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Moving to Kellyville Ridge - The Ponds from East Maitland - Metford

Schools, childcare, demographics and house prices for Kellyville Ridge - The Ponds and East Maitland - Metford, side by side — all from public government data.

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East Maitland - Metford

NSW · current home

Kellyville Ridge - The Ponds

NSW · destination

Population & growth ABS ERP June 2025

Population (2024)

18,334

21,774

Annual growth

+0.3%

+0.5%

Demographics ABS Census 2021

Median household income

$1,590/wk

$3,164/wk

Overseas born

10.5%

45.5%

Non-English-speaking background

7.1%

47.5%

Children aged 0–14

19.0%

26.8%

SEIFA advantage ABS SEIFA 2021

IRSAD decile (1 = most disadvantaged, 10 = most advantaged)

Decile 4

Decile 10

IRSAD score

956

1,144

Schools & childcare ACARA 2025 · ACECQA

Schools

Government schools ICSEA (avg intake)

957

1,090

Catholic/independent schools ICSEA (avg intake)

1,038

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Childcare services (matched by postcode)

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Property VIC + NSW in v1

Median house price

$838,000

$1.63M

House price YoY

+13.6%

+3.9%

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.

$610

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Getting around GTFS commute · OpenStreetMap amenities

GPs nearby

Supermarkets nearby

Parks nearby

Train stations

Safety NSW BOCSAR (calendar year 2025)

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

1,744

171

Change vs prior year

+14%

-7%

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 · East Maitland - Metford

Your zoned school Live VIC + NSW catchments

Metford Public School

The government school your child can attend for free by living in East Maitland - Metford.

Sector Government

Years K-6

Students 265

ICSEA 887

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

This is the zoned in-area government school for East Maitland - Metford (NSW catchment data).

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

Hunter Valley Grammar School

Independent 1,161 students

ICSEA 1134 intake context

Maitland Christian School

Independent 832 students

ICSEA 1047 intake context

St Joseph's Primary School

Catholic 449 students

ICSEA 1063 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 · Kellyville Ridge - The Ponds

Your zoned school Live VIC + NSW 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 in-area government school for Kellyville Ridge - The Ponds (NSW catchment data).

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

Honest tradeoff

Kellyville Ridge - The Ponds has stronger government school academic context than East Maitland - Metford, with an average ICSEA of 1,090 compared to 957. 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 Kellyville Ridge - The Ponds none in this SA2, East Maitland - Metford 1,038 (5 schools).

There are 3 schools in Kellyville Ridge - The Ponds, compared to 9 in East Maitland - Metford.

The proportion of children from non-English-speaking backgrounds is higher in Kellyville Ridge - The Ponds at 47.5% (vs 7.1% in East Maitland - Metford).

Kellyville Ridge - The Ponds has a SEIFA advantage (IRSAD) of Decile 10, above East Maitland - Metford's Decile 4. Decile 10 is the most advantaged nationally.

Median house prices are 95% higher in Kellyville Ridge - The Ponds ($1.63M vs $838,000).

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