Move comparison · NSW → NSW

Moving to Dapto - Avondale from Guildford West - Merrylands West

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

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Guildford West - Merrylands West

NSW · current home

Dapto - Avondale

NSW · destination

Population & growth ABS ERP June 2025

Population (2024)

25,002

24,842

Annual growth

+1.7%

+0.2%

Demographics ABS Census 2021

Median household income

$1,458/wk

$1,445/wk

Overseas born

43.4%

16.4%

Non-English-speaking background

61.9%

7.6%

Children aged 0–14

22.0%

18.2%

SEIFA advantage ABS SEIFA 2021

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

Decile 3

IRSAD score

930

940

Schools & childcare ACARA 2025 · ACECQA

Schools

Government schools ICSEA (avg intake)

949

936

Catholic/independent schools ICSEA (avg intake)

1,035

1,038

Childcare services (matched by postcode)

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Property VIC + NSW in v1

Median house price

$1.39M

$905,000

House price YoY

+18.6%

+10.5%

Median 3-bed house rent /wk

$750

$700

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)

259

940

Change vs prior year

+14%

+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 · 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.

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To · Dapto - Avondale

Your zoned school Live VIC + NSW catchments

Koonawarra Public School

The government school your child can attend for free by living in Dapto - Avondale.

Sector Government

Years P-6

Students 192

ICSEA 838

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

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

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

St John's Catholic Primary School

Catholic 623 students

ICSEA 1038 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 Dapto - Avondale (ICSEA 936) and Guildford West - Merrylands West (949).

Catholic/independent schools are separate from the free government catchment — average ICSEA Dapto - Avondale 1,038 (1 school), Guildford West - Merrylands West 1,035 (2 schools).

There are 7 schools in Dapto - Avondale, compared to 6 in Guildford West - Merrylands West.

The proportion of children from non-English-speaking backgrounds is lower in Dapto - Avondale at 7.6% (vs 61.9% in Guildford West - Merrylands West).

Median house prices are 35% lower in Dapto - Avondale ($905,000 vs $1.39M).

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