Move comparison · VIC → NSW

Moving to Guildford West - Merrylands West from Melton West

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

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Comparing

Melton West

VIC · current home

Guildford West - Merrylands West

NSW · destination

Population & growth ABS ERP June 2025

Population (2024)

22,710

25,002

Annual growth

+0.4%

+1.7%

Demographics ABS Census 2021

Median household income

$1,621/wk

$1,458/wk

Overseas born

28.8%

43.4%

Non-English-speaking background

29.2%

61.9%

Children aged 0–14

25.7%

22.0%

SEIFA advantage ABS SEIFA 2021

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

Decile 2

Decile 3

IRSAD score

920

930

Schools & childcare ACARA 2025 · ACECQA

Schools

Government schools ICSEA (avg intake)

959

949

Catholic/independent schools ICSEA (avg intake)

999

1,035

Childcare services (matched by postcode)

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Property VIC + NSW in v1

Median house price

$563,500

$1.39M

House price YoY

+7.3%

+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)

908

259

Change vs prior year

-3%

+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 · Melton West

Your zoned school Live VIC + NSW catchments

Wedge Park Primary School

The government school your child can attend for free by living in Melton West.

Sector Government

Years Prep-6

Students 848

ICSEA 976

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

This is the zoned in-area government school for Melton West (VIC catchment data).

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Also nearby — Catholic & Independent schools (not your catchment)

St Francis Catholic College

Catholic 1,846 students

ICSEA 1012 intake context

OneSchool Global Vic

Independent 556 students

ICSEA 984 intake context

St Catherine of Siena School

Catholic 522 students

ICSEA 1002 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

Government school academic context is comparable between Guildford West - Merrylands West (ICSEA 949) and Melton West (959).

Catholic/independent schools are separate from the free government catchment — average ICSEA Guildford West - Merrylands West 1,035 (2 schools), Melton West 999 (3 schools).

There are 6 schools in Guildford West - Merrylands West, compared to 8 in Melton West.

The proportion of children from non-English-speaking backgrounds is higher in Guildford West - Merrylands West at 61.9% (vs 29.2% in Melton West).

Guildford West - Merrylands West has a SEIFA advantage (IRSAD) of Decile 3, above Melton West's Decile 2. Decile 10 is the most advantaged nationally.

Median house prices are 147% higher in Guildford West - Merrylands West ($1.39M vs $563,500).

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Gov ICSEA948

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Childcare39

SEIFA IRSAD Decile 3 · Decile 10 = most advantaged

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Childcare26

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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