Moving to Guildford West (Merrylands West area) from Yagoona (Birrong area)
Schools, childcare, demographics and house prices for Guildford West - Merrylands West and Yagoona - Birrong, side by side - all from public government data.
Guildford West (Merrylands West area) has 25,002 people (ABS, June 2025), +1.7% in a year, a median house price of $1.36M, 6 schools and 4 childcare services. Full Guildford West (Merrylands West area) suburb profile.
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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 sales Mar 2026 and rent Jun 2026 (NSW) · RTA Queensland rents (QLD) · 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.
Birrong Public School
The government school your child can attend for free by living in Yagoona - Birrong.
This is the zoned government school for the centre of Yagoona - Birrong (NSW catchment data) - addresses elsewhere in the suburb may be zoned to a different school.
See the catchment on the mapFee-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.
Guildford West Public School
The government school your child can attend for free by living in Guildford West - Merrylands West.
This is the zoned government school for the centre of Guildford West - Merrylands West (NSW catchment data) - addresses elsewhere in the suburb may be zoned to a different school.
See the catchment on the mapFee-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 schools in Guildford West - Merrylands West and Yagoona - Birrong have a similar average ICSEA (949 and 962) - a measure of student intake, not teaching quality.
Catholic/independent schools are separate from the free government catchment - average ICSEA Guildford West - Merrylands West 1,035 (2 schools), Yagoona - Birrong 1,042 (1 school).
There are 6 schools in Guildford West - Merrylands West, compared to 5 in Yagoona - Birrong.
Childcare services matched by suburb name: 4 in Guildford West - Merrylands West vs 18 in Yagoona - Birrong.
The proportion of children from non-English-speaking backgrounds is lower in Guildford West - Merrylands West at 61.9% (vs 69.8% in Yagoona - Birrong).
Median house prices are 9% lower in Guildford West - Merrylands West ($1.36M vs $1.5M).
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What is the population of Guildford West (Merrylands West area)?
25,002 people lived in Guildford West (Merrylands West area) at June 2025 (ABS Estimated Resident Population), a change of +1.7% over the year. Yagoona (Birrong area) had 23,744.
Are houses cheaper in Guildford West (Merrylands West area) than in Yagoona (Birrong area)?
Yes. The median house price is $1.36M in Guildford West (Merrylands West area) and $1.5M in Yagoona (Birrong area), 9% lower in Guildford West (Merrylands West area).
How many schools are in Guildford West (Merrylands West area)?
ACARA lists 6 schools in Guildford West (Merrylands West area), against 5 in Yagoona (Birrong area). The zoned government school for an address is shown above under "Which school is zoned?".
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Plan the move: Yagoona - Birrong → Guildford West - Merrylands West