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Moving to Irymple from Merbein

Schools, childcare, demographics and house prices for Irymple and Merbein, side by side - all from public government data.

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Comparing

Merbein

VIC · current home

Irymple

VIC · destination

Population & growth ABS ERP June 2025

Population (2025)

4,971

8,079

Annual growth

+1.1%

+2.3%

Demographics ABS Census 2021

Median household income

$1,338/wk

$1,716/wk

Overseas born

6.0%

8.6%

Non-English-speaking background

4.2%

8.7%

Children aged 0–14

19.8%

20.3%

SEIFA advantage ABS SEIFA 2021

IRSAD decile (1 = most disadvantaged, 10 = most advantaged) A relative socio-economic index - not a measure of safety or community quality.

Decile 2

Decile 5

IRSAD score

922

987

Schools & childcare ACARA 2025 · ACECQA

Schools

Government schools ICSEA (avg intake)

965

989

Catholic/independent schools ICSEA (avg intake)

1,006

1,000

Childcare services (matched by suburb name)

Property VIC + NSW in v1

Median house price

$457,400

$635,000

House price YoY

+1.1%

+9.5%

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.

Getting around GTFS commute · OpenStreetMap amenities

GPs nearby

Supermarkets nearby

Parks nearby

Train stations

Safety CSA Victoria (year ending March 2026)

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

199

243

Change vs prior year

+23%

-10%

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 · Merbein

Your zoned school Live VIC + NSW catchments

Merbein P-10 College

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

Sector Government

Years Prep-10

Students 644

ICSEA 944

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

This is the zoned government school for the centre of Merbein (VIC catchment data) - addresses elsewhere in the suburb may be zoned to a different school.

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

Our Lady of the Sacred Heart School

Catholic 153 students

ICSEA 1006 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 · Irymple

Your zoned school Live VIC + NSW catchments

Irymple Primary School

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

Sector Government

Years Prep-6

Students 330

ICSEA 959

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

This is the zoned government school for the centre of Irymple (VIC catchment data) - addresses elsewhere in the suburb may be zoned to a different school.

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

Henderson College

Independent 229 students

ICSEA 981 intake context

Mildura Christian College

Independent 113 students

ICSEA 1018 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

Irymple's government schools have an average ICSEA of 989, compared to 965 in Merbein. ICSEA reflects the socioeconomic intake of students, not teaching quality - it is not a ranking of school performance.

Catholic/independent schools are separate from the free government catchment - average ICSEA Irymple 1,000 (2 schools), Merbein 1,006 (1 school).

There are 6 schools in Irymple, compared to 3 in Merbein.

Childcare services matched by suburb name: 7 in Irymple vs 4 in Merbein.

Irymple has a SEIFA advantage (IRSAD) of Decile 5, above Merbein's Decile 2. Decile 10 is the most advantaged nationally.

Median house prices are 39% higher in Irymple ($635,000 vs $457,400).

Similar suburbs near Irymple

Mildura - South VIC

House$575,000

Gov ICSEA926

Schools5

Childcare25