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Moving to Cranbourne West from Guildford West - Merrylands West

Schools, childcare, demographics and house prices for Cranbourne West 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
Cranbourne West
VIC · destination
Population & growth ABS ERP June 2025
Population (2024)
25,002
25,490
Annual growth
+1.7%
+2.6%
Demographics ABS Census 2021
Median household income
$1,458/wk
$1,903/wk
Overseas born
43.4%
41.4%
Non-English-speaking background
61.9%
44.7%
Children aged 0–14
22.0%
26.5%
SEIFA advantage ABS SEIFA 2021
IRSAD decile (1 = most disadvantaged, 10 = most advantaged)
Decile 3
Decile 5
IRSAD score
930
973
Schools & childcare ACARA 2025 · ACECQA
Schools
6
4
Government schools ICSEA (avg intake)
949
1,003
Catholic/independent schools ICSEA (avg intake)
1,035
1,045
Childcare services (matched by postcode)
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—
Property VIC + NSW in v1
Median house price
$1.39M
$700,000
House price YoY
+18.6%
+5.3%
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
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Getting around GTFS commute · OpenStreetMap amenities
Train to CBD, AM peak Nearest-station AM-peak estimate (VIC/QLD/WA); a blank means no station matched within range for that suburb — not that it has no transport.
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71 min
GPs nearby
0
3
Supermarkets nearby
1
7
Parks nearby
46
40
Train stations
1
0
Safety NSW BOCSAR · CSA Victoria (2025) — counts not comparable across states
Recorded incidents, latest year (raw count — not population-adjusted)
259
1,115
Change vs prior year
+14%
+18%

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 · Cranbourne West
Your zoned school Live VIC + NSW catchments

Quarters Primary School

The government school your child can attend for free by living in Cranbourne West.

Sector Government
Years Prep-6
Students 466
ICSEA 1003
A picture of students’ family backgrounds — not a ranking or a quality score.

This is the zoned in-area government school for Cranbourne West (VIC catchment data).

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Also nearby — Catholic & Independent schools (not your catchment)
St Peter's College
Catholic 2,089 students
ICSEA 1045 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

Cranbourne West has stronger government school academic context than Guildford West - Merrylands West, with an average ICSEA of 1,003 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 Cranbourne West 1,045 (1 school), Guildford West - Merrylands West 1,035 (2 schools).

There are 4 schools in Cranbourne West, compared to 6 in Guildford West - Merrylands West.

The proportion of children from non-English-speaking backgrounds is lower in Cranbourne West at 44.7% (vs 61.9% in Guildford West - Merrylands West).

Cranbourne West has a SEIFA advantage (IRSAD) of Decile 5, above Guildford West - Merrylands West's Decile 3. Decile 10 is the most advantaged nationally.

Median house prices are 50% lower in Cranbourne West ($700,000 vs $1.39M).

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Plan the move: Guildford West - Merrylands West → Cranbourne West