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Moving to Tamworth - East from Schofields - East

Schools, childcare, demographics and house prices for Tamworth - East and Schofields - East, side by side - all from public government data.

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Comparing
Schofields - East
NSW · current home
Tamworth - East
NSW · destination
Population & growth ABS ERP June 2025
Population (2025)
38,569
22,677
Annual growth
+7.4%
+0.2%
Demographics ABS Census 2021
Median household income
$2,682/wk
$1,383/wk
Overseas born
54.0%
8.1%
Non-English-speaking background
60.5%
6.5%
Children aged 0–14
28.0%
19.5%
SEIFA advantage ABS SEIFA 2021
IRSAD decile (1 = most disadvantaged, 10 = most advantaged) A relative socio-economic index - not a measure of safety or community quality.
Decile 10
Decile 2
IRSAD score
1,130
923
Schools & childcare ACARA 2025 · ACECQA
Schools
8
11
Government schools ICSEA (avg intake)
1,107
858
Catholic/independent schools ICSEA (avg intake)
1,106
973
Childcare services (matched by suburb name)
19
12
Property VIC + NSW in v1
Median house price
$1.38M
$650,000
House price YoY
+7.6%
+19.3%
Median 3-bed house rent /wk
$745
$500
Getting around GTFS commute · OpenStreetMap amenities
GPs nearby
0
1
Supermarkets nearby
2
5
Parks nearby
15
62
Train stations
0
1
Safety NSW BOCSAR (Jan-Dec 2025)
Recorded incidents, latest year (raw count - not population-adjusted)
564
1,873
Change vs prior year
-5%
-11%

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 · 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 government school for the centre of Schofields - East (NSW catchment data) - addresses elsewhere in the suburb may be zoned to a different school.

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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.

To · Tamworth - East
Your zoned school Live VIC + NSW catchments

Tamworth South Public School

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

Sector Government
Years K-6
Students 477
ICSEA 828
A picture of students’ family backgrounds - not a ranking or a quality score.

This is the zoned government school for the centre of Tamworth - East (NSW catchment data) - addresses elsewhere in the suburb may be zoned to a different school.

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Also nearby - Catholic & Independent schools (not your catchment)
Carinya Christian School Tamworth
Independent 857 students
ICSEA 1034 intake context
St Edward's Primary School
Catholic 525 students
ICSEA 956 intake context
St Joseph's Primary School
Catholic 185 students
ICSEA 1003 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

Tamworth - East's government schools have an average ICSEA of 858, compared to 1,107 in Schofields - East. ICSEA reflects the socioeconomic intake of students, not teaching quality - it is not a ranking of school performance.

Catholic/independent schools are separate from the free government catchment - average ICSEA Tamworth - East 973 (4 schools), Schofields - East 1,106 (3 schools).

There are 11 schools in Tamworth - East, compared to 8 in Schofields - East.

Childcare services matched by suburb name: 12 in Tamworth - East vs 19 in Schofields - East.

The proportion of children from non-English-speaking backgrounds is lower in Tamworth - East at 6.5% (vs 60.5% in Schofields - East).

Tamworth - East has a SEIFA advantage (IRSAD) of Decile 2, below Schofields - East's Decile 10. Decile 10 is the most advantaged nationally.

Median house prices are 53% lower in Tamworth - East ($650,000 vs $1.38M).

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