Moving to Quakers Hill from Balgownie (Fairy Meadow area)
Schools, childcare, demographics and house prices for Quakers Hill and Balgownie - Fairy Meadow, side by side - all from public government data.
Quakers Hill has 26,132 people (ABS, June 2025), +0.5% in a year, a median house price of $1.35M, 5 schools and 22 childcare services. Full Quakers Hill 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.
Mount Ousley Public School
The government school your child can attend for free by living in Balgownie - Fairy Meadow.
This is the zoned government school for the centre of Balgownie - Fairy Meadow (NSW 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.
Barnier Public School
The government school your child can attend for free by living in Quakers Hill.
This is the zoned government school for the centre of Quakers Hill (NSW 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 Quakers Hill and Balgownie - Fairy Meadow have a similar average ICSEA (1,045 and 1,053) - a measure of student intake, not teaching quality.
Catholic/independent schools are separate from the free government catchment - average ICSEA Quakers Hill 1,098 (1 school), Balgownie - Fairy Meadow 1,028 (3 schools).
There are 5 schools in Quakers Hill, compared to 10 in Balgownie - Fairy Meadow.
Childcare services matched by suburb name: 22 in Quakers Hill vs 18 in Balgownie - Fairy Meadow.
The proportion of children from non-English-speaking backgrounds is higher in Quakers Hill at 45.8% (vs 18.4% in Balgownie - Fairy Meadow).
Quakers Hill has a SEIFA advantage (IRSAD) of Decile 8, above Balgownie - Fairy Meadow's Decile 6. Decile 10 is the most advantaged nationally.
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What is the population of Quakers Hill?
26,132 people lived in Quakers Hill at June 2025 (ABS Estimated Resident Population), a change of +0.5% over the year. Balgownie (Fairy Meadow area) had 22,303.
Are houses cheaper in Quakers Hill than in Balgownie (Fairy Meadow area)?
Yes. The median house price is $1.35M in Quakers Hill and $1.37M in Balgownie (Fairy Meadow area), 1% lower in Quakers Hill.
How many schools are in Quakers Hill?
ACARA lists 5 schools in Quakers Hill, against 10 in Balgownie (Fairy Meadow area). The zoned government school for an address is shown above under "Which school is zoned?".
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Plan the move: Balgownie - Fairy Meadow → Quakers Hill