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Moving to Schofields - East from Berkeley - Lake Heights - Cringila

Schools, childcare, demographics and house prices for Schofields - East and Berkeley - Lake Heights - Cringila, side by side — all from public government data.

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Berkeley - Lake Heights - Cringila

NSW · current home

Schofields - East

NSW · destination

Population & growth ABS ERP June 2025

Population (2024)

14,288

38,569

Annual growth

+0.3%

+7.4%

Demographics ABS Census 2021

Median household income

$1,251/wk

$2,682/wk

Overseas born

26.7%

54.0%

Non-English-speaking background

29.7%

60.5%

Children aged 0–14

19.5%

28.0%

SEIFA advantage ABS SEIFA 2021

IRSAD decile (1 = most disadvantaged, 10 = most advantaged)

Decile 1

Decile 10

IRSAD score

885

1,130

Schools & childcare ACARA 2025 · ACECQA

Schools

Government schools ICSEA (avg intake)

922

1,107

Catholic/independent schools ICSEA (avg intake)

—

1,106

Childcare services (matched by postcode)

Property VIC + NSW in v1

Median house price

$885,000

$1.33M

House price YoY

+14.1%

+5.5%

Median 3-bed house rent /wk

$673

$750

Getting around GTFS commute · OpenStreetMap amenities

GPs nearby

Supermarkets nearby

Parks nearby

Train stations

Safety NSW BOCSAR (calendar year 2025)

Recorded incidents, latest year (raw count — not population-adjusted)

694

565

Change vs prior year

-6%

-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 →

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The free government school your child can attend in each area — side by side, never a blended average.

From · Berkeley - Lake Heights - Cringila

Your zoned school Live VIC + NSW catchments

Berkeley Public School

The government school your child can attend for free by living in Berkeley - Lake Heights - Cringila.

Sector Government

Years K-6

Students 259

ICSEA 926

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This is the zoned in-area government school for Berkeley - Lake Heights - Cringila (NSW catchment data).

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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

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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.

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Honest tradeoff

Schofields - East has stronger government school academic context than Berkeley - Lake Heights - Cringila, with an average ICSEA of 1,107 compared to 922. 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), Berkeley - Lake Heights - Cringila none in this SA2.

There are 8 schools in Schofields - East, compared to 5 in Berkeley - Lake Heights - Cringila.

Childcare services matched by postcode: 72 in Schofields - East vs 4 in Berkeley - Lake Heights - Cringila.

The proportion of children from non-English-speaking backgrounds is higher in Schofields - East at 60.5% (vs 29.7% in Berkeley - Lake Heights - Cringila).

Schofields - East has a SEIFA advantage (IRSAD) of Decile 10, above Berkeley - Lake Heights - Cringila's Decile 1. Decile 10 is the most advantaged nationally.

Median house prices are 51% higher in Schofields - East ($1.33M vs $885,000).

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