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Moving to Langwarrin from Guildford West - Merrylands West

Schools, childcare, demographics and house prices for Langwarrin and Guildford West - Merrylands West, side by side — all from public government data.

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Comparing
Guildford West - Merrylands West
NSW · current home
Langwarrin
VIC · destination
Population & growth ABS ERP June 2025
Population (2024)
25,002
25,788
Annual growth
+1.7%
+0.4%
Demographics ABS Census 2021
Median household income
$1,458/wk
$1,950/wk
Overseas born
43.4%
16.0%
Non-English-speaking background
61.9%
5.8%
Children aged 0–14
22.0%
19.9%
SEIFA advantage ABS SEIFA 2021
IRSAD decile (1 = most disadvantaged, 10 = most advantaged)
Decile 3
Decile 6
IRSAD score
930
1,005
Schools & childcare ACARA 2025 · ACECQA
Schools
6
7
Government schools ICSEA (avg intake)
949
1,025
Catholic/independent schools ICSEA (avg intake)
1,035
1,085
Childcare services (matched by postcode)
—
28
Property VIC + NSW in v1
Median house price
$1.39M
$872,000
House price YoY
+18.6%
+4.7%
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.
$750
—
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.
—
74 min
GPs nearby
0
3
Supermarkets nearby
1
0
Parks nearby
46
53
Train stations
1
0
Safety NSW BOCSAR · CSA Victoria (2025) — counts not comparable across states
Recorded incidents, latest year (raw count — not population-adjusted)
259
806
Change vs prior year
+14%
-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 · Guildford West - Merrylands West
Your zoned school Live VIC + NSW catchments

Guildford WPS

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

Sector Government

This is the zoned in-area government school for Guildford West - Merrylands West (NSW catchment data).

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Also nearby — Catholic & Independent schools (not your catchment)
Cerdon College
Catholic 1,001 students
ICSEA 1041 intake context
St Patrick's Primary School
Catholic 342 students
ICSEA 1028 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 · Langwarrin
Your zoned school Live VIC + NSW catchments

Langwarrin Primary School

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

Sector Government
Years Prep-6
Students 663
ICSEA 1022
A picture of students’ family backgrounds — not a ranking or a quality score.

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

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Also nearby — Catholic & Independent schools (not your catchment)
Woodleigh School
Independent 897 students
ICSEA 1116 intake context
Bayside Christian College
Independent 573 students
ICSEA 1086 intake context
St Jude's School
Catholic 309 students
ICSEA 1052 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

Langwarrin has stronger government school academic context than Guildford West - Merrylands West, with an average ICSEA of 1,025 compared to 949. 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 Langwarrin 1,085 (3 schools), Guildford West - Merrylands West 1,035 (2 schools).

There are 7 schools in Langwarrin, compared to 6 in Guildford West - Merrylands West.

The proportion of children from non-English-speaking backgrounds is lower in Langwarrin at 5.8% (vs 61.9% in Guildford West - Merrylands West).

Langwarrin has a SEIFA advantage (IRSAD) of Decile 6, above Guildford West - Merrylands West's Decile 3. Decile 10 is the most advantaged nationally.

Median house prices are 37% lower in Langwarrin ($872,000 vs $1.39M).

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