Moving to Guildford (South Granville area) from Glendale - Cardiff - Hillsborough
Schools, childcare, demographics and house prices for Guildford - South Granville and Glendale - Cardiff - Hillsborough, 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.
Cardiff Public School
The government school your child can attend for free by living in Glendale - Cardiff - Hillsborough.
This is the zoned government school for the centre of Glendale - Cardiff - Hillsborough (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 1,000 in Glendale - Cardiff - Hillsborough. 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), Glendale - Cardiff - Hillsborough 1,072 (4 schools).
There are 5 schools in Guildford - South Granville, compared to 13 in Glendale - Cardiff - Hillsborough.
The proportion of children from non-English-speaking backgrounds is higher in Guildford - South Granville at 73.7% (vs 6.5% in Glendale - Cardiff - Hillsborough).
Guildford - South Granville has a SEIFA advantage (IRSAD) of Decile 1, below Glendale - Cardiff - Hillsborough's Decile 5. Decile 10 is the most advantaged nationally.
Median house prices are 41% higher in Guildford - South Granville ($1.36M vs $965,000).
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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. Glendale - Cardiff - Hillsborough had 25,569.
Are houses cheaper in Guildford (South Granville area) than in Glendale - Cardiff - Hillsborough?
No. The median house price is $1.36M in Guildford (South Granville area) and $965,000 in Glendale - Cardiff - Hillsborough, 41% 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 13 in Glendale - Cardiff - Hillsborough. The zoned government school for an address is shown above under "Which school is zoned?".
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Plan the move: Glendale - Cardiff - Hillsborough → Guildford - South Granville