Move comparison · VIC → NSW

Moving to Kellyville Ridge - The Ponds from Rockbank - Mount Cottrell

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

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Comparing

Rockbank - Mount Cottrell

VIC · current home

Kellyville Ridge - The Ponds

NSW · destination

Population & growth ABS ERP June 2025

Population (2024)

35,856

21,774

Annual growth

+14.7%

+0.5%

Demographics ABS Census 2021

Median household income

$2,123/wk

$3,164/wk

Overseas born

46.0%

45.5%

Non-English-speaking background

62.6%

47.5%

Children aged 0–14

24.6%

26.8%

SEIFA advantage ABS SEIFA 2021

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

Decile 7

Decile 10

IRSAD score

1,029

1,144

Schools & childcare ACARA 2025 · ACECQA

Schools

Government schools ICSEA (avg intake)

1,030

1,090

Childcare services (matched by postcode)

Property VIC + NSW in v1

Median house price

$600,700

$1.63M

House price YoY

+0.2%

+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.

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Getting around GTFS commute · OpenStreetMap amenities

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

36 min

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GPs nearby

Supermarkets nearby

Parks nearby

111

Train stations

Safety NSW BOCSAR · CSA Victoria (2025) — counts not comparable across states

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

559

171

Change vs prior year

+117%

-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 · Rockbank - Mount Cottrell

Your zoned school Live VIC + NSW catchments

Aintree Primary School

The government school your child can attend for free by living in Rockbank - Mount Cottrell.

Sector Government

Years Prep-6

Students 1,323

ICSEA 1058

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This is the zoned in-area government school for Rockbank - Mount Cottrell (VIC catchment data).

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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

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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Honest tradeoff

Kellyville Ridge - The Ponds has stronger government school academic context than Rockbank - Mount Cottrell, with an average ICSEA of 1,090 compared to 1,030. ICSEA reflects the academic and socioeconomic intake of students — a higher score signals a higher-resourced school community.

There are 3 schools in Kellyville Ridge - The Ponds, compared to 5 in Rockbank - Mount Cottrell.

Childcare services matched by postcode: 5 in Kellyville Ridge - The Ponds vs 15 in Rockbank - Mount Cottrell.

The proportion of children from non-English-speaking backgrounds is lower in Kellyville Ridge - The Ponds at 47.5% (vs 62.6% in Rockbank - Mount Cottrell).

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

Median house prices are 171% higher in Kellyville Ridge - The Ponds ($1.63M vs $600,700).

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