Moving to Warnervale (Wadalba area) from Kurri Kurri (Abermain area)
Schools, childcare, demographics and house prices for Warnervale - Wadalba and Kurri Kurri - Abermain, side by side - all from public government data.
Warnervale (Wadalba area) has 23,023 people (ABS, June 2025), +2.8% in a year, a median house price of $960,000, 6 schools and 21 childcare services. Full Warnervale (Wadalba 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.
Kurri Kurri Public School
The government school your child can attend for free by living in Kurri Kurri - Abermain.
This is the zoned government school for the centre of Kurri Kurri - Abermain (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.
Porters Creek Public School
The government school your child can attend for free by living in Warnervale - Wadalba.
This is the zoned government school for the centre of Warnervale - Wadalba (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
Warnervale - Wadalba's government schools have an average ICSEA of 973, compared to 906 in Kurri Kurri - Abermain. 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 Warnervale - Wadalba 1,048 (2 schools), Kurri Kurri - Abermain 993 (2 schools).
There are 6 schools in Warnervale - Wadalba, compared to 8 in Kurri Kurri - Abermain.
Childcare services matched by suburb name: 21 in Warnervale - Wadalba vs 13 in Kurri Kurri - Abermain.
The proportion of children from non-English-speaking backgrounds is higher in Warnervale - Wadalba at 10.8% (vs 2.6% in Kurri Kurri - Abermain).
Warnervale - Wadalba has a SEIFA advantage (IRSAD) of Decile 5, above Kurri Kurri - Abermain's Decile 1. Decile 10 is the most advantaged nationally.
Median house prices are 16% higher in Warnervale - Wadalba ($960,000 vs $830,018).
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What is the population of Warnervale (Wadalba area)?
23,023 people lived in Warnervale (Wadalba area) at June 2025 (ABS Estimated Resident Population), a change of +2.8% over the year. Kurri Kurri (Abermain area) had 23,407.
Are houses cheaper in Warnervale (Wadalba area) than in Kurri Kurri (Abermain area)?
No. The median house price is $960,000 in Warnervale (Wadalba area) and $830,018 in Kurri Kurri (Abermain area), 16% higher in Warnervale (Wadalba area).
How many schools are in Warnervale (Wadalba area)?
ACARA lists 6 schools in Warnervale (Wadalba area), against 8 in Kurri Kurri (Abermain area). The zoned government school for an address is shown above under "Which school is zoned?".
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Plan the move: Kurri Kurri - Abermain → Warnervale - Wadalba