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Moving to Wallsend - Elermore Vale from Kurri Kurri - Abermain

Schools, childcare, demographics and house prices for Wallsend - Elermore Vale and Kurri Kurri - Abermain, side by side — all from public government data.

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Comparing
Kurri Kurri - Abermain
NSW · current home
Wallsend - Elermore Vale
NSW · destination
Population & growth ABS ERP June 2025
Population (2024)
23,407
21,955
Annual growth
+2.4%
+1.1%
Demographics ABS Census 2021
Median household income
$1,464/wk
$1,470/wk
Overseas born
5.4%
14.7%
Non-English-speaking background
2.6%
12.2%
Children aged 0–14
21.2%
16.2%
SEIFA advantage ABS SEIFA 2021
IRSAD decile (1 = most disadvantaged, 10 = most advantaged)
Decile 1
Decile 4
IRSAD score
889
961
Schools & childcare ACARA 2025 · ACECQA
Schools
8
7
Government schools ICSEA (avg intake)
906
981
Catholic/independent schools ICSEA (avg intake)
993
1,013
Childcare services (matched by postcode)
12
28
Property VIC + NSW in v1
Median house price
$660,417
$950,000
House price YoY
+5.7%
+14.9%
Median 3-bed house rent /wk
$585
$700
Getting around GTFS commute · OpenStreetMap amenities
GPs nearby
0
3
Supermarkets nearby
0
3
Parks nearby
30
41
Train stations
1
0
Safety NSW BOCSAR (calendar year 2025)
Recorded incidents, latest year (raw count — not population-adjusted)
694
1,339
Change vs prior year
+13%
0%

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 · Kurri Kurri - Abermain
Your zoned school Live VIC + NSW catchments

Kurri Kurri Public School

The government school your child can attend for free by living in Kurri Kurri - Abermain.

Sector Government
Years K-6
Students 574
ICSEA 891
A picture of students’ family backgrounds — not a ranking or a quality score.

This is the zoned in-area government school for Kurri Kurri - Abermain (NSW catchment data).

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Also nearby — Catholic & Independent schools (not your catchment)
Holy Spirit Primary School
Catholic 186 students
ICSEA 994 intake context
Holy Spirit Infants School
Catholic 122 students
ICSEA 991 intake context

Fee-paying schools can’t be enrolled in by zone — they’re shown for context, not as the area’s school quality.

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To · Wallsend - Elermore Vale
Your zoned school Live VIC + NSW 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 in-area government school for Wallsend - Elermore Vale (NSW catchment data).

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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

Wallsend - Elermore Vale has stronger government school academic context than Kurri Kurri - Abermain, with an average ICSEA of 981 compared to 906. ICSEA reflects the academic and socioeconomic intake of students — a higher score signals a higher-resourced school community.

Catholic/independent schools are separate from the free government catchment — average ICSEA Wallsend - Elermore Vale 1,013 (2 schools), Kurri Kurri - Abermain 993 (2 schools).

There are 7 schools in Wallsend - Elermore Vale, compared to 8 in Kurri Kurri - Abermain.

Childcare services matched by postcode: 28 in Wallsend - Elermore Vale vs 12 in Kurri Kurri - Abermain.

The proportion of children from non-English-speaking backgrounds is higher in Wallsend - Elermore Vale at 12.2% (vs 2.6% in Kurri Kurri - Abermain).

Wallsend - Elermore Vale has a SEIFA advantage (IRSAD) of Decile 4, above Kurri Kurri - Abermain's Decile 1. Decile 10 is the most advantaged nationally.

Median house prices are 44% higher in Wallsend - Elermore Vale ($950,000 vs $660,417).

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SEIFA IRSAD Decile 5 · Decile 10 = most advantaged

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