Moving to Merrylands (Holroyd area) from Baulkham Hills (East area)
Schools, childcare, demographics and house prices for Merrylands - Holroyd and Baulkham Hills - East, side by side - all from public government data.
Merrylands (Holroyd area) has 27,002 people (ABS, June 2025), +4.4% in a year, a median house price of $1.39M, 6 schools and 38 childcare services. Full Merrylands (Holroyd 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.
Jasper Road Public School
The government school your child can attend for free by living in Baulkham Hills - East.
This is the zoned government school for the centre of Baulkham Hills - East (NSW 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.
Merrylands Public School
The government school your child can attend for free by living in Merrylands - Holroyd.
This is the zoned government school for the centre of Merrylands - Holroyd (NSW 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
Merrylands - Holroyd's government schools have an average ICSEA of 948, compared to 1,135 in Baulkham Hills - East. 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 Merrylands - Holroyd 1,050 (1 school), Baulkham Hills - East 1,116 (2 schools).
Childcare services matched by suburb name: 38 in Merrylands - Holroyd vs 32 in Baulkham Hills - East.
The proportion of children from non-English-speaking backgrounds is higher in Merrylands - Holroyd at 70.1% (vs 43.7% in Baulkham Hills - East).
Merrylands - Holroyd has a SEIFA advantage (IRSAD) of Decile 3, below Baulkham Hills - East's Decile 9. Decile 10 is the most advantaged nationally.
Median house prices are 29% lower in Merrylands - Holroyd ($1.39M vs $1.95M).
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What is the population of Merrylands (Holroyd area)?
27,002 people lived in Merrylands (Holroyd area) at June 2025 (ABS Estimated Resident Population), a change of +4.4% over the year. Baulkham Hills (East area) had 25,268.
Are houses cheaper in Merrylands (Holroyd area) than in Baulkham Hills (East area)?
Yes. The median house price is $1.39M in Merrylands (Holroyd area) and $1.95M in Baulkham Hills (East area), 29% lower in Merrylands (Holroyd area).
How many schools are in Merrylands (Holroyd area)?
ACARA lists 6 schools in Merrylands (Holroyd area), against 6 in Baulkham Hills (East area). The zoned government school for an address is shown above under "Which school is zoned?".
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Plan the move: Baulkham Hills - East → Merrylands - Holroyd