Move comparison · VIC → NSW

Moving to Kellyville Ridge - The Ponds from Werribee - West

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

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Werribee - West

VIC · current home

Kellyville Ridge - The Ponds

NSW · destination

Population & growth ABS ERP June 2025

Population (2024)

32,943

21,774

Annual growth

+8.3%

+0.5%

Demographics ABS Census 2021

Median household income

$1,995/wk

$3,164/wk

Overseas born

35.4%

45.5%

Non-English-speaking background

34.6%

47.5%

Children aged 0–14

23.1%

26.8%

SEIFA advantage ABS SEIFA 2021

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

Decile 5

Decile 10

IRSAD score

992

1,144

Schools & childcare ACARA 2025 · ACECQA

Schools

Government schools ICSEA (avg intake)

995

1,090

Catholic/independent schools ICSEA (avg intake)

1,053

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Childcare services (matched by postcode)

Property VIC + NSW in v1

Median house price

$607,500

$1.63M

House price YoY

-4.0%

+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.

39 min

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GPs nearby

Supermarkets nearby

Parks nearby

Train stations

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

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

4,114

171

Change vs prior year

-8%

-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 · Werribee - West

Your zoned school Live VIC + NSW catchments

Lollypop Creek Primary School

The government school your child can attend for free by living in Werribee - West.

Sector Government

Years Prep-6

Students 390

ICSEA 1034

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

This is the zoned in-area government school for Werribee - West (VIC catchment data).

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

St Joseph's Catholic Primary School

Catholic 402 students

ICSEA 1085 intake context

St Andrew's School

Catholic 290 students

ICSEA 1021 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 Werribee - West, with an average ICSEA of 1,090 compared to 995. 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, Werribee - West 1,053 (2 schools).

There are 3 schools in Kellyville Ridge - The Ponds, compared to 10 in Werribee - West.

Childcare services matched by postcode: 5 in Kellyville Ridge - The Ponds vs 3 in Werribee - West.

The proportion of children from non-English-speaking backgrounds is higher in Kellyville Ridge - The Ponds at 47.5% (vs 34.6% in Werribee - West).

Kellyville Ridge - The Ponds has a SEIFA advantage (IRSAD) of Decile 10, above Werribee - West's Decile 5. Decile 10 is the most advantaged nationally.

Median house prices are 168% higher in Kellyville Ridge - The Ponds ($1.63M vs $607,500).

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