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Moving to Melton West from Kingswood - Werrington

Schools, childcare, demographics and house prices for Melton West and Kingswood - Werrington, side by side - all from public government data.

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Comparing
Kingswood - Werrington
NSW · current home
Melton West
VIC · destination
Population & growth ABS ERP June 2025
Population (2025)
28,330
22,710
Annual growth
+3.9%
+0.4%
Demographics ABS Census 2021
Median household income
$1,707/wk
$1,621/wk
Overseas born
30.9%
28.8%
Non-English-speaking background
31.7%
29.2%
Children aged 0–14
22.6%
25.7%
SEIFA advantage ABS SEIFA 2021
IRSAD decile (1 = most disadvantaged, 10 = most advantaged) A relative socio-economic index - not a measure of safety or community quality.
Decile 4
Decile 2
IRSAD score
967
920
Schools & childcare ACARA 2025 · ACECQA
Schools
11
8
Government schools ICSEA (avg intake)
953
959
Catholic/independent schools ICSEA (avg intake)
1,045
999
Childcare services (matched by suburb name)
10
9
Property VIC + NSW in v1
Median house price
$1.18M
$637,000
House price YoY
+17.8%
+17.0%
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.
$640
-
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.
-
40 min
GPs nearby
5
0
Supermarkets nearby
5
4
Parks nearby
57
35
Train stations
2
0
Safety CSA Victoria (year ending March 2026)
Recorded incidents, latest year (raw count - not population-adjusted)
-
906
Change vs prior year
-
-3%

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 · Kingswood - Werrington
Your zoned school Live VIC + NSW catchments

Kingswood Public School

The government school your child can attend for free by living in Kingswood - Werrington.

Sector Government
Years K-6
Students 499
ICSEA 1048
A picture of students’ family backgrounds - not a ranking or a quality score.

This is the zoned government school for the centre of Kingswood - Werrington (NSW catchment data) - addresses elsewhere in the suburb may be zoned to a different school.

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Also nearby - Catholic & Independent schools (not your catchment)
St Dominic's College
Independent 1,010 students
ICSEA 1008 intake context
Wollemi College
Independent 565 students
ICSEA 1107 intake context
St Joseph's Primary School
Catholic 310 students
ICSEA 1019 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 · 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 government school for the centre of Melton West (VIC catchment data) - addresses elsewhere in the suburb may be zoned to a different school.

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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.

Honest tradeoff

Government school academic context is comparable between Melton West (ICSEA 959) and Kingswood - Werrington (953).

Catholic/independent schools are separate from the free government catchment - average ICSEA Melton West 999 (3 schools), Kingswood - Werrington 1,045 (3 schools).

There are 8 schools in Melton West, compared to 11 in Kingswood - Werrington.

Childcare services matched by suburb name: 9 in Melton West vs 10 in Kingswood - Werrington.

Melton West has a SEIFA advantage (IRSAD) of Decile 2, below Kingswood - Werrington's Decile 4. Decile 10 is the most advantaged nationally.

Median house prices are 46% lower in Melton West ($637,000 vs $1.18M).

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House$626,300
Gov ICSEA972
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Childcare10
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SEIFA IRSAD Decile 1 · Decile 10 = most advantaged
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Childcare12
SEIFA IRSAD Decile 4 · Decile 10 = most advantaged
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