Move comparison · QLD → NSW

Moving to Kellyville Ridge (The Ponds area) from Ripley

Schools, childcare, demographics and house prices for Kellyville Ridge - The Ponds and Ripley, 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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Comparing

Ripley

QLD · current home

Kellyville Ridge - The Ponds

NSW · destination

Population & growth ABS ERP June 2025

Population (2025)

23,459

21,774

Annual growth

+15.4%

+0.5%

Demographics ABS Census 2021

Median household income

$2,093/wk

$3,164/wk

Overseas born

18.7%

45.5%

Non-English-speaking background

13.2%

47.5%

Children aged 0–14

27.3%

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 6

Decile 10

IRSAD score

1,015

1,144

Schools & childcare ACARA 2025 · ACECQA

Schools

Government schools ICSEA (avg intake)

1,015

1,090

Childcare services (matched by suburb name)

Property VIC + NSW; QLD rent only

Median house price

not published

$1.59M

House price YoY

Not enough sales to compare

+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.

$600

not published

Getting around GTFS commute · OpenStreetMap amenities

Train to CBD, AM peak Nearest-station AM-peak estimate (VIC/QLD/WA); "not published" means no station matched within range for that suburb - not that it has no transport.

41 min

not published

GPs nearby

None mapped

Supermarkets nearby

Parks nearby

Train stations

None mapped

Crime & safety NSW BOCSAR (Jan-Dec 2025)

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

not published

174

Change vs prior year

not published

-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.

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: Ripley

Your zoned school Live VIC + NSW + QLD catchments

Ripley Central State School

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

Sector Government

Years Prep-6

Students 565

ICSEA 1005

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

This is the zoned government school for the centre of Ripley (QLD 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.

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 1,015 in Ripley. 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 4 in Ripley.

Childcare services matched by suburb name: 12 in Kellyville Ridge - The Ponds vs 15 in Ripley.

The proportion of children from non-English-speaking backgrounds is higher in Kellyville Ridge - The Ponds at 47.5% (vs 13.2% in Ripley).

Kellyville Ridge - The Ponds has a SEIFA advantage (IRSAD) of Decile 10, above Ripley's Decile 6. Decile 10 is the most advantaged nationally.

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

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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

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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. Ripley had 23,459.

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

ACARA lists 3 schools in Kellyville Ridge (The Ponds area), against 4 in Ripley. The zoned government school for an address is shown above under "Which school is zoned?".

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