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Moving to Swansea - Caves Beach from Kellyville Ridge - The Ponds

Schools, childcare, demographics and house prices for Swansea - Caves Beach and Kellyville Ridge - The Ponds, side by side — all from public government data.

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Comparing
Kellyville Ridge - The Ponds
NSW · current home
Swansea - Caves Beach
NSW · destination
Population & growth ABS ERP June 2025
Population (2024)
21,774
13,147
Annual growth
+0.5%
+1.2%
Demographics ABS Census 2021
Median household income
$3,164/wk
$1,419/wk
Overseas born
45.5%
11.0%
Non-English-speaking background
47.5%
3.7%
Children aged 0–14
26.8%
16.5%
SEIFA advantage ABS SEIFA 2021
IRSAD decile (1 = most disadvantaged, 10 = most advantaged)
Decile 10
Decile 5
IRSAD score
1,144
980
Schools & childcare ACARA 2025 · ACECQA
Schools
3
5
Government schools ICSEA (avg intake)
1,090
984
Catholic/independent schools ICSEA (avg intake)
—
1,041
Childcare services (matched by postcode)
5
8
Property VIC + NSW in v1
Median house price
$1.63M
$1.17M
House price YoY
+3.9%
+8.8%
Median 3-bed house rent /wk A blank means rent was suppressed for this area (too few lettings to publish a reliable median) — not that rent is unavailable there.
—
$730
Getting around GTFS commute · OpenStreetMap amenities
GPs nearby
3
0
Supermarkets nearby
3
3
Parks nearby
25
16
Train stations
0
0
Safety NSW BOCSAR (calendar year 2025)
Recorded incidents, latest year (raw count — not population-adjusted)
171
504
Change vs prior year
-7%
0%

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 · Kellyville Ridge - The Ponds
Your zoned school Live VIC + NSW catchments

John Palmer Public School

The government school your child can attend for free by living in Kellyville Ridge - The Ponds.

Sector Government
Years K-6
Students 950
ICSEA 1125
A picture of students’ family backgrounds — not a ranking or a quality score.

This is the zoned in-area government school for Kellyville Ridge - The Ponds (NSW catchment data).

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To · Swansea - Caves Beach
Your zoned school Live VIC + NSW catchments

Caves Beach Public School

The government school your child can attend for free by living in Swansea - Caves Beach.

Sector Government
Years K-6
Students 349
ICSEA 1019
A picture of students’ family backgrounds — not a ranking or a quality score.

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

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Also nearby — Catholic & Independent schools (not your catchment)
St Patrick's Primary School
Catholic 165 students
ICSEA 1041 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

Swansea - Caves Beach has weaker government school academic context than Kellyville Ridge - The Ponds, with an average ICSEA of 984 compared to 1,090. 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 Swansea - Caves Beach 1,041 (1 school), Kellyville Ridge - The Ponds none in this SA2.

There are 5 schools in Swansea - Caves Beach, compared to 3 in Kellyville Ridge - The Ponds.

Childcare services matched by postcode: 8 in Swansea - Caves Beach vs 5 in Kellyville Ridge - The Ponds.

The proportion of children from non-English-speaking backgrounds is lower in Swansea - Caves Beach at 3.7% (vs 47.5% in Kellyville Ridge - The Ponds).

Swansea - Caves Beach has a SEIFA advantage (IRSAD) of Decile 5, below Kellyville Ridge - The Ponds's Decile 10. Decile 10 is the most advantaged nationally.

Median house prices are 28% lower in Swansea - Caves Beach ($1.17M vs $1.63M).

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Plan the move: Kellyville Ridge - The Ponds → Swansea - Caves Beach