Moving to Melton South (Weir Views area) from Melton West
Schools, childcare, demographics and house prices for Melton South - Weir Views and Melton West, side by side - all from public government data.
Melton South (Weir Views area) has 22,821 people (ABS, June 2025), +5.5% in a year, a median house price of $581,300, 6 schools and 17 childcare services. Full Melton South (Weir Views area) suburb profile.
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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 sales Mar 2026 and rent Jun 2026 (NSW) · RTA Queensland rents (QLD) · 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.
Wedge Park Primary School
The government school your child can attend for free by living in Melton West.
This is the zoned government school for the centre of Melton West (VIC catchment data) - addresses elsewhere in the suburb may be zoned to a different school.
See the catchment on the mapFee-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.
Melton South Primary School
The government school your child can attend for free by living in Melton South - Weir Views.
This is the zoned government school for the centre of Melton South - Weir Views (VIC catchment data) - addresses elsewhere in the suburb may be zoned to a different school.
See the catchment on the mapFee-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
Government schools in Melton South - Weir Views and Melton West have a similar average ICSEA (950 and 959) - a measure of student intake, not teaching quality.
Catholic/independent schools are separate from the free government catchment - average ICSEA Melton South - Weir Views 1,028 (3 schools), Melton West 999 (3 schools).
There are 6 schools in Melton South - Weir Views, compared to 8 in Melton West.
Childcare services matched by suburb name: 17 in Melton South - Weir Views vs 10 in Melton West.
The proportion of children from non-English-speaking backgrounds is higher in Melton South - Weir Views at 38.3% (vs 29.2% in Melton West).
Melton South - Weir Views has a SEIFA advantage (IRSAD) of Decile 1, below Melton West's Decile 2. Decile 10 is the most advantaged nationally.
Median house prices are 10% lower in Melton South - Weir Views ($581,300 vs $648,500).
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What is the population of Melton South (Weir Views area)?
22,821 people lived in Melton South (Weir Views area) at June 2025 (ABS Estimated Resident Population), a change of +5.5% over the year. Melton West had 22,710.
Are houses cheaper in Melton South (Weir Views area) than in Melton West?
Yes. The median house price is $581,300 in Melton South (Weir Views area) and $648,500 in Melton West, 10% lower in Melton South (Weir Views area).
How many schools are in Melton South (Weir Views area)?
ACARA lists 6 schools in Melton South (Weir Views area), against 8 in Melton West. The zoned government school for an address is shown above under "Which school is zoned?".
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Plan the move: Melton West → Melton South - Weir Views