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Moving to Guildford West - Merrylands West from Merrylands - Holroyd

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

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Comparing
Merrylands - Holroyd
NSW · current home
Guildford West - Merrylands West
NSW · destination
Population & growth ABS ERP June 2025
Population (2024)
27,002
25,002
Annual growth
+4.4%
+1.7%
Demographics ABS Census 2021
Median household income
$1,461/wk
$1,458/wk
Overseas born
51.1%
43.4%
Non-English-speaking background
70.1%
61.9%
Children aged 0–14
20.4%
22.0%
SEIFA advantage ABS SEIFA 2021
IRSAD decile (1 = most disadvantaged, 10 = most advantaged)
Decile 3
Decile 3
IRSAD score
942
930
Schools & childcare ACARA 2025 · ACECQA
Schools
6
6
Government schools ICSEA (avg intake)
948
949
Catholic/independent schools ICSEA (avg intake)
1,050
1,035
Childcare services (matched by postcode)
39
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Property VIC + NSW in v1
Median house price
$1.43M
$1.39M
House price YoY
+4.6%
+18.6%
Median 3-bed house rent /wk
$800
$750
Getting around GTFS commute · OpenStreetMap amenities
GPs nearby
4
0
Supermarkets nearby
3
1
Parks nearby
38
46
Train stations
1
1
Safety NSW BOCSAR (calendar year 2025)
Recorded incidents, latest year (raw count — not population-adjusted)
3,156
259
Change vs prior year
0%
+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 · Merrylands - Holroyd
Your zoned school Live VIC + NSW catchments

Merrylands Public School

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

Sector Government
Years K-6
Students 620
ICSEA 936
A picture of students’ family backgrounds — not a ranking or a quality score.

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

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Also nearby — Catholic & Independent schools (not your catchment)
St Margaret Mary's Primary School
Catholic 574 students
ICSEA 1050 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 Merrylands - Holroyd (948).

Catholic/independent schools are separate from the free government catchment — average ICSEA Guildford West - Merrylands West 1,035 (2 schools), Merrylands - Holroyd 1,050 (1 school).

The proportion of children from non-English-speaking backgrounds is lower in Guildford West - Merrylands West at 61.9% (vs 70.1% in Merrylands - Holroyd).

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Gov ICSEA919
Schools6
Childcare26
SEIFA IRSAD Decile 1 · Decile 10 = most advantaged
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House$1.31M
Gov ICSEA898
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SEIFA IRSAD Decile 1 · Decile 10 = most advantaged
Guildford - South Granville NSW
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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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Childcare18
SEIFA IRSAD Decile 2 · Decile 10 = most advantaged

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Plan the move: Merrylands - Holroyd → Guildford West - Merrylands West