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Moving to Woonona - Bulli - Russell Vale from Culburra Beach

Schools, childcare, demographics and house prices for Woonona - Bulli - Russell Vale and Culburra Beach, side by side - all from public government data.

Woonona - Bulli - Russell Vale has 20,974 people (ABS, June 2025), +0.6% in a year, a median house price of $1.66M, 8 schools and 15 childcare services. Full Woonona - Bulli - Russell Vale suburb profile.

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Culburra Beach
NSW · current home
Woonona - Bulli - Russell Vale
NSW · destination
Population & growth ABS ERP June 2025
Population (2025)
5,039
20,974
Annual growth
+0.4%
+0.6%
Demographics ABS Census 2021
Median household income
$1,195/wk
$1,968/wk
Overseas born
11.6%
14.2%
Non-English-speaking background
3.9%
6.4%
Children aged 0–14
13.0%
20.1%
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 3
Decile 7
IRSAD score
950
1,042
Schools & childcare ACARA 2025 · ACECQA
Schools
2
8
Government schools ICSEA (avg intake)
948
1,054
Catholic/independent schools ICSEA (avg intake)
not published
1,121
Childcare services (matched by suburb name)
3
15
Property VIC + NSW; QLD rent only
Median house price
$878,000
$1.66M
House price YoY
-0.8%
+5.3%
Median 3-bed house rent /wk
$580
$850
Getting around GTFS commute · OpenStreetMap amenities
GPs nearby
1
1
Supermarkets nearby
None mapped
1
Parks nearby
13
24
Train stations
None mapped
2
Crime & safety NSW BOCSAR (Jan-Dec 2025)
Recorded incidents, latest year (raw count - not population-adjusted)
120
608
Change vs prior year
-6%
0%
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: Culburra Beach
Your zoned school Live VIC + NSW + QLD catchments

Culburra Public School

The government school your child can attend for free by living in Culburra Beach.

Sector Government
Years K-6
Students 219
ICSEA 952
A picture of students’ family backgrounds - not a ranking or a quality score.

This is the zoned government school for the centre of Culburra Beach (NSW catchment data) - addresses elsewhere in the suburb may be zoned to a different school.

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We show school intake context and catchments, not exam results. We don’t publish a school ranking.

To: Woonona - Bulli - Russell Vale
Your zoned school Live VIC + NSW + QLD 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 government school for the centre of Woonona - Bulli - Russell 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)
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

Woonona - Bulli - Russell Vale's government schools have an average ICSEA of 1,054, compared to 948 in Culburra Beach. 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 Woonona - Bulli - Russell Vale 1,121 (1 school), Culburra Beach none in this SA2.

There are 8 schools in Woonona - Bulli - Russell Vale, compared to 2 in Culburra Beach.

Childcare services matched by suburb name: 15 in Woonona - Bulli - Russell Vale vs 3 in Culburra Beach.

Woonona - Bulli - Russell Vale has a SEIFA advantage (IRSAD) of Decile 7, above Culburra Beach's Decile 3. Decile 10 is the most advantaged nationally.

Median house prices are 88% higher in Woonona - Bulli - Russell Vale ($1.66M vs $878,000).

Similar suburbs near Woonona - Bulli - Russell Vale

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House$1.37M
Gov ICSEA1,053
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Childcare18
SEIFA IRSAD Decile 6 · Decile 10 = most advantaged
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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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What is the population of Woonona - Bulli - Russell Vale?

20,974 people lived in Woonona - Bulli - Russell Vale at June 2025 (ABS Estimated Resident Population), a change of +0.6% over the year. Culburra Beach had 5,039.

Are houses cheaper in Woonona - Bulli - Russell Vale than in Culburra Beach?

No. The median house price is $1.66M in Woonona - Bulli - Russell Vale and $878,000 in Culburra Beach, 88% higher in Woonona - Bulli - Russell Vale.

How many schools are in Woonona - Bulli - Russell Vale?

ACARA lists 8 schools in Woonona - Bulli - Russell Vale, against 2 in Culburra Beach. The zoned government school for an address is shown above under "Which school is zoned?".

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