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Moving to Dapto - Avondale from Merrylands - Holroyd

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

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Comparing
Merrylands - Holroyd
NSW · current home
Dapto - Avondale
NSW · destination
Population & growth ABS ERP June 2025
Population (2024)
27,002
24,842
Annual growth
+4.4%
+0.2%
Demographics ABS Census 2021
Median household income
$1,461/wk
$1,445/wk
Overseas born
51.1%
16.4%
Non-English-speaking background
70.1%
7.6%
Children aged 0–14
20.4%
18.2%
SEIFA advantage ABS SEIFA 2021
IRSAD decile (1 = most disadvantaged, 10 = most advantaged)
Decile 3
Decile 3
IRSAD score
942
940
Schools & childcare ACARA 2025 · ACECQA
Schools
6
7
Government schools ICSEA (avg intake)
948
936
Catholic/independent schools ICSEA (avg intake)
1,050
1,038
Childcare services (matched by postcode)
39
27
Property VIC + NSW in v1
Median house price
$1.43M
$905,000
House price YoY
+4.6%
+10.5%
Median 3-bed house rent /wk
$800
$700
Getting around GTFS commute · OpenStreetMap amenities
GPs nearby
4
2
Supermarkets nearby
3
5
Parks nearby
38
23
Train stations
1
1
Safety NSW BOCSAR (calendar year 2025)
Recorded incidents, latest year (raw count — not population-adjusted)
3,156
940
Change vs prior year
0%
+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 · Merrylands - Holroyd
Your zoned school Live VIC + NSW catchments

Merrylands Public School

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

Sector Government
Years K-6
Students 620
ICSEA 936
A picture of students’ family backgrounds — not a ranking or a quality score.

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

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Also nearby — Catholic & Independent schools (not your catchment)
St Margaret Mary's Primary School
Catholic 574 students
ICSEA 1050 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 · 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 Merrylands - Holroyd (948).

Catholic/independent schools are separate from the free government catchment — average ICSEA Dapto - Avondale 1,038 (1 school), Merrylands - Holroyd 1,050 (1 school).

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

Childcare services matched by postcode: 27 in Dapto - Avondale vs 39 in Merrylands - Holroyd.

The proportion of children from non-English-speaking backgrounds is lower in Dapto - Avondale at 7.6% (vs 70.1% in Merrylands - Holroyd).

Median house prices are 36% lower in Dapto - Avondale ($905,000 vs $1.43M).

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