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Moving to Guildford West - Merrylands West from Oyster Bay - Como - Jannali

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

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Comparing
Oyster Bay - Como - Jannali
NSW · current home
Guildford West - Merrylands West
NSW · destination
Population & growth ABS ERP June 2025
Population (2024)
22,878
25,002
Annual growth
+0.4%
+1.7%
Demographics ABS Census 2021
Median household income
$2,745/wk
$1,458/wk
Overseas born
20.2%
43.4%
Non-English-speaking background
12.6%
61.9%
Children aged 0–14
21.2%
22.0%
SEIFA advantage ABS SEIFA 2021
IRSAD decile (1 = most disadvantaged, 10 = most advantaged)
Decile 10
Decile 3
IRSAD score
1,122
930
Schools & childcare ACARA 2025 · ACECQA
Schools
10
6
Government schools ICSEA (avg intake)
1,076
949
Catholic/independent schools ICSEA (avg intake)
1,127
1,035
Childcare services (matched by postcode)
21
Property VIC + NSW in v1
Median house price
$1.79M
$1.39M
House price YoY
+5.9%
+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.
$750
Getting around GTFS commute · OpenStreetMap amenities
GPs nearby
1
0
Supermarkets nearby
2
1
Parks nearby
26
46
Train stations
2
1
Safety NSW BOCSAR (calendar year 2025)
Recorded incidents, latest year (raw count — not population-adjusted)
72
259
Change vs prior year
-1%
+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 · Oyster Bay - Como - Jannali
Your zoned school Live VIC + NSW catchments

Jannali EPS

The government school your child can attend for free by living in Oyster Bay - Como - Jannali.

Sector Government

This is the zoned in-area government school for Oyster Bay - Como - Jannali (NSW catchment data).

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Also nearby — Catholic & Independent schools (not your catchment)
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Como - Oyster Bay
Catholic 414 students
ICSEA 1127 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 Oyster Bay - Como - Jannali, with an average ICSEA of 949 compared to 1,076. 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), Oyster Bay - Como - Jannali 1,127 (1 school).

There are 6 schools in Guildford West - Merrylands West, compared to 10 in Oyster Bay - Como - Jannali.

The proportion of children from non-English-speaking backgrounds is higher in Guildford West - Merrylands West at 61.9% (vs 12.6% in Oyster Bay - Como - Jannali).

Guildford West - Merrylands West has a SEIFA advantage (IRSAD) of Decile 3, below Oyster Bay - Como - Jannali's Decile 10. Decile 10 is the most advantaged nationally.

Median house prices are 22% lower in Guildford West - Merrylands West ($1.39M vs $1.79M).

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Plan the move: Oyster Bay - Como - Jannali → Guildford West - Merrylands West