Moving to Merrylands (Holroyd area) from Guildford West (Merrylands West area)
Schools, childcare, demographics and house prices for Merrylands - Holroyd and Guildford West - Merrylands West, 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.
Guildford West Public School
The government school your child can attend for free by living in Guildford West - Merrylands West.
This is the zoned government school for the centre of Guildford West - Merrylands West (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
Government schools in Merrylands - Holroyd and Guildford West - Merrylands West have a similar average ICSEA (948 and 949) - a measure of student intake, not teaching quality.
Catholic/independent schools are separate from the free government catchment - average ICSEA Merrylands - Holroyd 1,050 (1 school), Guildford West - Merrylands West 1,035 (2 schools).
Childcare services matched by suburb name: 38 in Merrylands - Holroyd vs 4 in Guildford West - Merrylands West.
The proportion of children from non-English-speaking backgrounds is higher in Merrylands - Holroyd at 70.1% (vs 61.9% in Guildford West - Merrylands West).
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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. Guildford West (Merrylands West area) had 25,002.
Are houses cheaper in Merrylands (Holroyd area) than in Guildford West (Merrylands West area)?
No. The median house price is $1.39M in Merrylands (Holroyd area) and $1.36M in Guildford West (Merrylands West area), 2% higher in Merrylands (Holroyd area).
How many schools are in Merrylands (Holroyd area)?
ACARA lists 6 schools in Merrylands (Holroyd area), against 6 in Guildford West (Merrylands West area). The zoned government school for an address is shown above under "Which school is zoned?".
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Plan the move: Guildford West - Merrylands West → Merrylands - Holroyd