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Moving to Kellyville Ridge - The Ponds from Lambton - New Lambton

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

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Lambton - New Lambton

NSW · current home

Kellyville Ridge - The Ponds

NSW · destination

Population & growth ABS ERP June 2025

Population (2024)

17,852

21,774

Annual growth

+0.8%

+0.5%

Demographics ABS Census 2021

Median household income

$1,863/wk

$3,164/wk

Overseas born

12.6%

45.5%

Non-English-speaking background

8.7%

47.5%

Children aged 0–14

18.4%

26.8%

SEIFA advantage ABS SEIFA 2021

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

Decile 7

Decile 10

IRSAD score

1,033

1,144

Schools & childcare ACARA 2025 · ACECQA

Schools

Government schools ICSEA (avg intake)

1,081

1,090

Catholic/independent schools ICSEA (avg intake)

1,092

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Childcare services (matched by postcode)

Property VIC + NSW in v1

Median house price

$1.4M

$1.63M

House price YoY

+17.6%

+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.

$760

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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)

369

171

Change vs prior year

-6%

-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 · Lambton - New Lambton

Your zoned school Live VIC + NSW catchments

New Lambton Public School

The government school your child can attend for free by living in Lambton - New Lambton.

Sector Government

Years K-6

Students 538

ICSEA 1108

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This is the zoned in-area government school for Lambton - New Lambton (NSW catchment data).

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

St Therese's Primary School

Catholic 543 students

ICSEA 1100 intake context

St John's Primary School

Catholic 200 students

ICSEA 1083 intake context

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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

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This is the zoned in-area government school for Kellyville Ridge - The Ponds (NSW catchment data).

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Honest tradeoff

Government school academic context is comparable between Kellyville Ridge - The Ponds (ICSEA 1,090) and Lambton - New Lambton (1,081).

Catholic/independent schools are separate from the free government catchment — average ICSEA Kellyville Ridge - The Ponds none in this SA2, Lambton - New Lambton 1,092 (2 schools).

There are 3 schools in Kellyville Ridge - The Ponds, compared to 7 in Lambton - New Lambton.

Childcare services matched by postcode: 5 in Kellyville Ridge - The Ponds vs 6 in Lambton - New Lambton.

The proportion of children from non-English-speaking backgrounds is higher in Kellyville Ridge - The Ponds at 47.5% (vs 8.7% in Lambton - New Lambton).

Kellyville Ridge - The Ponds has a SEIFA advantage (IRSAD) of Decile 10, above Lambton - New Lambton's Decile 7. Decile 10 is the most advantaged nationally.

Median house prices are 16% higher in Kellyville Ridge - The Ponds ($1.63M vs $1.4M).

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