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Moving to Shellharbour - Flinders from Oran Park

Schools, childcare, demographics and house prices for Shellharbour - Flinders and Oran Park, side by side — all from public government data.

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Comparing
Oran Park
NSW · current home
Shellharbour - Flinders
NSW · destination
Population & growth ABS ERP June 2025
Population (2024)
25,695
20,964
Annual growth
+6.7%
+2.3%
Demographics ABS Census 2021
Median household income
$2,349/wk
$2,127/wk
Overseas born
34.1%
16.1%
Non-English-speaking background
40.8%
12.5%
Children aged 0–14
29.9%
20.0%
SEIFA advantage ABS SEIFA 2021
IRSAD decile (1 = most disadvantaged, 10 = most advantaged)
Decile 8
Decile 7
IRSAD score
1,062
1,034
Schools & childcare ACARA 2025 · ACECQA
Schools
6
6
Government schools ICSEA (avg intake)
1,024
1,017
Catholic/independent schools ICSEA (avg intake)
1,059
1,075
Childcare services (matched by postcode)
—
—
Property VIC + NSW in v1
Median house price
$1.2M
$1.17M
House price YoY
+8.7%
+7.1%
Median 3-bed house rent /wk
$680
$760
Getting around GTFS commute · OpenStreetMap amenities
GPs nearby
0
0
Supermarkets nearby
0
2
Parks nearby
25
51
Train stations
0
1
Safety NSW BOCSAR (calendar year 2025)
Recorded incidents, latest year (raw count — not population-adjusted)
565
301
Change vs prior year
-6%
-9%

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 · Oran Park
Your zoned school Live VIC + NSW catchments

Barramurra Public School

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

Sector Government
Years K-6
Students 1,182
ICSEA 1044
A picture of students’ family backgrounds — not a ranking or a quality score.

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

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Also nearby — Catholic & Independent schools (not your catchment)
Oran Park Anglican College
Independent 1,191 students
ICSEA 1086 intake context
St Benedict's Catholic College
Catholic 1,074 students
ICSEA 1040 intake context
St Justin's Catholic Primary School
Catholic 831 students
ICSEA 1051 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 · Shellharbour - Flinders
Your zoned school Live VIC + NSW catchments

Shell Cove Public School

The government school your child can attend for free by living in Shellharbour - Flinders.

Sector Government
Years K-6
Students 463
ICSEA 1049
A picture of students’ family backgrounds — not a ranking or a quality score.

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

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Also nearby — Catholic & Independent schools (not your catchment)
Shellharbour Anglican College
Independent 981 students
ICSEA 1099 intake context
Stella Maris Catholic Primary School
Catholic 405 students
ICSEA 1050 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

Government school academic context is comparable between Shellharbour - Flinders (ICSEA 1,017) and Oran Park (1,024).

Catholic/independent schools are separate from the free government catchment — average ICSEA Shellharbour - Flinders 1,075 (2 schools), Oran Park 1,059 (3 schools).

The proportion of children from non-English-speaking backgrounds is lower in Shellharbour - Flinders at 12.5% (vs 40.8% in Oran Park).

Shellharbour - Flinders has a SEIFA advantage (IRSAD) of Decile 7, below Oran Park's Decile 8. Decile 10 is the most advantaged nationally.

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