Moving to Tamworth Surrounds from North Kellyville
Schools, childcare, demographics and house prices for Tamworth Surrounds and North Kellyville, side by side - all from public government data.
Tamworth Surrounds has 20,158 people (ABS, June 2025), +1.5% in a year, a median house price of $501,500, 15 schools and 12 childcare services. Full Tamworth Surrounds suburb profile.
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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 sales Mar 2026 and rent Jun 2026 (NSW) · RTA Queensland rents (QLD) · 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.
North Kellyville Public School
The government school your child can attend for free by living in North Kellyville.
This is the zoned government school for the centre of North Kellyville (NSW catchment data) - addresses elsewhere in the suburb may be zoned to a different school.
See the catchment on the mapFee-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.
Oxley Vale Public School
The government school your child can attend for free by living in Tamworth Surrounds.
The government catchment school for parts of Tamworth Surrounds is Oxley Vale Public School - just outside the suburb boundary (NSW catchment data).
See the catchment on the mapFee-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 Surrounds's government schools have an average ICSEA of 909, compared to 1,112 in North Kellyville. 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 Surrounds 969 (2 schools), North Kellyville 1,126 (3 schools).
There are 15 schools in Tamworth Surrounds, compared to 4 in North Kellyville.
Childcare services matched by suburb name: 12 in Tamworth Surrounds vs 5 in North Kellyville.
The proportion of children from non-English-speaking backgrounds is lower in Tamworth Surrounds at 2.0% (vs 44.8% in North Kellyville).
Tamworth Surrounds has a SEIFA advantage (IRSAD) of Decile 4, below North Kellyville's Decile 10. Decile 10 is the most advantaged nationally.
Median house prices are 72% lower in Tamworth Surrounds ($501,500 vs $1.81M).
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What is the population of Tamworth Surrounds?
20,158 people lived in Tamworth Surrounds at June 2025 (ABS Estimated Resident Population), a change of +1.5% over the year. North Kellyville had 22,370.
Are houses cheaper in Tamworth Surrounds than in North Kellyville?
Yes. The median house price is $501,500 in Tamworth Surrounds and $1.81M in North Kellyville, 72% lower in Tamworth Surrounds.
How many schools are in Tamworth Surrounds?
ACARA lists 15 schools in Tamworth Surrounds, against 4 in North Kellyville. The zoned government school for an address is shown above under "Which school is zoned?".
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Plan the move: North Kellyville → Tamworth Surrounds