Move comparison · VIC → NSW

Moving to Guildford West - Merrylands West from Fraser Rise - Plumpton

Schools, childcare, demographics and house prices for Guildford West - Merrylands West and Fraser Rise - Plumpton, side by side — all from public government data.

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Comparing

Fraser Rise - Plumpton

VIC · current home

Guildford West - Merrylands West

NSW · destination

Population & growth ABS ERP June 2025

Population (2024)

24,739

25,002

Annual growth

+19.7%

+1.7%

Demographics ABS Census 2021

Median household income

$2,254/wk

$1,458/wk

Overseas born

42.2%

43.4%

Non-English-speaking background

52.9%

61.9%

Children aged 0–14

27.6%

22.0%

SEIFA advantage ABS SEIFA 2021

IRSAD decile (1 = most disadvantaged, 10 = most advantaged)

Decile 7

Decile 3

IRSAD score

1,035

930

Schools & childcare ACARA 2025 · ACECQA

Schools

Government schools ICSEA (avg intake)

1,031

949

Catholic/independent schools ICSEA (avg intake)

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1,035

Childcare services (matched by postcode)

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Property VIC + NSW in v1

Median house price

$695,000

$1.39M

House price YoY

-0.7%

+18.6%

Median 3-bed house rent /wk A blank means rent was suppressed for this area (too few lettings to publish a reliable median) — not that rent is unavailable there.

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$750

Getting around GTFS commute · OpenStreetMap amenities

GPs nearby

Supermarkets nearby

Parks nearby

Train stations

Safety NSW BOCSAR · CSA Victoria (2025) — counts not comparable across states

Recorded incidents, latest year (raw count — not population-adjusted)

574

259

Change vs prior year

+12%

+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 · Fraser Rise - Plumpton

Your zoned school Live VIC + NSW catchments

Deanside Primary School

The government school your child can attend for free by living in Fraser Rise - Plumpton.

Sector Government

Years Prep-6

Students 590

ICSEA 1044

A picture of students’ family backgrounds — not a ranking or a quality score.

This is the zoned in-area government school for Fraser Rise - Plumpton (VIC catchment data).

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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 Fraser Rise - Plumpton, with an average ICSEA of 949 compared to 1,031. 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), Fraser Rise - Plumpton none in this SA2.

There are 6 schools in Guildford West - Merrylands West, compared to 2 in Fraser Rise - Plumpton.

The proportion of children from non-English-speaking backgrounds is higher in Guildford West - Merrylands West at 61.9% (vs 52.9% in Fraser Rise - Plumpton).

Guildford West - Merrylands West has a SEIFA advantage (IRSAD) of Decile 3, below Fraser Rise - Plumpton's Decile 7. Decile 10 is the most advantaged nationally.

Median house prices are 100% higher in Guildford West - Merrylands West ($1.39M vs $695,000).

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Childcare39

SEIFA IRSAD Decile 3 · Decile 10 = most advantaged

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SEIFA IRSAD Decile 1 · Decile 10 = most advantaged

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SEIFA IRSAD Decile 1 · Decile 10 = most advantaged

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SEIFA IRSAD Decile 1 · Decile 10 = most advantaged

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SEIFA IRSAD Decile 3 · Decile 10 = most advantaged

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Plan the move: Fraser Rise - Plumpton → Guildford West - Merrylands West