Skip to main content
SuburbRadar
Move comparison · NSW → NSW

Moving to Swansea - Caves Beach from Lindfield - Roseville

Schools, childcare, demographics and house prices for Swansea - Caves Beach and Lindfield - Roseville, side by side — all from public government data.

Open this plan in the Move Planner →

Add your budget and rent filters, see school catchment zones, and get a shareable link.

Comparing
Lindfield - Roseville
NSW · current home
Swansea - Caves Beach
NSW · destination
Population & growth ABS ERP June 2025
Population (2024)
25,620
13,147
Annual growth
-0.1%
+1.2%
Demographics ABS Census 2021
Median household income
$3,125/wk
$1,419/wk
Overseas born
40.5%
11.0%
Non-English-speaking background
34.9%
3.7%
Children aged 0–14
20.3%
16.5%
SEIFA advantage ABS SEIFA 2021
IRSAD decile (1 = most disadvantaged, 10 = most advantaged)
Decile 10
Decile 5
IRSAD score
1,169
980
Schools & childcare ACARA 2025 · ACECQA
Schools
10
5
Government schools ICSEA (avg intake)
1,150
984
Catholic/independent schools ICSEA (avg intake)
1,174
1,041
Childcare services (matched by postcode)
53
8
Property VIC + NSW in v1
Median house price
$4.16M
$1.17M
House price YoY
+0.3%
+8.8%
Median 3-bed house rent /wk
$1100
$730
Getting around GTFS commute · OpenStreetMap amenities
GPs nearby
3
0
Supermarkets nearby
4
3
Parks nearby
38
16
Train stations
2
0
Safety NSW BOCSAR (calendar year 2025)
Recorded incidents, latest year (raw count — not population-adjusted)
230
504
Change vs prior year
+16%
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 · Lindfield - Roseville
Your zoned school Live VIC + NSW catchments

Lindfield Public School

The government school your child can attend for free by living in Lindfield - Roseville.

Sector Government
Years K-6
Students 584
ICSEA 1162
A picture of students’ family backgrounds — not a ranking or a quality score.

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

See the catchment on the map
Also nearby — Catholic & Independent schools (not your catchment)
Roseville College
Independent 1,060 students
ICSEA 1191 intake context
Holy Family Catholic Primary School
Catholic 259 students
ICSEA 1168 intake context
Highfields Preparatory and Kindergarten School
Independent 98 students
ICSEA 1164 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 · 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).

See the catchment on the map
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.

We show school intake context and catchments, not exam results. We don’t publish a school ranking.

Honest tradeoff

Swansea - Caves Beach has weaker government school academic context than Lindfield - Roseville, with an average ICSEA of 984 compared to 1,150. 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), Lindfield - Roseville 1,174 (3 schools).

There are 5 schools in Swansea - Caves Beach, compared to 10 in Lindfield - Roseville.

Childcare services matched by postcode: 8 in Swansea - Caves Beach vs 53 in Lindfield - Roseville.

The proportion of children from non-English-speaking backgrounds is lower in Swansea - Caves Beach at 3.7% (vs 34.9% in Lindfield - Roseville).

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

Median house prices are 72% lower in Swansea - Caves Beach ($1.17M vs $4.16M).

Similar suburbs near Swansea - Caves Beach
South Wentworthville NSW
SEIFA IRSAD Decile 5 · Decile 10 = most advantaged
Summerland Point - Gwandalan NSW
Gov ICSEA953
Schools1
SEIFA IRSAD Decile 3 · Decile 10 = most advantaged
Wangi Wangi - Rathmines NSW
House$895,000
Gov ICSEA985
Schools3
Childcare2
SEIFA IRSAD Decile 5 · Decile 10 = most advantaged
Belmont - Bennetts Green NSW
House$1.12M
Gov ICSEA985
Schools7
SEIFA IRSAD Decile 5 · Decile 10 = most advantaged
Bonnells Bay - Silverwater NSW
Gov ICSEA925
Schools2
SEIFA IRSAD Decile 4 · Decile 10 = most advantaged

Make this comparison yours

The Move Planner adds your budget, rent limit, school catchment zones on the map, and a shareable link for your partner.

Plan the move: Lindfield - Roseville → Swansea - Caves Beach