Moving to Ermington (Rydalmere area) from Asquith (Mount Colah area)
Schools, childcare, demographics and house prices for Ermington - Rydalmere and Asquith - Mount Colah, side by side - all from public government data.
Ermington (Rydalmere area) has 26,956 people (ABS, June 2025), +1.7% in a year, a median house price of $2.1M, 7 schools and 28 childcare services. Full Ermington (Rydalmere area) suburb profile.
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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 sales Mar 2026 and rent Jun 2026 (NSW) · RTA Queensland rents (QLD) · 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.
Mount Colah Public School
The government school your child can attend for free by living in Asquith - Mount Colah.
This is the zoned government school for the centre of Asquith - Mount Colah (NSW catchment data) - addresses elsewhere in the suburb may be zoned to a different school.
See the catchment on the mapFee-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.
Rydalmere Public School
The government school your child can attend for free by living in Ermington - Rydalmere.
This is the zoned government school for the centre of Ermington - Rydalmere (NSW catchment data) - addresses elsewhere in the suburb may be zoned to a different school.
See the catchment on the mapFee-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
Ermington - Rydalmere's government schools have an average ICSEA of 1,041, compared to 1,086 in Asquith - Mount Colah. 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 Ermington - Rydalmere 1,084 (2 schools), Asquith - Mount Colah 1,124 (1 school).
There are 7 schools in Ermington - Rydalmere, compared to 8 in Asquith - Mount Colah.
Childcare services matched by suburb name: 28 in Ermington - Rydalmere vs 18 in Asquith - Mount Colah.
The proportion of children from non-English-speaking backgrounds is higher in Ermington - Rydalmere at 50.3% (vs 30.1% in Asquith - Mount Colah).
Ermington - Rydalmere has a SEIFA advantage (IRSAD) of Decile 7, below Asquith - Mount Colah's Decile 9. Decile 10 is the most advantaged nationally.
Median house prices are 9% higher in Ermington - Rydalmere ($2.1M vs $1.93M).
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What is the population of Ermington (Rydalmere area)?
26,956 people lived in Ermington (Rydalmere area) at June 2025 (ABS Estimated Resident Population), a change of +1.7% over the year. Asquith (Mount Colah area) had 23,527.
Are houses cheaper in Ermington (Rydalmere area) than in Asquith (Mount Colah area)?
No. The median house price is $2.1M in Ermington (Rydalmere area) and $1.93M in Asquith (Mount Colah area), 9% higher in Ermington (Rydalmere area).
How many schools are in Ermington (Rydalmere area)?
ACARA lists 7 schools in Ermington (Rydalmere area), against 8 in Asquith (Mount Colah area). The zoned government school for an address is shown above under "Which school is zoned?".
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Plan the move: Asquith - Mount Colah → Ermington - Rydalmere