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Moving to Riverstone from Quakers Hill

Schools, childcare, demographics and house prices for Riverstone and Quakers Hill, side by side — all from public government data.

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Comparing
Quakers Hill
NSW · current home
Riverstone
NSW · destination
Population & growth ABS ERP June 2025
Population (2024)
26,132
20,068
Annual growth
+0.5%
+6.2%
Demographics ABS Census 2021
Median household income
$2,400/wk
$2,272/wk
Overseas born
43.7%
32.4%
Non-English-speaking background
45.8%
33.8%
Children aged 0–14
23.2%
24.8%
SEIFA advantage ABS SEIFA 2021
IRSAD decile (1 = most disadvantaged, 10 = most advantaged)
Decile 8
Decile 7
IRSAD score
1,057
1,036
Schools & childcare ACARA 2025 · ACECQA
Schools
5
11
Government schools ICSEA (avg intake)
1,045
979
Catholic/independent schools ICSEA (avg intake)
1,098
1,103
Childcare services (matched by postcode)
26
51
Property VIC + NSW in v1
Median house price
$1.43M
$1.27M
House price YoY
+18.8%
+3.9%
Median 3-bed house rent /wk
$690
$710
Getting around GTFS commute · OpenStreetMap amenities
GPs nearby
2
1
Supermarkets nearby
0
1
Parks nearby
33
12
Train stations
1
2
Safety NSW BOCSAR (calendar year 2025)
Recorded incidents, latest year (raw count — not population-adjusted)
839
955
Change vs prior year
-8%
-18%

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 · Quakers Hill
Your zoned school Live VIC + NSW catchments

Barnier Public School

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

Sector Government
Years K-6
Students 788
ICSEA 1078
A picture of students’ family backgrounds — not a ranking or a quality score.

This is the zoned in-area government school for Quakers Hill (NSW catchment data).

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Also nearby — Catholic & Independent schools (not your catchment)
Mary Immaculate Primary School
Catholic 598 students
ICSEA 1098 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 · Riverstone
Your zoned school Live VIC + NSW catchments

Riverstone Public School

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

Sector Government
Years P-6
Students 599
ICSEA 986
A picture of students’ family backgrounds — not a ranking or a quality score.

This is the zoned in-area government school for Riverstone (NSW catchment data).

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Also nearby — Catholic & Independent schools (not your catchment)
Australian Christian College - Marsden Park
Independent 2,523 students
ICSEA 1101 intake context
Norwest Christian College
Independent 1,187 students
ICSEA 1109 intake context
Marsden Park Anglican College
Independent 733 students
ICSEA 1109 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

Riverstone has weaker government school academic context than Quakers Hill, with an average ICSEA of 979 compared to 1,045. ICSEA reflects the academic and socioeconomic intake of students — a higher score signals a higher-resourced school community.

Catholic/independent schools are separate from the free government catchment — average ICSEA Riverstone 1,103 (5 schools), Quakers Hill 1,098 (1 school).

There are 11 schools in Riverstone, compared to 5 in Quakers Hill.

Childcare services matched by postcode: 51 in Riverstone vs 26 in Quakers Hill.

The proportion of children from non-English-speaking backgrounds is lower in Riverstone at 33.8% (vs 45.8% in Quakers Hill).

Riverstone has a SEIFA advantage (IRSAD) of Decile 7, below Quakers Hill's Decile 8. Decile 10 is the most advantaged nationally.

Median house prices are 11% lower in Riverstone ($1.27M vs $1.43M).

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