Moving to Guildford (South Granville area) from Dapto (Avondale area)
Schools, childcare, demographics and house prices for Guildford - South Granville and Dapto - Avondale, side by side - all from public government data.
Guildford (South Granville area) has 24,112 people (ABS, June 2025), +1.3% in a year, a median house price of $1.36M, 5 schools and 25 childcare services. Full Guildford (South Granville 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.
Koonawarra Public School
The government school your child can attend for free by living in Dapto - Avondale.
This is the zoned government school for the centre of Dapto - Avondale (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.
Blaxcell Street Public School
The government school your child can attend for free by living in Guildford - South Granville.
This is the zoned government school for the centre of Guildford - South Granville (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
Guildford - South Granville's government schools have an average ICSEA of 917, compared to 936 in Dapto - Avondale. 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 Guildford - South Granville 1,004 (1 school), Dapto - Avondale 1,038 (1 school).
There are 5 schools in Guildford - South Granville, compared to 7 in Dapto - Avondale.
Childcare services matched by suburb name: 25 in Guildford - South Granville vs 24 in Dapto - Avondale.
The proportion of children from non-English-speaking backgrounds is higher in Guildford - South Granville at 73.7% (vs 7.6% in Dapto - Avondale).
Guildford - South Granville has a SEIFA advantage (IRSAD) of Decile 1, below Dapto - Avondale's Decile 3. Decile 10 is the most advantaged nationally.
Median house prices are 40% higher in Guildford - South Granville ($1.36M vs $970,000).
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What is the population of Guildford (South Granville area)?
24,112 people lived in Guildford (South Granville area) at June 2025 (ABS Estimated Resident Population), a change of +1.3% over the year. Dapto (Avondale area) had 24,842.
Are houses cheaper in Guildford (South Granville area) than in Dapto (Avondale area)?
No. The median house price is $1.36M in Guildford (South Granville area) and $970,000 in Dapto (Avondale area), 40% higher in Guildford (South Granville area).
How many schools are in Guildford (South Granville area)?
ACARA lists 5 schools in Guildford (South Granville area), against 7 in Dapto (Avondale area). The zoned government school for an address is shown above under "Which school is zoned?".
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Plan the move: Dapto - Avondale → Guildford - South Granville