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Moving to Schofields - East from Balgownie - Fairy Meadow

Schools, childcare, demographics and house prices for Schofields - East and Balgownie - Fairy Meadow, side by side — all from public government data.

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Comparing
Balgownie - Fairy Meadow
NSW · current home
Schofields - East
NSW · destination
Population & growth ABS ERP June 2025
Population (2024)
22,303
38,569
Annual growth
+0.6%
+7.4%
Demographics ABS Census 2021
Median household income
$1,635/wk
$2,682/wk
Overseas born
22.0%
54.0%
Non-English-speaking background
18.4%
60.5%
Children aged 0–14
16.4%
28.0%
SEIFA advantage ABS SEIFA 2021
IRSAD decile (1 = most disadvantaged, 10 = most advantaged)
Decile 6
Decile 10
IRSAD score
1,012
1,130
Schools & childcare ACARA 2025 · ACECQA
Schools
10
8
Government schools ICSEA (avg intake)
1,053
1,107
Catholic/independent schools ICSEA (avg intake)
1,028
1,106
Childcare services (matched by postcode)
29
72
Property VIC + NSW in v1
Median house price
$1.34M
$1.33M
House price YoY
+11.9%
+5.5%
Median 3-bed house rent /wk
$750
$750
Getting around GTFS commute · OpenStreetMap amenities
GPs nearby
0
0
Supermarkets nearby
1
2
Parks nearby
30
15
Train stations
2
0
Safety NSW BOCSAR (calendar year 2025)
Recorded incidents, latest year (raw count — not population-adjusted)
175
565
Change vs prior year
+8%
-5%

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 · Balgownie - Fairy Meadow
Your zoned school Live VIC + NSW catchments

Mt Ousley PS

The government school your child can attend for free by living in Balgownie - Fairy Meadow.

Sector Government

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

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Also nearby — Catholic & Independent schools (not your catchment)
Good Samaritan Catholic Primary School
Catholic 335 students
ICSEA 1081 intake context
Elonera Montessori School
Independent 187 students
ICSEA 1108 intake context
Wollongong Flexible School
Independent 71 students
ICSEA 895 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 · Schofields - East
Your zoned school Live VIC + NSW catchments

Riverbank Public School

The government school your child can attend for free by living in Schofields - East.

Sector Government
Years K-6
Students 2,030
ICSEA 1141
A picture of students’ family backgrounds — not a ranking or a quality score.

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

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Also nearby — Catholic & Independent schools (not your catchment)
Rouse Hill Anglican College
Independent 1,578 students
ICSEA 1137 intake context
St John Paul II Catholic College
Catholic 1,159 students
ICSEA 1074 intake context
St Joseph's Primary School
Catholic 724 students
ICSEA 1108 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

Schofields - East has stronger government school academic context than Balgownie - Fairy Meadow, with an average ICSEA of 1,107 compared to 1,053. 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 Schofields - East 1,106 (3 schools), Balgownie - Fairy Meadow 1,028 (3 schools).

There are 8 schools in Schofields - East, compared to 10 in Balgownie - Fairy Meadow.

Childcare services matched by postcode: 72 in Schofields - East vs 29 in Balgownie - Fairy Meadow.

The proportion of children from non-English-speaking backgrounds is higher in Schofields - East at 60.5% (vs 18.4% in Balgownie - Fairy Meadow).

Schofields - East has a SEIFA advantage (IRSAD) of Decile 10, above Balgownie - Fairy Meadow's Decile 6. Decile 10 is the most advantaged nationally.

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