Move comparison · NSW → VIC

Moving to Melton West from Lindfield - Roseville

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

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Lindfield - Roseville

NSW · current home

Melton West

VIC · destination

Population & growth ABS ERP June 2025

Population (2025)

25,620

22,710

Annual growth

-0.1%

+0.4%

Demographics ABS Census 2021

Median household income

$3,125/wk

$1,621/wk

Overseas born

40.5%

28.8%

Non-English-speaking background

34.9%

29.2%

Children aged 0–14

20.3%

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 10

Decile 2

IRSAD score

1,169

920

Schools & childcare ACARA 2025 · ACECQA

Schools

Government schools ICSEA (avg intake)

1,150

959

Catholic/independent schools ICSEA (avg intake)

1,174

999

Childcare services (matched by suburb name)

Property VIC + NSW in v1

Median house price

$4.2M

$637,000

House price YoY

+5.3%

+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.

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

Supermarkets nearby

Parks nearby

Train stations

Safety NSW and Victorian crime figures cannot be compared

NSW BOCSAR (Jan-Dec 2025) and CSA Victoria (year ending March 2026) record crime on different bases - police recording practices differ between states, so a count from one is not comparable to a count from the other. We do not place them side by side.

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 · Lindfield - Roseville

Your zoned school Live VIC + NSW catchments

Lindfield Public School

The government school your child can attend for free by living in Lindfield - Roseville.

Sector Government

Years K-6

Students 584

ICSEA 1162

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

This is the zoned government school for the centre of Lindfield - Roseville (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)

Roseville College

Independent 1,060 students

ICSEA 1191 intake context

Holy Family Catholic Primary School

Catholic 259 students

ICSEA 1168 intake context

Highfields Preparatory and Kindergarten School

Independent 98 students

ICSEA 1164 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

Melton West's government schools have an average ICSEA of 959, compared to 1,150 in Lindfield - Roseville. ICSEA reflects the socioeconomic intake of students, not teaching quality - it is not a ranking of school performance.

Catholic/independent schools are separate from the free government catchment - average ICSEA Melton West 999 (3 schools), Lindfield - Roseville 1,174 (3 schools).

There are 8 schools in Melton West, compared to 10 in Lindfield - Roseville.

Childcare services matched by suburb name: 9 in Melton West vs 23 in Lindfield - Roseville.

The proportion of children from non-English-speaking backgrounds is lower in Melton West at 29.2% (vs 34.9% in Lindfield - Roseville).

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

Median house prices are 85% lower in Melton West ($637,000 vs $4.2M).

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House$626,300

Gov ICSEA972

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SEIFA IRSAD Decile 3 · Decile 10 = most advantaged

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House$577,500

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SEIFA IRSAD Decile 1 · Decile 10 = most advantaged

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House$581,300

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SEIFA IRSAD Decile 1 · Decile 10 = most advantaged

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SEIFA IRSAD Decile 2 · Decile 10 = most advantaged

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SEIFA IRSAD Decile 4 · Decile 10 = most advantaged

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