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Moving to Merrylands - Holroyd from Langwarrin

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

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Comparing
Langwarrin
VIC · current home
Merrylands - Holroyd
NSW · destination
Population & growth ABS ERP June 2025
Population (2024)
25,788
27,002
Annual growth
+0.4%
+4.4%
Demographics ABS Census 2021
Median household income
$1,950/wk
$1,461/wk
Overseas born
16.0%
51.1%
Non-English-speaking background
5.8%
70.1%
Children aged 0–14
19.9%
20.4%
SEIFA advantage ABS SEIFA 2021
IRSAD decile (1 = most disadvantaged, 10 = most advantaged)
Decile 6
Decile 3
IRSAD score
1,005
942
Schools & childcare ACARA 2025 · ACECQA
Schools
7
6
Government schools ICSEA (avg intake)
1,025
948
Catholic/independent schools ICSEA (avg intake)
1,085
1,050
Childcare services (matched by postcode)
28
39
Property VIC + NSW in v1
Median house price
$872,000
$1.43M
House price YoY
+4.7%
+4.6%
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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$800
Getting around GTFS commute · OpenStreetMap amenities
Train to CBD, AM peak Nearest-station AM-peak estimate (VIC/QLD/WA); a blank means no station matched within range for that suburb — not that it has no transport.
74 min
—
GPs nearby
3
4
Supermarkets nearby
0
3
Parks nearby
53
38
Train stations
0
1
Safety NSW BOCSAR · CSA Victoria (2025) — counts not comparable across states
Recorded incidents, latest year (raw count — not population-adjusted)
806
3,156
Change vs prior year
-7%
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 →

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The free government school your child can attend in each area — side by side, never a blended average.

From · Langwarrin
Your zoned school Live VIC + NSW catchments

Langwarrin Primary School

The government school your child can attend for free by living in Langwarrin.

Sector Government
Years Prep-6
Students 663
ICSEA 1022
A picture of students’ family backgrounds — not a ranking or a quality score.

This is the zoned in-area government school for Langwarrin (VIC catchment data).

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Also nearby — Catholic & Independent schools (not your catchment)
Woodleigh School
Independent 897 students
ICSEA 1116 intake context
Bayside Christian College
Independent 573 students
ICSEA 1086 intake context
St Jude's School
Catholic 309 students
ICSEA 1052 intake context

Fee-paying schools can’t be enrolled in by zone — they’re shown for context, not as the area’s school quality.

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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 Langwarrin, with an average ICSEA of 948 compared to 1,025. 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), Langwarrin 1,085 (3 schools).

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

Childcare services matched by postcode: 39 in Merrylands - Holroyd vs 28 in Langwarrin.

The proportion of children from non-English-speaking backgrounds is higher in Merrylands - Holroyd at 70.1% (vs 5.8% in Langwarrin).

Merrylands - Holroyd has a SEIFA advantage (IRSAD) of Decile 3, below Langwarrin's Decile 6. Decile 10 is the most advantaged nationally.

Median house prices are 63% higher in Merrylands - Holroyd ($1.43M vs $872,000).

Similar suburbs near Merrylands - Holroyd
Guildford West - Merrylands West NSW
House$1.39M
Gov ICSEA949
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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
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SEIFA IRSAD Decile 1 · Decile 10 = most advantaged
Rosehill - Harris Park NSW
Gov ICSEA1,067
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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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