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Moving to Dubbo - South from Guildford - South Granville

Schools, childcare, demographics and house prices for Dubbo - South and Guildford - South Granville, side by side - all from public government data.

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Comparing
Guildford - South Granville
NSW · current home
Dubbo - South
NSW · destination
Population & growth ABS ERP June 2025
Population (2025)
24,112
20,712
Annual growth
+1.3%
+1.2%
Demographics ABS Census 2021
Median household income
$1,223/wk
$1,662/wk
Overseas born
42.5%
12.5%
Non-English-speaking background
73.7%
12.6%
Children aged 0–14
24.1%
20.8%
SEIFA advantage ABS SEIFA 2021
IRSAD decile (1 = most disadvantaged, 10 = most advantaged) A relative socio-economic index - not a measure of safety or community quality.
Decile 1
Decile 5
IRSAD score
880
974
Schools & childcare ACARA 2025 · ACECQA
Schools
5
10
Government schools ICSEA (avg intake)
917
871
Catholic/independent schools ICSEA (avg intake)
1,004
1,033
Childcare services (matched by suburb name)
24
33
Property VIC + NSW in v1
Median house price
$1.36M
$675,000
House price YoY
+8.8%
+13.8%
Median 3-bed house rent /wk
$750
$550
Getting around GTFS commute · OpenStreetMap amenities
GPs nearby
2
2
Supermarkets nearby
0
4
Parks nearby
23
48
Train stations
0
0
Safety NSW BOCSAR (Jan-Dec 2025)
Recorded incidents, latest year (raw count - not population-adjusted)
1,534
7,350
Change vs prior year
-8%
-9%

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 →

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The free government school your child can attend in each area - side by side, never a blended average.

From · Guildford - South Granville
Government schools Live VIC + NSW catchments

Government schools in Guildford - South Granville

Free government schools your child may attend. We couldn’t confirm the exact zone for this point, so we can’t confirm which one is yours.

Blaxcell Street Public School Government · 948 students
ICSEA 957
Granville South Creative and Performing Arts High School Government · 733 students
ICSEA 855
Granville South Public School Government · 323 students
ICSEA 933
Granville East Public School Government · 259 students
ICSEA 923

A picture of students’ family backgrounds (ICSEA) - not a ranking or a quality score.

Also nearby - Catholic & Independent schools (not your catchment)
Holy Family Primary School
Catholic 235 students
ICSEA 1004 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 · Dubbo - South
Your zoned school Live VIC + NSW catchments

Orana Hts PS

The government school your child can attend for free by living in Dubbo - South.

Sector Government

This is the zoned government school for the centre of Dubbo - South (NSW catchment data) - addresses elsewhere in the suburb may be zoned to a different school.

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Also nearby - Catholic & Independent schools (not your catchment)
St Johns College Dubbo
Catholic 941 students
ICSEA 1004 intake context
Dubbo Christian School
Independent 671 students
ICSEA 1049 intake context
St John's Catholic Primary School Dubbo
Catholic 409 students
ICSEA 998 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

Dubbo - South's government schools have an average ICSEA of 871, compared to 917 in Guildford - South Granville. ICSEA reflects the socioeconomic intake of students, not teaching quality - it is not a ranking of school performance.

Catholic/independent schools are separate from the free government catchment - average ICSEA Dubbo - South 1,033 (5 schools), Guildford - South Granville 1,004 (1 school).

There are 10 schools in Dubbo - South, compared to 5 in Guildford - South Granville.

Childcare services matched by suburb name: 33 in Dubbo - South vs 24 in Guildford - South Granville.

The proportion of children from non-English-speaking backgrounds is lower in Dubbo - South at 12.6% (vs 73.7% in Guildford - South Granville).

Dubbo - South has a SEIFA advantage (IRSAD) of Decile 5, above Guildford - South Granville's Decile 1. Decile 10 is the most advantaged nationally.

Median house prices are 50% lower in Dubbo - South ($675,000 vs $1.36M).

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SEIFA IRSAD Decile 3 · Decile 10 = most advantaged
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SEIFA IRSAD Decile 4 · Decile 10 = most advantaged
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SEIFA IRSAD Decile 3 · Decile 10 = most advantaged
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SEIFA IRSAD Decile 4 · Decile 10 = most advantaged
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