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Moving to Port Macquarie - West from Wauchope

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

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Comparing
Wauchope
NSW · current home
Port Macquarie - West
NSW · destination
Population & growth ABS ERP June 2025
Population (2025)
13,754
23,991
Annual growth
+1.9%
+2.4%
Demographics ABS Census 2021
Median household income
$1,355/wk
$1,193/wk
Overseas born
8.0%
14.6%
Non-English-speaking background
2.2%
6.6%
Children aged 0–14
19.7%
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 3
Decile 3
IRSAD score
931
943
Schools & childcare ACARA 2025 · ACECQA
Schools
4
11
Government schools ICSEA (avg intake)
918
904
Catholic/independent schools ICSEA (avg intake)
1,011
1,016
Childcare services (matched by suburb name)
10
2
Property VIC + NSW in v1
Median house price
$790,000
$950,000
House price YoY
+7.5%
+8.0%
Median 3-bed house rent /wk
$580
$650
Getting around GTFS commute · OpenStreetMap amenities
GPs nearby
1
4
Supermarkets nearby
2
2
Parks nearby
16
23
Train stations
1
4
Safety NSW BOCSAR (Jan-Dec 2025)
Recorded incidents, latest year (raw count - not population-adjusted)
598
4,487
Change vs prior year
-13%
+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 · Wauchope
Your zoned school Live VIC + NSW catchments

Wauchope Public School

The government school your child can attend for free by living in Wauchope.

Sector Government
Years K-6
Students 624
ICSEA 900
A picture of students’ family backgrounds - not a ranking or a quality score.

This is the zoned government school for the centre of Wauchope (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 Joseph's Primary School
Catholic 277 students
ICSEA 1011 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

Government school academic context is comparable between Port Macquarie - West (ICSEA 904) and Wauchope (918).

Catholic/independent schools are separate from the free government catchment - average ICSEA Port Macquarie - West 1,016 (9 schools), Wauchope 1,011 (1 school).

There are 11 schools in Port Macquarie - West, compared to 4 in Wauchope.

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

Median house prices are 20% higher in Port Macquarie - West ($950,000 vs $790,000).

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SEIFA IRSAD Decile 5 · Decile 10 = most advantaged
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SEIFA IRSAD Decile 5 · Decile 10 = most advantaged
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