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Moving to Port Macquarie - West from Kingswood - Werrington

Schools, childcare, demographics and house prices for Port Macquarie - West and Kingswood - Werrington, side by side - all from public government data.

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Comparing
Kingswood - Werrington
NSW · current home
Port Macquarie - West
NSW · destination
Population & growth ABS ERP June 2025
Population (2025)
28,330
23,991
Annual growth
+3.9%
+2.4%
Demographics ABS Census 2021
Median household income
$1,707/wk
$1,193/wk
Overseas born
30.9%
14.6%
Non-English-speaking background
31.7%
6.6%
Children aged 0–14
22.6%
15.2%
SEIFA advantage ABS SEIFA 2021
IRSAD decile (1 = most disadvantaged, 10 = most advantaged) A relative socio-economic index - not a measure of safety or community quality.
Decile 4
Decile 3
IRSAD score
967
943
Schools & childcare ACARA 2025 · ACECQA
Schools
11
11
Government schools ICSEA (avg intake)
953
904
Catholic/independent schools ICSEA (avg intake)
1,045
1,016
Childcare services (matched by suburb name)
10
2
Property VIC + NSW in v1
Median house price
$1.18M
$950,000
House price YoY
+17.8%
+8.0%
Median 3-bed house rent /wk
$640
$650
Getting around GTFS commute · OpenStreetMap amenities
GPs nearby
5
4
Supermarkets nearby
5
2
Parks nearby
57
23
Train stations
2
4
Safety NSW BOCSAR (Jan-Dec 2025)
Recorded incidents, latest year (raw count - not population-adjusted)
-
4,487
Change vs prior year
-
+3%

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 · Kingswood - Werrington
Your zoned school Live VIC + NSW catchments

Kingswood Public School

The government school your child can attend for free by living in Kingswood - Werrington.

Sector Government
Years K-6
Students 499
ICSEA 1048
A picture of students’ family backgrounds - not a ranking or a quality score.

This is the zoned government school for the centre of Kingswood - Werrington (NSW catchment data) - addresses elsewhere in the suburb may be zoned to a different school.

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Also nearby - Catholic & Independent schools (not your catchment)
St Dominic's College
Independent 1,010 students
ICSEA 1008 intake context
Wollemi College
Independent 565 students
ICSEA 1107 intake context
St Joseph's Primary School
Catholic 310 students
ICSEA 1019 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.

To · Port Macquarie - West
Your zoned school Live VIC + NSW catchments

Westport Public School

The government school your child can attend for free by living in Port Macquarie - West.

Sector Government
Years K-6
Students 365
ICSEA 888
A picture of students’ family backgrounds - not a ranking or a quality score.

This is the zoned government school for the centre of Port Macquarie - West (NSW catchment data) - addresses elsewhere in the suburb may be zoned to a different school.

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Also nearby - Catholic & Independent schools (not your catchment)
St Columba Anglican School
Independent 1,221 students
ICSEA 1116 intake context
St Joseph's Regional College
Catholic 1,026 students
ICSEA 1017 intake context
St Agnes' Primary School
Catholic 553 students
ICSEA 1029 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

Port Macquarie - West's government schools have an average ICSEA of 904, compared to 953 in Kingswood - Werrington. 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 Port Macquarie - West 1,016 (9 schools), Kingswood - Werrington 1,045 (3 schools).

Childcare services matched by suburb name: 2 in Port Macquarie - West vs 10 in Kingswood - Werrington.

The proportion of children from non-English-speaking backgrounds is lower in Port Macquarie - West at 6.6% (vs 31.7% in Kingswood - Werrington).

Port Macquarie - West has a SEIFA advantage (IRSAD) of Decile 3, below Kingswood - Werrington's Decile 4. Decile 10 is the most advantaged nationally.

Median house prices are 19% lower in Port Macquarie - West ($950,000 vs $1.18M).

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Childcare26
SEIFA IRSAD Decile 5 · Decile 10 = most advantaged
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Gov ICSEA991
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SEIFA IRSAD Decile 5 · Decile 10 = most advantaged
Wauchope NSW
House$790,000
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Childcare10
SEIFA IRSAD Decile 3 · Decile 10 = most advantaged
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Schools5
Childcare3
SEIFA IRSAD Decile 4 · Decile 10 = most advantaged
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