Moving to Wagga Wagga (South area) from Quakers Hill
Schools, childcare, demographics and house prices for Wagga Wagga - South and Quakers Hill, side by side - all from public government data.
Wagga Wagga (South area) has 23,259 people (ABS, June 2025), 0.0% in a year, a median house price of $700,000, 12 schools and 7 childcare services. Full Wagga Wagga (South area) 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.
Barnier Public School
The government school your child can attend for free by living in Quakers Hill.
This is the zoned government school for the centre of Quakers Hill (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.
Turvey Park Public School
The government school your child can attend for free by living in Wagga Wagga - South.
This is the zoned government school for the centre of Wagga Wagga - South (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.
Honest tradeoff
Wagga Wagga - South's government schools have an average ICSEA of 885, compared to 1,045 in Quakers Hill. 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 Wagga Wagga - South 1,031 (4 schools), Quakers Hill 1,098 (1 school).
There are 12 schools in Wagga Wagga - South, compared to 5 in Quakers Hill.
Childcare services matched by suburb name: 7 in Wagga Wagga - South vs 22 in Quakers Hill.
The proportion of children from non-English-speaking backgrounds is lower in Wagga Wagga - South at 11.3% (vs 45.8% in Quakers Hill).
Wagga Wagga - South has a SEIFA advantage (IRSAD) of Decile 3, below Quakers Hill's Decile 8. Decile 10 is the most advantaged nationally.
Median house prices are 48% lower in Wagga Wagga - South ($700,000 vs $1.35M).
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What is the population of Wagga Wagga (South area)?
23,259 people lived in Wagga Wagga (South area) at June 2025 (ABS Estimated Resident Population), a change of 0.0% over the year. Quakers Hill had 26,132.
Are houses cheaper in Wagga Wagga (South area) than in Quakers Hill?
Yes. The median house price is $700,000 in Wagga Wagga (South area) and $1.35M in Quakers Hill, 48% lower in Wagga Wagga (South area).
How many schools are in Wagga Wagga (South area)?
ACARA lists 12 schools in Wagga Wagga (South area), against 5 in Quakers Hill. The zoned government school for an address is shown above under "Which school is zoned?".
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