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Moving to Lalor Park - Kings Langley from Melton West

Schools, childcare, demographics and house prices for Lalor Park - Kings Langley and Melton West, side by side — all from public government data.

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Comparing
Melton West
VIC · current home
Lalor Park - Kings Langley
NSW · destination
Population & growth ABS ERP June 2025
Population (2024)
22,710
25,958
Annual growth
+0.4%
0.0%
Demographics ABS Census 2021
Median household income
$1,621/wk
$1,971/wk
Overseas born
28.8%
32.5%
Non-English-speaking background
29.2%
32.5%
Children aged 0–14
25.7%
19.8%
SEIFA advantage ABS SEIFA 2021
IRSAD decile (1 = most disadvantaged, 10 = most advantaged)
Decile 2
Decile 6
IRSAD score
920
1,012
Schools & childcare ACARA 2025 · ACECQA
Schools
8
9
Government schools ICSEA (avg intake)
959
1,014
Catholic/independent schools ICSEA (avg intake)
999
1,036
Childcare services (matched by postcode)
—
38
Property VIC + NSW in v1
Median house price
$563,500
$1.35M
House price YoY
+7.3%
+5.6%
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.
—
$650
Getting around GTFS commute · OpenStreetMap amenities
GPs nearby
0
1
Supermarkets nearby
4
2
Parks nearby
35
49
Train stations
0
1
Safety NSW BOCSAR · CSA Victoria (2025) — counts not comparable across states
Recorded incidents, latest year (raw count — not population-adjusted)
908
620
Change vs prior year
-3%
-1%

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 · Melton West
Your zoned school Live VIC + NSW catchments

Wedge Park Primary School

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

Sector Government
Years Prep-6
Students 848
ICSEA 976
A picture of students’ family backgrounds — not a ranking or a quality score.

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

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Also nearby — Catholic & Independent schools (not your catchment)
St Francis Catholic College
Catholic 1,846 students
ICSEA 1012 intake context
OneSchool Global Vic
Independent 556 students
ICSEA 984 intake context
St Catherine of Siena School
Catholic 522 students
ICSEA 1002 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 · Lalor Park - Kings Langley
Your zoned school Live VIC + NSW catchments

Lalor Park Public School

The government school your child can attend for free by living in Lalor Park - Kings Langley.

Sector Government
Years P-6
Students 187
ICSEA 916
A picture of students’ family backgrounds — not a ranking or a quality score.

This is the zoned in-area government school for Lalor Park - Kings Langley (NSW catchment data).

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Also nearby — Catholic & Independent schools (not your catchment)
St Bernadette's Primary School
Catholic 226 students
ICSEA 1036 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.

Honest tradeoff

Lalor Park - Kings Langley has stronger government school academic context than Melton West, with an average ICSEA of 1,014 compared to 959. 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 Lalor Park - Kings Langley 1,036 (1 school), Melton West 999 (3 schools).

There are 9 schools in Lalor Park - Kings Langley, compared to 8 in Melton West.

Lalor Park - Kings Langley has a SEIFA advantage (IRSAD) of Decile 6, above Melton West's Decile 2. Decile 10 is the most advantaged nationally.

Median house prices are 139% higher in Lalor Park - Kings Langley ($1.35M vs $563,500).

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Gov ICSEA995
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SEIFA IRSAD Decile 4 · Decile 10 = most advantaged
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Gov ICSEA989
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Childcare51
SEIFA IRSAD Decile 6 · Decile 10 = most advantaged
Toongabbie - West NSW
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SEIFA IRSAD Decile 4 · Decile 10 = most advantaged

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