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Moving to Merrylands - Holroyd from Glendale - Cardiff - Hillsborough

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

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Comparing
Glendale - Cardiff - Hillsborough
NSW · current home
Merrylands - Holroyd
NSW · destination
Population & growth ABS ERP June 2025
Population (2024)
25,569
27,002
Annual growth
+0.5%
+4.4%
Demographics ABS Census 2021
Median household income
$1,818/wk
$1,461/wk
Overseas born
10.6%
51.1%
Non-English-speaking background
6.5%
70.1%
Children aged 0–14
19.1%
20.4%
SEIFA advantage ABS SEIFA 2021
IRSAD decile (1 = most disadvantaged, 10 = most advantaged)
Decile 5
Decile 3
IRSAD score
991
942
Schools & childcare ACARA 2025 · ACECQA
Schools
13
6
Government schools ICSEA (avg intake)
1,000
948
Catholic/independent schools ICSEA (avg intake)
1,072
1,050
Childcare services (matched by postcode)
45
39
Property VIC + NSW in v1
Median house price
$930,000
$1.43M
House price YoY
+12.1%
+4.6%
Median 3-bed house rent /wk
$700
$800
Getting around GTFS commute · OpenStreetMap amenities
GPs nearby
2
4
Supermarkets nearby
3
3
Parks nearby
22
38
Train stations
1
1
Safety NSW BOCSAR (calendar year 2025)
Recorded incidents, latest year (raw count — not population-adjusted)
467
3,156
Change vs prior year
-12%
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 · Glendale - Cardiff - Hillsborough
Government schools Live VIC + NSW catchments

Government schools in Glendale - Cardiff - Hillsborough

Free government schools your child may attend. We couldn’t confirm the exact zone for this point, so we can’t confirm which one is yours.

Glendale Technology High School Government · 802 students
ICSEA 946
Cardiff High School Government · 778 students
ICSEA 986
Cardiff South Public School Government · 298 students
ICSEA 1017
Cardiff Public School Government · 283 students
ICSEA 1000

A picture of students’ family backgrounds (ICSEA) — not a ranking or a quality score.

Also nearby — Catholic & Independent schools (not your catchment)
Macquarie College
Independent 1,060 students
ICSEA 1110 intake context
Newcastle Waldorf School
Independent 237 students
ICSEA 1072 intake context
Holy Cross Primary School
Catholic 153 students
ICSEA 1036 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

Merrylands - Holroyd has weaker government school academic context than Glendale - Cardiff - Hillsborough, with an average ICSEA of 948 compared to 1,000. ICSEA reflects the academic and socioeconomic intake of students — a higher score signals a higher-resourced school community.

Catholic/independent schools are separate from the free government catchment — average ICSEA Merrylands - Holroyd 1,050 (1 school), Glendale - Cardiff - Hillsborough 1,072 (4 schools).

There are 6 schools in Merrylands - Holroyd, compared to 13 in Glendale - Cardiff - Hillsborough.

Childcare services matched by postcode: 39 in Merrylands - Holroyd vs 45 in Glendale - Cardiff - Hillsborough.

The proportion of children from non-English-speaking backgrounds is higher in Merrylands - Holroyd at 70.1% (vs 6.5% in Glendale - Cardiff - Hillsborough).

Merrylands - Holroyd has a SEIFA advantage (IRSAD) of Decile 3, below Glendale - Cardiff - Hillsborough's Decile 5. Decile 10 is the most advantaged nationally.

Median house prices are 53% higher in Merrylands - Holroyd ($1.43M vs $930,000).

Similar suburbs near Merrylands - Holroyd
Guildford West - Merrylands West NSW
House$1.39M
Gov ICSEA949
Schools6
SEIFA IRSAD Decile 3 · Decile 10 = most advantaged
Granville - Clyde NSW
House$1.4M
Gov ICSEA967
Schools5
SEIFA IRSAD Decile 3 · Decile 10 = most advantaged
Guildford - South Granville NSW
Gov ICSEA917
Schools5
SEIFA IRSAD Decile 1 · Decile 10 = most advantaged
Rosehill - Harris Park NSW
Gov ICSEA1,067
Schools3
Childcare28
SEIFA IRSAD Decile 5 · Decile 10 = most advantaged
Fairfield - East NSW
Gov ICSEA919
Schools6
Childcare26
SEIFA IRSAD Decile 1 · Decile 10 = most advantaged

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Plan the move: Glendale - Cardiff - Hillsborough → Merrylands - Holroyd