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Moving to Baulkham Hills - East from Guildford West - Merrylands West

Schools, childcare, demographics and house prices for Baulkham Hills - East and Guildford West - Merrylands West, side by side — all from public government data.

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Comparing
Guildford West - Merrylands West
NSW · current home
Baulkham Hills - East
NSW · destination
Population & growth ABS ERP June 2025
Population (2024)
25,002
25,268
Annual growth
+1.7%
+0.5%
Demographics ABS Census 2021
Median household income
$1,458/wk
$2,389/wk
Overseas born
43.4%
41.9%
Non-English-speaking background
61.9%
43.7%
Children aged 0–14
22.0%
21.9%
SEIFA advantage ABS SEIFA 2021
IRSAD decile (1 = most disadvantaged, 10 = most advantaged)
Decile 3
Decile 9
IRSAD score
930
1,106
Schools & childcare ACARA 2025 · ACECQA
Schools
6
6
Government schools ICSEA (avg intake)
949
1,135
Catholic/independent schools ICSEA (avg intake)
1,035
1,116
Childcare services (matched by postcode)
Property VIC + NSW in v1
Median house price
$1.39M
$1.98M
House price YoY
+18.6%
+9.7%
Median 3-bed house rent /wk
$750
$800
Getting around GTFS commute · OpenStreetMap amenities
GPs nearby
0
1
Supermarkets nearby
1
4
Parks nearby
46
20
Train stations
1
0
Safety NSW BOCSAR (calendar year 2025)
Recorded incidents, latest year (raw count — not population-adjusted)
259
698
Change vs prior year
+14%
+2%

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 · Guildford West - Merrylands West
Your zoned school Live VIC + NSW catchments

Guildford WPS

The government school your child can attend for free by living in Guildford West - Merrylands West.

Sector Government

This is the zoned in-area government school for Guildford West - Merrylands West (NSW catchment data).

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Also nearby — Catholic & Independent schools (not your catchment)
Cerdon College
Catholic 1,001 students
ICSEA 1041 intake context
St Patrick's Primary School
Catholic 342 students
ICSEA 1028 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 · Baulkham Hills - East
Your zoned school Live VIC + NSW catchments

Jasper Rd PS

The government school your child can attend for free by living in Baulkham Hills - East.

Sector Government

This is the zoned in-area government school for Baulkham Hills - East (NSW catchment data).

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Also nearby — Catholic & Independent schools (not your catchment)
Our Lady of Lourdes Primary School
Catholic 403 students
ICSEA 1119 intake context
Woodbury
Independent 22 students
ICSEA 1112 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

Baulkham Hills - East has stronger government school academic context than Guildford West - Merrylands West, with an average ICSEA of 1,135 compared to 949. ICSEA reflects the academic and socioeconomic intake of students — a higher score signals a higher-resourced school community.

Catholic/independent schools are separate from the free government catchment — average ICSEA Baulkham Hills - East 1,116 (2 schools), Guildford West - Merrylands West 1,035 (2 schools).

The proportion of children from non-English-speaking backgrounds is lower in Baulkham Hills - East at 43.7% (vs 61.9% in Guildford West - Merrylands West).

Baulkham Hills - East has a SEIFA advantage (IRSAD) of Decile 9, above Guildford West - Merrylands West's Decile 3. Decile 10 is the most advantaged nationally.

Median house prices are 42% higher in Baulkham Hills - East ($1.98M vs $1.39M).

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Plan the move: Guildford West - Merrylands West → Baulkham Hills - East