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Moving to Guildford West - Merrylands West from Baulkham Hills - East

Schools, childcare, demographics and house prices for Guildford West - Merrylands West and Baulkham Hills - East, side by side — all from public government data.

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Comparing
Baulkham Hills - East
NSW · current home
Guildford West - Merrylands West
NSW · destination
Population & growth ABS ERP June 2025
Population (2024)
25,268
25,002
Annual growth
+0.5%
+1.7%
Demographics ABS Census 2021
Median household income
$2,389/wk
$1,458/wk
Overseas born
41.9%
43.4%
Non-English-speaking background
43.7%
61.9%
Children aged 0–14
21.9%
22.0%
SEIFA advantage ABS SEIFA 2021
IRSAD decile (1 = most disadvantaged, 10 = most advantaged)
Decile 9
Decile 3
IRSAD score
1,106
930
Schools & childcare ACARA 2025 · ACECQA
Schools
6
6
Government schools ICSEA (avg intake)
1,135
949
Catholic/independent schools ICSEA (avg intake)
1,116
1,035
Childcare services (matched by postcode)
Property VIC + NSW in v1
Median house price
$1.98M
$1.39M
House price YoY
+9.7%
+18.6%
Median 3-bed house rent /wk
$800
$750
Getting around GTFS commute · OpenStreetMap amenities
GPs nearby
1
0
Supermarkets nearby
4
1
Parks nearby
20
46
Train stations
0
1
Safety NSW BOCSAR (calendar year 2025)
Recorded incidents, latest year (raw count — not population-adjusted)
698
259
Change vs prior year
+2%
+14%

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 · Baulkham Hills - East
Your zoned school Live VIC + NSW catchments

Jasper Rd PS

The government school your child can attend for free by living in Baulkham Hills - East.

Sector Government

This is the zoned in-area government school for Baulkham Hills - East (NSW catchment data).

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Also nearby — Catholic & Independent schools (not your catchment)
Our Lady of Lourdes Primary School
Catholic 403 students
ICSEA 1119 intake context
Woodbury
Independent 22 students
ICSEA 1112 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 · Guildford West - Merrylands West
Your zoned school Live VIC + NSW catchments

Guildford WPS

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

Sector Government

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

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Also nearby — Catholic & Independent schools (not your catchment)
Cerdon College
Catholic 1,001 students
ICSEA 1041 intake context
St Patrick's Primary School
Catholic 342 students
ICSEA 1028 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

Guildford West - Merrylands West has weaker government school academic context than Baulkham Hills - East, with an average ICSEA of 949 compared to 1,135. ICSEA reflects the academic and socioeconomic intake of students — a higher score signals a higher-resourced school community.

Catholic/independent schools are separate from the free government catchment — average ICSEA Guildford West - Merrylands West 1,035 (2 schools), Baulkham Hills - East 1,116 (2 schools).

The proportion of children from non-English-speaking backgrounds is higher in Guildford West - Merrylands West at 61.9% (vs 43.7% in Baulkham Hills - East).

Guildford West - Merrylands West has a SEIFA advantage (IRSAD) of Decile 3, below Baulkham Hills - East's Decile 9. Decile 10 is the most advantaged nationally.

Median house prices are 30% lower in Guildford West - Merrylands West ($1.39M vs $1.98M).

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Plan the move: Baulkham Hills - East → Guildford West - Merrylands West