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Moving to Wallsend (Elermore Vale area) from Edgeworth (Cameron Park area)

Schools, childcare, demographics and house prices for Wallsend - Elermore Vale and Edgeworth - Cameron Park, side by side - all from public government data.

Wallsend (Elermore Vale area) has 21,955 people (ABS, June 2025), +1.1% in a year, a median house price of $988,000, 7 schools and 24 childcare services. Full Wallsend (Elermore Vale area) suburb profile.

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Edgeworth - Cameron Park
NSW · current home
Wallsend - Elermore Vale
NSW · destination
Population & growth ABS ERP June 2025
Population (2025)
18,516
21,955
Annual growth
+2.4%
+1.1%
Demographics ABS Census 2021
Median household income
$2,033/wk
$1,470/wk
Overseas born
11.8%
14.7%
Non-English-speaking background
10.3%
12.2%
Children aged 0–14
22.5%
16.2%
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 5
Decile 4
IRSAD score
991
961
Schools & childcare ACARA 2025 · ACECQA
Schools
3
7
Government schools ICSEA (avg intake)
968
981
Catholic/independent schools ICSEA (avg intake)
1,037
1,013
Childcare services (matched by suburb name)
7
24
Property VIC + NSW; QLD rent only
Median house price
$965,000
$988,000
House price YoY
+15.1%
+15.9%
Median 3-bed house rent /wk
$720
$700
Getting around GTFS commute · OpenStreetMap amenities
GPs nearby
None mapped
2
Supermarkets nearby
4
3
Parks nearby
12
41
Train stations
None mapped
None mapped
Crime & safety NSW BOCSAR (Jan-Dec 2025)
Recorded incidents, latest year (raw count - not population-adjusted)
404
1,347
Change vs prior year
-11%
+1%
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: Edgeworth - Cameron Park
Your zoned school Live VIC + NSW + QLD catchments

Edgeworth Heights Public School

The government school your child can attend for free by living in Edgeworth - Cameron Park.

Sector Government
Years K-6
Students 305
ICSEA 969
A picture of students’ family backgrounds - not a ranking or a quality score.

This is the zoned government school for the centre of Edgeworth - Cameron Park (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 Benedict's Primary School
Catholic 357 students
ICSEA 1037 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: Wallsend - Elermore Vale
Your zoned school Live VIC + NSW + QLD catchments

Wallsend Public School

The government school your child can attend for free by living in Wallsend - Elermore Vale.

Sector Government
Years K-6
Students 252
ICSEA 965
A picture of students’ family backgrounds - not a ranking or a quality score.

This is the zoned government school for the centre of Wallsend - Elermore Vale (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)
Alesco Secondary College
Independent 664 students
ICSEA 949 intake context
St Patrick's Primary School
Catholic 323 students
ICSEA 1076 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

Government schools in Wallsend - Elermore Vale and Edgeworth - Cameron Park have a similar average ICSEA (981 and 968) - a measure of student intake, not teaching quality.

Catholic/independent schools are separate from the free government catchment - average ICSEA Wallsend - Elermore Vale 1,013 (2 schools), Edgeworth - Cameron Park 1,037 (1 school).

There are 7 schools in Wallsend - Elermore Vale, compared to 3 in Edgeworth - Cameron Park.

Childcare services matched by suburb name: 24 in Wallsend - Elermore Vale vs 7 in Edgeworth - Cameron Park.

Wallsend - Elermore Vale has a SEIFA advantage (IRSAD) of Decile 4, below Edgeworth - Cameron Park's Decile 5. Decile 10 is the most advantaged nationally.

Similar suburbs near Wallsend - Elermore Vale

Glendale - Cardiff - Hillsborough NSW
House$965,000
Gov ICSEA1,000
Schools13
Childcare25
SEIFA IRSAD Decile 5 · Decile 10 = most advantaged
Shortland - Jesmond NSW
House$916,000
Gov ICSEA946
Schools7
Childcare7
SEIFA IRSAD Decile 3 · Decile 10 = most advantaged
Maryland - Fletcher - Minmi NSW
House$988,000
Gov ICSEA1,011
Schools4
Childcare6
SEIFA IRSAD Decile 6 · Decile 10 = most advantaged
Waratah - North Lambton NSW
House$1M
Gov ICSEA973
Schools9
Childcare10
SEIFA IRSAD Decile 5 · Decile 10 = most advantaged
Warners Bay - Boolaroo NSW
House$1.3M
Gov ICSEA1,026
Schools6
Childcare13
SEIFA IRSAD Decile 6 · Decile 10 = most advantaged

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What is the population of Wallsend (Elermore Vale area)?

21,955 people lived in Wallsend (Elermore Vale area) at June 2025 (ABS Estimated Resident Population), a change of +1.1% over the year. Edgeworth (Cameron Park area) had 18,516.

Are houses cheaper in Wallsend (Elermore Vale area) than in Edgeworth (Cameron Park area)?

No. The median house price is $988,000 in Wallsend (Elermore Vale area) and $965,000 in Edgeworth (Cameron Park area), 2% higher in Wallsend (Elermore Vale area).

How many schools are in Wallsend (Elermore Vale area)?

ACARA lists 7 schools in Wallsend (Elermore Vale area), against 3 in Edgeworth (Cameron Park area). The zoned government school for an address is shown above under "Which school is zoned?".

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Plan the move: Edgeworth - Cameron Park → Wallsend - Elermore Vale