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Moving to Melton West from Melton South - Weir Views

Schools, childcare, demographics and house prices for Melton West and Melton South - Weir Views, side by side — all from public government data.

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Comparing
Melton South - Weir Views
VIC · current home
Melton West
VIC · destination
Population & growth ABS ERP June 2025
Population (2024)
22,821
22,710
Annual growth
+5.5%
+0.4%
Demographics ABS Census 2021
Median household income
$1,363/wk
$1,621/wk
Overseas born
34.7%
28.8%
Non-English-speaking background
38.3%
29.2%
Children aged 0–14
26.7%
25.7%
SEIFA advantage ABS SEIFA 2021
IRSAD decile (1 = most disadvantaged, 10 = most advantaged)
Decile 1
Decile 2
IRSAD score
881
920
Schools & childcare ACARA 2025 · ACECQA
Schools
6
8
Government schools ICSEA (avg intake)
950
959
Catholic/independent schools ICSEA (avg intake)
1,028
999
Childcare services (matched by postcode)
35
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Property VIC + NSW in v1
Median house price
$565,000
$563,500
House price YoY
0.0%
+7.3%
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.
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Getting around GTFS commute · OpenStreetMap amenities
GPs nearby
1
0
Supermarkets nearby
2
4
Parks nearby
23
35
Train stations
1
0
Safety CSA Victoria (year ending Dec 2025)
Recorded incidents, latest year (raw count — not population-adjusted)
1,035
908
Change vs prior year
-4%
-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 · Melton South - Weir Views
Your zoned school Live VIC + NSW catchments

Melton South Primary School

The government school your child can attend for free by living in Melton South - Weir Views.

Sector Government
Years Prep-6
Students 972
ICSEA 962
A picture of students’ family backgrounds — not a ranking or a quality score.

This is the zoned in-area government school for Melton South - Weir Views (VIC catchment data).

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Also nearby — Catholic & Independent schools (not your catchment)
Al Iman College
Independent 1,149 students
ICSEA 1059 intake context
St Anthony's School
Catholic 646 students
ICSEA 1000 intake context
St Lawrence of Brindisi Catholic Primary School
Catholic 473 students
ICSEA 1024 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 in-area government school for Melton West (VIC catchment data).

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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 Melton South - Weir Views (950).

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.

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.

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