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Moving to Williamtown - Medowie - Karuah from Morisset (Cooranbong area)

Schools, childcare, demographics and house prices for Williamtown - Medowie - Karuah and Morisset - Cooranbong, side by side - all from public government data.

Williamtown - Medowie - Karuah has 17,178 people (ABS, June 2025), +3.2% in a year, a median house price of $1.14M, 6 schools and 14 childcare services. Full Williamtown - Medowie - Karuah suburb profile.

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Morisset - Cooranbong
NSW · current home
Williamtown - Medowie - Karuah
NSW · destination
Population & growth ABS ERP June 2025
Population (2025)
21,067
17,178
Annual growth
+3.5%
+3.2%
Demographics ABS Census 2021
Median household income
$1,378/wk
$1,763/wk
Overseas born
13.5%
9.3%
Non-English-speaking background
5.0%
3.5%
Children aged 0–14
16.5%
20.9%
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
960
973
Schools & childcare ACARA 2025 · ACECQA
Schools
8
6
Government schools ICSEA (avg intake)
938
940
Catholic/independent schools ICSEA (avg intake)
1,006
1,029
Childcare services (matched by suburb name)
19
14
Property VIC + NSW; QLD rent only
Median house price
$1.02M
$1.14M
House price YoY
+18.3%
+22.0%
Median 3-bed house rent /wk
$645
$610
Getting around GTFS commute · OpenStreetMap amenities
GPs nearby
2
None mapped
Supermarkets nearby
2
2
Parks nearby
19
11
Train stations
3
None mapped
Crime & safety NSW BOCSAR (Jan-Dec 2025)
Recorded incidents, latest year (raw count - not population-adjusted)
770
83
Change vs prior year
-12%
-14%
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: Morisset - Cooranbong
Your zoned school Live VIC + NSW + QLD catchments

Morisset Public School

The government school your child can attend for free by living in Morisset - Cooranbong.

Sector Government
Years K-6
Students 156
ICSEA 919
A picture of students’ family backgrounds - not a ranking or a quality score.

This is the zoned government school for the centre of Morisset - Cooranbong (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)
Avondale School
Independent 977 students
ICSEA 1055 intake context
Heritage College Lake Macquarie
Independent 511 students
ICSEA 1002 intake context
St John Vianney Primary School
Catholic 118 students
ICSEA 961 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: Williamtown - Medowie - Karuah
Your zoned school Live VIC + NSW + QLD catchments

Wirreanda Public School

The government school your child can attend for free by living in Williamtown - Medowie - Karuah.

Sector Government
Years K-6
Students 530
ICSEA 988
A picture of students’ family backgrounds - not a ranking or a quality score.

This is the zoned government school for the centre of Williamtown - Medowie - Karuah (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)
Catherine McAuley Catholic College
Catholic 884 students
ICSEA 1019 intake context
Medowie Christian School
Independent 554 students
ICSEA 1038 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 Williamtown - Medowie - Karuah and Morisset - Cooranbong have a similar average ICSEA (940 and 938) - a measure of student intake, not teaching quality.

Catholic/independent schools are separate from the free government catchment - average ICSEA Williamtown - Medowie - Karuah 1,029 (2 schools), Morisset - Cooranbong 1,006 (3 schools).

There are 6 schools in Williamtown - Medowie - Karuah, compared to 8 in Morisset - Cooranbong.

Childcare services matched by suburb name: 14 in Williamtown - Medowie - Karuah vs 19 in Morisset - Cooranbong.

Median house prices are 11% higher in Williamtown - Medowie - Karuah ($1.14M vs $1.02M).

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SEIFA IRSAD Decile 2 · Decile 10 = most advantaged
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SEIFA IRSAD Decile 4 · Decile 10 = most advantaged
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SEIFA IRSAD Decile 5 · Decile 10 = most advantaged
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House$1.27M
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Schools7
Childcare12
SEIFA IRSAD Decile 5 · Decile 10 = most advantaged

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What is the population of Williamtown - Medowie - Karuah?

17,178 people lived in Williamtown - Medowie - Karuah at June 2025 (ABS Estimated Resident Population), a change of +3.2% over the year. Morisset (Cooranbong area) had 21,067.

Are houses cheaper in Williamtown - Medowie - Karuah than in Morisset (Cooranbong area)?

No. The median house price is $1.14M in Williamtown - Medowie - Karuah and $1.02M in Morisset (Cooranbong area), 11% higher in Williamtown - Medowie - Karuah.

How many schools are in Williamtown - Medowie - Karuah?

ACARA lists 6 schools in Williamtown - Medowie - Karuah, against 8 in Morisset (Cooranbong area). The zoned government school for an address is shown above under "Which school is zoned?".

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Plan the move: Morisset - Cooranbong → Williamtown - Medowie - Karuah