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Moving to Kellyville Ridge (The Ponds area) from Berkeley - Lake Heights - Cringila

Schools, childcare, demographics and house prices for Kellyville Ridge - The Ponds and Berkeley - Lake Heights - Cringila, side by side - all from public government data.

Kellyville Ridge (The Ponds area) has 21,774 people (ABS, June 2025), +0.5% in a year, a median house price of $1.59M, 3 schools and 12 childcare services. Full Kellyville Ridge (The Ponds area) suburb profile.

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Berkeley - Lake Heights - Cringila
NSW · current home
Kellyville Ridge - The Ponds
NSW · destination
Population & growth ABS ERP June 2025
Population (2025)
14,288
21,774
Annual growth
+0.3%
+0.5%
Demographics ABS Census 2021
Median household income
$1,251/wk
$3,164/wk
Overseas born
26.7%
45.5%
Non-English-speaking background
29.7%
47.5%
Children aged 0–14
19.5%
26.8%
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 1
Decile 10
IRSAD score
885
1,144
Schools & childcare ACARA 2025 · ACECQA
Schools
5
3
Government schools ICSEA (avg intake)
922
1,090
Childcare services (matched by suburb name)
5
12
Property VIC + NSW; QLD rent only
Median house price
$919,529
$1.59M
House price YoY
+12.9%
+0.4%
Median 3-bed house rent /wk "Not published" means rent was suppressed for this area (too few lettings to publish a reliable median) - not that rent is unavailable there.
$698
not published
Getting around GTFS commute · OpenStreetMap amenities
GPs nearby
None mapped
1
Supermarkets nearby
None mapped
3
Parks nearby
10
25
Train stations
None mapped
None mapped
Crime & safety NSW BOCSAR (Jan-Dec 2025)
Recorded incidents, latest year (raw count - not population-adjusted)
697
174
Change vs prior year
-5%
-4%
Counts are often higher where many people visit (shopping centres, stations, nightlife), not only where many people live. SuburbRadar does not rate suburbs as safe or unsafe.

© State of New South Wales (Department of Communities and Justice), licensed under CC BY 4.0 (copyright notice). Suburb totals are added up from published figures.

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.

From: Berkeley - Lake Heights - Cringila
Your zoned school Live VIC + NSW + QLD catchments

Berkeley Public School

The government school your child can attend for free by living in Berkeley - Lake Heights - Cringila.

Sector Government
Years K-6
Students 259
ICSEA 926
A picture of students’ family backgrounds - not a ranking or a quality score.

This is the zoned government school for the centre of Berkeley - Lake Heights - Cringila (NSW catchment data) - addresses elsewhere in the suburb may be zoned to a different school.

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To: Kellyville Ridge - The Ponds
Your zoned school Live VIC + NSW + QLD catchments

John Palmer Public School

The government school your child can attend for free by living in Kellyville Ridge - The Ponds.

Sector Government
Years K-6
Students 950
ICSEA 1125
A picture of students’ family backgrounds - not a ranking or a quality score.

This is the zoned government school for the centre of Kellyville Ridge - The Ponds (NSW catchment data) - addresses elsewhere in the suburb may be zoned to a different school.

See the catchment on the map

We show school intake context and catchments, not exam results. We don’t publish a school ranking.

Honest tradeoff

Kellyville Ridge - The Ponds's government schools have an average ICSEA of 1,090, compared to 922 in Berkeley - Lake Heights - Cringila. ICSEA reflects the socioeconomic intake of students, not teaching quality - it is not a ranking of school performance.

There are 3 schools in Kellyville Ridge - The Ponds, compared to 5 in Berkeley - Lake Heights - Cringila.

Childcare services matched by suburb name: 12 in Kellyville Ridge - The Ponds vs 5 in Berkeley - Lake Heights - Cringila.

The proportion of children from non-English-speaking backgrounds is higher in Kellyville Ridge - The Ponds at 47.5% (vs 29.7% in Berkeley - Lake Heights - Cringila).

Kellyville Ridge - The Ponds has a SEIFA advantage (IRSAD) of Decile 10, above Berkeley - Lake Heights - Cringila's Decile 1. Decile 10 is the most advantaged nationally.

Median house prices are 73% higher in Kellyville Ridge - The Ponds ($1.59M vs $919,529).

Similar suburbs near Kellyville Ridge - The Ponds

Stanhope Gardens - Parklea NSW
House$1.73M
Schools2
Childcare5
SEIFA IRSAD Decile 10 · Decile 10 = most advantaged
Schofields - East NSW
House$1.38M
Gov ICSEA1,107
Schools8
Childcare19
SEIFA IRSAD Decile 10 · Decile 10 = most advantaged
Rouse Hill - Beaumont Hills NSW
House$1.81M
Gov ICSEA1,106
Schools4
Childcare4
SEIFA IRSAD Decile 10 · Decile 10 = most advantaged
Wolli Creek NSW
House$1.86M
SEIFA IRSAD Decile 10 · Decile 10 = most advantaged
Acacia Gardens NSW
House$1.35M
Gov ICSEA1,101
Schools1
Childcare3
SEIFA IRSAD Decile 9 · Decile 10 = most advantaged

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What is the population of Kellyville Ridge (The Ponds area)?

21,774 people lived in Kellyville Ridge (The Ponds area) at June 2025 (ABS Estimated Resident Population), a change of +0.5% over the year. Berkeley - Lake Heights - Cringila had 14,288.

Are houses cheaper in Kellyville Ridge (The Ponds area) than in Berkeley - Lake Heights - Cringila?

No. The median house price is $1.59M in Kellyville Ridge (The Ponds area) and $919,529 in Berkeley - Lake Heights - Cringila, 73% higher in Kellyville Ridge (The Ponds area).

How many schools are in Kellyville Ridge (The Ponds area)?

ACARA lists 3 schools in Kellyville Ridge (The Ponds area), against 5 in Berkeley - Lake Heights - Cringila. The zoned government school for an address is shown above under "Which school is zoned?".

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Plan the move: Berkeley - Lake Heights - Cringila → Kellyville Ridge - The Ponds