zoned government school for an address is shown above under "Which school is zoned?".
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Plan the move: Box Hill - Nelson → Point Cook - South