Moving to Melton West from Melton South (Weir Views area)
Schools, childcare, demographics and house prices for Melton West and Melton South - Weir Views, side by side - all from public government data.
Melton West has 22,710 people (ABS, June 2025), +0.4% in a year, a median house price of $648,500, 8 schools and 10 childcare services. Full Melton West 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.
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.
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.
Honest tradeoff
Government schools in Melton West and Melton South - Weir Views have a similar average ICSEA (959 and 950) - a measure of student intake, not teaching quality.
Catholic/independent schools are separate from the free government catchment - average ICSEA Melton West 999 (3 schools), Melton South - Weir Views 1,028 (3 schools).
There are 8 schools in Melton West, compared to 6 in Melton South - Weir Views.
Childcare services matched by suburb name: 10 in Melton West vs 17 in Melton South - Weir Views.
The proportion of children from non-English-speaking backgrounds is lower in Melton West at 29.2% (vs 38.3% in Melton South - Weir Views).
Melton West has a SEIFA advantage (IRSAD) of Decile 2, above Melton South - Weir Views's Decile 1. Decile 10 is the most advantaged nationally.
Median house prices are 12% higher in Melton West ($648,500 vs $581,300).
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What is the population of Melton West?
22,710 people lived in Melton West at June 2025 (ABS Estimated Resident Population), a change of +0.4% over the year. Melton South (Weir Views area) had 22,821.
Are houses cheaper in Melton West than in Melton South (Weir Views area)?
No. The median house price is $648,500 in Melton West and $581,300 in Melton South (Weir Views area), 12% higher in Melton West.
How many schools are in Melton West?
ACARA lists 8 schools in Melton West, against 6 in Melton South (Weir Views area). The zoned government school for an address is shown above under "Which school is zoned?".
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Plan the move: Melton South - Weir Views → Melton West