Moving to Rutherford (North) (Aberglasslyn area) from Gorokan - Kanwal - Charmhaven
Schools, childcare, demographics and house prices for Rutherford (North) - Aberglasslyn and Gorokan - Kanwal - Charmhaven, side by side - all from public government data.
Rutherford (North) (Aberglasslyn area) has 19,954 people (ABS, June 2025), +3.3% in a year, a median house price of $851,000, 5 schools and 6 childcare services. Full Rutherford (North) (Aberglasslyn area) 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.
Kanwal Public School
The government school your child can attend for free by living in Gorokan - Kanwal - Charmhaven.
This is the zoned government school for the centre of Gorokan - Kanwal - Charmhaven (NSW catchment data) - addresses elsewhere in the suburb may be zoned to a different school.
See the catchment on the mapWe show school intake context and catchments, not exam results. We don’t publish a school ranking.
Rutherford Public School
The government school your child can attend for free by living in Rutherford (North) - Aberglasslyn.
This is the zoned government school for the centre of Rutherford (North) - Aberglasslyn (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 Rutherford (North) - Aberglasslyn and Gorokan - Kanwal - Charmhaven have a similar average ICSEA (940 and 933) - a measure of student intake, not teaching quality.
Catholic/independent schools are separate from the free government catchment - average ICSEA Rutherford (North) - Aberglasslyn 1,003 (2 schools), Gorokan - Kanwal - Charmhaven none in this SA2.
There are 5 schools in Rutherford (North) - Aberglasslyn, compared to 4 in Gorokan - Kanwal - Charmhaven.
Childcare services matched by suburb name: 6 in Rutherford (North) - Aberglasslyn vs 12 in Gorokan - Kanwal - Charmhaven.
Rutherford (North) - Aberglasslyn has a SEIFA advantage (IRSAD) of Decile 4, above Gorokan - Kanwal - Charmhaven's Decile 1. Decile 10 is the most advantaged nationally.
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What is the population of Rutherford (North) (Aberglasslyn area)?
19,954 people lived in Rutherford (North) (Aberglasslyn area) at June 2025 (ABS Estimated Resident Population), a change of +3.3% over the year. Gorokan - Kanwal - Charmhaven had 22,880.
Are houses cheaper in Rutherford (North) (Aberglasslyn area) than in Gorokan - Kanwal - Charmhaven?
Yes. The median house price is $851,000 in Rutherford (North) (Aberglasslyn area) and $885,000 in Gorokan - Kanwal - Charmhaven, 4% lower in Rutherford (North) (Aberglasslyn area).
How many schools are in Rutherford (North) (Aberglasslyn area)?
ACARA lists 5 schools in Rutherford (North) (Aberglasslyn area), against 4 in Gorokan - Kanwal - Charmhaven. The zoned government school for an address is shown above under "Which school is zoned?".
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Plan the move: Gorokan - Kanwal - Charmhaven → Rutherford (North) - Aberglasslyn