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Moving to Merrylands - Holroyd from Dapto - Avondale

Schools, childcare, demographics and house prices for Merrylands - Holroyd and Dapto - Avondale, side by side — all from public government data.

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Comparing
Dapto - Avondale
NSW · current home
Merrylands - Holroyd
NSW · destination
Population & growth ABS ERP June 2025
Population (2024)
24,842
27,002
Annual growth
+0.2%
+4.4%
Demographics ABS Census 2021
Median household income
$1,445/wk
$1,461/wk
Overseas born
16.4%
51.1%
Non-English-speaking background
7.6%
70.1%
Children aged 0–14
18.2%
20.4%
SEIFA advantage ABS SEIFA 2021
IRSAD decile (1 = most disadvantaged, 10 = most advantaged)
Decile 3
Decile 3
IRSAD score
940
942
Schools & childcare ACARA 2025 · ACECQA
Schools
7
6
Government schools ICSEA (avg intake)
936
948
Catholic/independent schools ICSEA (avg intake)
1,038
1,050
Childcare services (matched by postcode)
27
39
Property VIC + NSW in v1
Median house price
$905,000
$1.43M
House price YoY
+10.5%
+4.6%
Median 3-bed house rent /wk
$700
$800
Getting around GTFS commute · OpenStreetMap amenities
GPs nearby
2
4
Supermarkets nearby
5
3
Parks nearby
23
38
Train stations
1
1
Safety NSW BOCSAR (calendar year 2025)
Recorded incidents, latest year (raw count — not population-adjusted)
940
3,156
Change vs prior year
+4%
0%

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 · Dapto - Avondale
Your zoned school Live VIC + NSW catchments

Koonawarra Public School

The government school your child can attend for free by living in Dapto - Avondale.

Sector Government
Years P-6
Students 192
ICSEA 838
A picture of students’ family backgrounds — not a ranking or a quality score.

This is the zoned in-area government school for Dapto - Avondale (NSW catchment data).

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Also nearby — Catholic & Independent schools (not your catchment)
St John's Catholic Primary School
Catholic 623 students
ICSEA 1038 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 · Merrylands - Holroyd
Your zoned school Live VIC + NSW catchments

Merrylands Public School

The government school your child can attend for free by living in Merrylands - Holroyd.

Sector Government
Years K-6
Students 620
ICSEA 936
A picture of students’ family backgrounds — not a ranking or a quality score.

This is the zoned in-area government school for Merrylands - Holroyd (NSW catchment data).

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Also nearby — Catholic & Independent schools (not your catchment)
St Margaret Mary's Primary School
Catholic 574 students
ICSEA 1050 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 Merrylands - Holroyd (ICSEA 948) and Dapto - Avondale (936).

Catholic/independent schools are separate from the free government catchment — average ICSEA Merrylands - Holroyd 1,050 (1 school), Dapto - Avondale 1,038 (1 school).

There are 6 schools in Merrylands - Holroyd, compared to 7 in Dapto - Avondale.

Childcare services matched by postcode: 39 in Merrylands - Holroyd vs 27 in Dapto - Avondale.

The proportion of children from non-English-speaking backgrounds is higher in Merrylands - Holroyd at 70.1% (vs 7.6% in Dapto - Avondale).

Median house prices are 57% higher in Merrylands - Holroyd ($1.43M vs $905,000).

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SEIFA IRSAD Decile 3 · Decile 10 = most advantaged
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