Move comparison · NSW → NSW

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

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

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Comparing

Kellyville Ridge - The Ponds

NSW · current home

Lambton - New Lambton

NSW · destination

Population & growth ABS ERP June 2025

Population (2024)

21,774

17,852

Annual growth

+0.5%

+0.8%

Demographics ABS Census 2021

Median household income

$3,164/wk

$1,863/wk

Overseas born

45.5%

12.6%

Non-English-speaking background

47.5%

8.7%

Children aged 0–14

26.8%

18.4%

SEIFA advantage ABS SEIFA 2021

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

Decile 10

Decile 7

IRSAD score

1,144

1,033

Schools & childcare ACARA 2025 · ACECQA

Schools

Government schools ICSEA (avg intake)

1,090

1,081

Catholic/independent schools ICSEA (avg intake)

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1,092

Childcare services (matched by postcode)

Property VIC + NSW in v1

Median house price

$1.63M

$1.4M

House price YoY

+3.9%

+17.6%

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.

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$760

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)

171

369

Change vs prior year

-7%

-6%

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 · 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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To · 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

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

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

Fee-paying schools can’t be enrolled in by zone — they’re shown for context, not as the area’s school quality.

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Honest tradeoff

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

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

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

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

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

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

Median house prices are 14% lower in Lambton - New Lambton ($1.4M vs $1.63M).

Similar suburbs near Lambton - New Lambton

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House$978,000

Gov ICSEA973

Schools9

Childcare10

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House$1.22M

Gov ICSEA1,026

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Childcare19

SEIFA IRSAD Decile 8 · Decile 10 = most advantaged

Hamilton - Broadmeadow NSW

House$1.44M

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Childcare12

SEIFA IRSAD Decile 6 · Decile 10 = most advantaged

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Childcare4

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