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Moving to Umina - Booker Bay - Patonga from Rutherford (North) (Aberglasslyn area)

Schools, childcare, demographics and house prices for Umina - Booker Bay - Patonga and Rutherford (North) - Aberglasslyn, side by side - all from public government data.

Umina - Booker Bay - Patonga has 25,057 people (ABS, June 2025), 0.0% in a year, a median house price of $1.31M, 3 schools and 4 childcare services. Full Umina - Booker Bay - Patonga suburb profile.

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Rutherford (North) - Aberglasslyn
NSW · current home
Umina - Booker Bay - Patonga
NSW · destination
Population & growth ABS ERP June 2025
Population (2025)
19,954
25,057
Annual growth
+3.3%
0.0%
Demographics ABS Census 2021
Median household income
$1,835/wk
$1,329/wk
Overseas born
9.2%
17.1%
Non-English-speaking background
5.9%
7.1%
Children aged 0–14
23.0%
16.4%
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 4
Decile 4
IRSAD score
955
965
Schools & childcare ACARA 2025 · ACECQA
Schools
5
3
Government schools ICSEA (avg intake)
940
984
Catholic/independent schools ICSEA (avg intake)
1,003
not published
Childcare services (matched by suburb name)
6
4
Property VIC + NSW; QLD rent only
Median house price
$851,000
$1.31M
House price YoY
+13.8%
+2.7%
Median 3-bed house rent /wk
$620
$700
Getting around GTFS commute · OpenStreetMap amenities
GPs nearby
3
None mapped
Supermarkets nearby
3
2
Parks nearby
10
24
Train stations
1
None mapped
Crime & safety NSW BOCSAR (Jan-Dec 2025)
Recorded incidents, latest year (raw count - not population-adjusted)
1,374
not published
Change vs prior year
-11%
not published
Counts are often higher where many people visit (shopping centres, stations, nightlife), not only where many people live. SuburbRadar does not rate suburbs as safe or unsafe.

© State of New South Wales (Department of Communities and Justice), licensed under CC BY 4.0 (copyright notice). Suburb totals are added up from published figures.

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.

From: Rutherford (North) - Aberglasslyn
Your zoned school Live VIC + NSW + QLD catchments

Rutherford Public School

The government school your child can attend for free by living in Rutherford (North) - Aberglasslyn.

Sector Government
Years K-6
Students 1,007
ICSEA 933
A picture of students’ family backgrounds - not a ranking or a quality score.

This is the zoned government school for the centre of Rutherford (North) - Aberglasslyn (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)
St Joseph's College
Catholic 973 students
ICSEA 996 intake context
St Patrick's Primary School
Catholic 577 students
ICSEA 1009 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: Umina - Booker Bay - Patonga
Your zoned school Live VIC + NSW + QLD catchments

Ettalong Public School

The government school your child can attend for free by living in Umina - Booker Bay - Patonga.

Sector Government
Years K-6
Students 490
ICSEA 975
A picture of students’ family backgrounds - not a ranking or a quality score.

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

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

Honest tradeoff

Umina - Booker Bay - Patonga's government schools have an average ICSEA of 984, compared to 940 in Rutherford (North) - Aberglasslyn. 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 Umina - Booker Bay - Patonga none in this SA2, Rutherford (North) - Aberglasslyn 1,003 (2 schools).

There are 3 schools in Umina - Booker Bay - Patonga, compared to 5 in Rutherford (North) - Aberglasslyn.

Childcare services matched by suburb name: 4 in Umina - Booker Bay - Patonga vs 6 in Rutherford (North) - Aberglasslyn.

Median house prices are 54% higher in Umina - Booker Bay - Patonga ($1.31M vs $851,000).

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SEIFA IRSAD Decile 3 · Decile 10 = most advantaged
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SEIFA IRSAD Decile 6 · Decile 10 = most advantaged

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What is the population of Umina - Booker Bay - Patonga?

25,057 people lived in Umina - Booker Bay - Patonga at June 2025 (ABS Estimated Resident Population), a change of 0.0% over the year. Rutherford (North) (Aberglasslyn area) had 19,954.

Are houses cheaper in Umina - Booker Bay - Patonga than in Rutherford (North) (Aberglasslyn area)?

No. The median house price is $1.31M in Umina - Booker Bay - Patonga and $851,000 in Rutherford (North) (Aberglasslyn area), 54% higher in Umina - Booker Bay - Patonga.

How many schools are in Umina - Booker Bay - Patonga?

ACARA lists 3 schools in Umina - Booker Bay - Patonga, against 5 in Rutherford (North) (Aberglasslyn area). The zoned government school for an address is shown above under "Which school is zoned?".

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Plan the move: Rutherford (North) - Aberglasslyn → Umina - Booker Bay - Patonga