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Moving to Punchbowl from Yagoona - Birrong

Schools, childcare, demographics and house prices for Punchbowl and Yagoona - Birrong, side by side - all from public government data.

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Comparing
Yagoona - Birrong
NSW · current home
Punchbowl
NSW · destination
Population & growth ABS ERP June 2025
Population (2025)
23,744
22,463
Annual growth
+1.4%
+0.3%
Demographics ABS Census 2021
Median household income
$1,453/wk
$1,384/wk
Overseas born
44.3%
47.5%
Non-English-speaking background
69.8%
75.1%
Children aged 0–14
21.6%
21.1%
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 2
IRSAD score
930
909
Schools & childcare ACARA 2025 · ACECQA
Schools
5
4
Government schools ICSEA (avg intake)
962
950
Catholic/independent schools ICSEA (avg intake)
1,042
1,029
Childcare services (matched by suburb name)
17
-
Property VIC + NSW in v1
Median house price
$1.5M
$1.64M
House price YoY
+16.3%
+10.8%
Median 3-bed house rent /wk
$850
$830
Getting around GTFS commute · OpenStreetMap amenities
GPs nearby
0
0
Supermarkets nearby
1
1
Parks nearby
24
14
Train stations
2
1
Safety NSW BOCSAR (Jan-Dec 2025)
Recorded incidents, latest year (raw count - not population-adjusted)
933
-
Change vs prior year
-7%
-

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 · Yagoona - Birrong
Your zoned school Live VIC + NSW catchments

Birrong Public School

The government school your child can attend for free by living in Yagoona - Birrong.

Sector Government
Years K-6
Students 451
ICSEA 967
A picture of students’ family backgrounds - not a ranking or a quality score.

This is the zoned government school for the centre of Yagoona - Birrong (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)
Christ the King Catholic Primary School Bass Hill
Catholic 179 students
ICSEA 1042 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 · Punchbowl
Your zoned school Live VIC + NSW catchments

Mt Lewis IS

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

Sector Government

This is the zoned government school for the centre of Punchbowl (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 Charbel's College
Independent 1,198 students
ICSEA 1054 intake context
St Jerome's Catholic Primary School
Catholic 175 students
ICSEA 1004 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 Punchbowl (ICSEA 950) and Yagoona - Birrong (962).

Catholic/independent schools are separate from the free government catchment - average ICSEA Punchbowl 1,029 (2 schools), Yagoona - Birrong 1,042 (1 school).

There are 4 schools in Punchbowl, compared to 5 in Yagoona - Birrong.

The proportion of children from non-English-speaking backgrounds is higher in Punchbowl at 75.1% (vs 69.8% in Yagoona - Birrong).

Punchbowl has a SEIFA advantage (IRSAD) of Decile 2, below Yagoona - Birrong's Decile 3. Decile 10 is the most advantaged nationally.

Median house prices are 9% higher in Punchbowl ($1.64M vs $1.5M).

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