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Moving to Woonona - Bulli - Russell Vale from Balgownie - Fairy Meadow

Schools, childcare, demographics and house prices for Woonona - Bulli - Russell Vale and Balgownie - Fairy Meadow, side by side — all from public government data.

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Comparing
Balgownie - Fairy Meadow
NSW · current home
Woonona - Bulli - Russell Vale
NSW · destination
Population & growth ABS ERP June 2025
Population (2024)
22,303
20,974
Annual growth
+0.6%
+0.6%
Demographics ABS Census 2021
Median household income
$1,635/wk
$1,968/wk
Overseas born
22.0%
14.2%
Non-English-speaking background
18.4%
6.4%
Children aged 0–14
16.4%
20.1%
SEIFA advantage ABS SEIFA 2021
IRSAD decile (1 = most disadvantaged, 10 = most advantaged)
Decile 6
Decile 7
IRSAD score
1,012
1,042
Schools & childcare ACARA 2025 · ACECQA
Schools
10
8
Government schools ICSEA (avg intake)
1,053
1,054
Catholic/independent schools ICSEA (avg intake)
1,028
1,121
Childcare services (matched by postcode)
29
14
Property VIC + NSW in v1
Median house price
$1.34M
$1.54M
House price YoY
+11.9%
+20.8%
Median 3-bed house rent /wk A blank means rent was suppressed for this area (too few lettings to publish a reliable median) — not that rent is unavailable there.
$750
—
Getting around GTFS commute · OpenStreetMap amenities
GPs nearby
0
0
Supermarkets nearby
1
1
Parks nearby
30
24
Train stations
2
2
Safety NSW BOCSAR (calendar year 2025)
Recorded incidents, latest year (raw count — not population-adjusted)
175
612
Change vs prior year
+8%
+1%

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 →

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The free government school your child can attend in each area — side by side, never a blended average.

From · Balgownie - Fairy Meadow
Your zoned school Live VIC + NSW catchments

Mt Ousley PS

The government school your child can attend for free by living in Balgownie - Fairy Meadow.

Sector Government

This is the zoned in-area government school for Balgownie - Fairy Meadow (NSW catchment data).

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Also nearby — Catholic & Independent schools (not your catchment)
Good Samaritan Catholic Primary School
Catholic 335 students
ICSEA 1081 intake context
Elonera Montessori School
Independent 187 students
ICSEA 1108 intake context
Wollongong Flexible School
Independent 71 students
ICSEA 895 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 · Woonona - Bulli - Russell Vale
Your zoned school Live VIC + NSW catchments

Waniora Public School

The government school your child can attend for free by living in Woonona - Bulli - Russell Vale.

Sector Government
Years K-6
Students 264
ICSEA 1077
A picture of students’ family backgrounds — not a ranking or a quality score.

This is the zoned in-area government school for Woonona - Bulli - Russell Vale (NSW catchment data).

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Also nearby — Catholic & Independent schools (not your catchment)
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School
Catholic 412 students
ICSEA 1121 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 school academic context is comparable between Woonona - Bulli - Russell Vale (ICSEA 1,054) and Balgownie - Fairy Meadow (1,053).

Catholic/independent schools are separate from the free government catchment — average ICSEA Woonona - Bulli - Russell Vale 1,121 (1 school), Balgownie - Fairy Meadow 1,028 (3 schools).

There are 8 schools in Woonona - Bulli - Russell Vale, compared to 10 in Balgownie - Fairy Meadow.

Childcare services matched by postcode: 14 in Woonona - Bulli - Russell Vale vs 29 in Balgownie - Fairy Meadow.

The proportion of children from non-English-speaking backgrounds is lower in Woonona - Bulli - Russell Vale at 6.4% (vs 18.4% in Balgownie - Fairy Meadow).

Woonona - Bulli - Russell Vale has a SEIFA advantage (IRSAD) of Decile 7, above Balgownie - Fairy Meadow's Decile 6. Decile 10 is the most advantaged nationally.

Median house prices are 15% higher in Woonona - Bulli - Russell Vale ($1.54M vs $1.34M).

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SEIFA IRSAD Decile 7 · Decile 10 = most advantaged
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SEIFA IRSAD Decile 6 · Decile 10 = most advantaged
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SEIFA IRSAD Decile 6 · Decile 10 = most advantaged
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Childcare8
SEIFA IRSAD Decile 9 · Decile 10 = most advantaged

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