Moving to Bass Hill (Georges Hall area) from Guildford West (Merrylands West area)
Schools, childcare, demographics and house prices for Bass Hill - Georges Hall and Guildford West - Merrylands West, side by side - all from public government data.
Bass Hill (Georges Hall area) has 24,701 people (ABS, June 2025), +0.5% in a year, a median house price of $1.48M, 9 schools and 22 childcare services. Full Bass Hill (Georges Hall 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.
Guildford West Public School
The government school your child can attend for free by living in Guildford West - Merrylands West.
This is the zoned government school for the centre of Guildford West - Merrylands West (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.
Georges Hall Public School
The government school your child can attend for free by living in Bass Hill - Georges Hall.
This is the zoned government school for the centre of Bass Hill - Georges Hall (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
Government schools in Bass Hill - Georges Hall and Guildford West - Merrylands West have a similar average ICSEA (950 and 949) - a measure of student intake, not teaching quality.
Catholic/independent schools are separate from the free government catchment - average ICSEA Bass Hill - Georges Hall 1,059 (4 schools), Guildford West - Merrylands West 1,035 (2 schools).
There are 9 schools in Bass Hill - Georges Hall, compared to 6 in Guildford West - Merrylands West.
Childcare services matched by suburb name: 22 in Bass Hill - Georges Hall vs 4 in Guildford West - Merrylands West.
Median house prices are 9% higher in Bass Hill - Georges Hall ($1.48M vs $1.36M).
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What is the population of Bass Hill (Georges Hall area)?
24,701 people lived in Bass Hill (Georges Hall area) at June 2025 (ABS Estimated Resident Population), a change of +0.5% over the year. Guildford West (Merrylands West area) had 25,002.
Are houses cheaper in Bass Hill (Georges Hall area) than in Guildford West (Merrylands West area)?
No. The median house price is $1.48M in Bass Hill (Georges Hall area) and $1.36M in Guildford West (Merrylands West area), 9% higher in Bass Hill (Georges Hall area).
How many schools are in Bass Hill (Georges Hall area)?
ACARA lists 9 schools in Bass Hill (Georges Hall area), against 6 in Guildford West (Merrylands West area). The zoned government school for an address is shown above under "Which school is zoned?".
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Plan the move: Guildford West - Merrylands West → Bass Hill - Georges Hall