Move comparison · NSW → NSW

Moving to Woy Woy - Blackwall from Umina - Booker Bay - Patonga

Schools, childcare, demographics and house prices for Woy Woy - Blackwall and Umina - Booker Bay - Patonga, side by side — all from public government data.

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Comparing

Umina - Booker Bay - Patonga

NSW · current home

Woy Woy - Blackwall

NSW · destination

Population & growth ABS ERP June 2025

Population (2024)

25,057

14,566

Annual growth

0.0%

-0.1%

Demographics ABS Census 2021

Median household income

$1,329/wk

$1,261/wk

Overseas born

17.1%

18.9%

Non-English-speaking background

7.1%

9.3%

Children aged 0–14

16.4%

15.2%

SEIFA advantage ABS SEIFA 2021

IRSAD decile (1 = most disadvantaged, 10 = most advantaged)

Decile 4

Decile 3

IRSAD score

965

946

Schools & childcare ACARA 2025 · ACECQA

Schools

Government schools ICSEA (avg intake)

984

980

Catholic/independent schools ICSEA (avg intake)

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1,081

Childcare services (matched by postcode)

Property VIC + NSW in v1

Median house price

$1.34M

$1.11M

House price YoY

+9.4%

+2.2%

Median 3-bed house rent /wk

$695

$680

Getting around GTFS commute · OpenStreetMap amenities

GPs nearby

Supermarkets nearby

Parks nearby

Train stations

Safety NSW BOCSAR (calendar year 2025)

Recorded incidents, latest year (raw count — not population-adjusted)

—

1,722

Change vs prior year

—

-4%

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 · Umina - Booker Bay - Patonga

Your zoned school Live VIC + NSW catchments

Ettalong Public School

The government school your child can attend for free by living in Umina - Booker Bay - Patonga.

Sector Government

Years K-6

Students 490

ICSEA 975

A picture of students’ family backgrounds — not a ranking or a quality score.

This is the zoned in-area government school for Umina - Booker Bay - Patonga (NSW catchment data).

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To · Woy Woy - Blackwall

Your zoned school Live VIC + NSW catchments

Woy Woy Public School

The government school your child can attend for free by living in Woy Woy - Blackwall.

Sector Government

Years P-6

Students 365

ICSEA 970

A picture of students’ family backgrounds — not a ranking or a quality score.

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

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Also nearby — Catholic & Independent schools (not your catchment)

St John the Baptist Catholic Primary School

Catholic 551 students

ICSEA 1081 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 Woy Woy - Blackwall (ICSEA 980) and Umina - Booker Bay - Patonga (984).

Catholic/independent schools are separate from the free government catchment — average ICSEA Woy Woy - Blackwall 1,081 (1 school), Umina - Booker Bay - Patonga none in this SA2.

There are 4 schools in Woy Woy - Blackwall, compared to 3 in Umina - Booker Bay - Patonga.

Childcare services matched by postcode: 13 in Woy Woy - Blackwall vs 11 in Umina - Booker Bay - Patonga.

Woy Woy - Blackwall has a SEIFA advantage (IRSAD) of Decile 3, below Umina - Booker Bay - Patonga's Decile 4. Decile 10 is the most advantaged nationally.

Median house prices are 17% lower in Woy Woy - Blackwall ($1.11M vs $1.34M).

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