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Moving to Merrylands - Holroyd from Unanderra - Mount Kembla

Schools, childcare, demographics and house prices for Merrylands - Holroyd and Unanderra - Mount Kembla, side by side - all from public government data.

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Comparing
Unanderra - Mount Kembla
NSW · current home
Merrylands - Holroyd
NSW · destination
Population & growth ABS ERP June 2025
Population (2025)
15,414
27,002
Annual growth
+0.3%
+4.4%
Demographics ABS Census 2021
Median household income
$1,920/wk
$1,461/wk
Overseas born
19.7%
51.1%
Non-English-speaking background
15.7%
70.1%
Children aged 0–14
18.0%
20.4%
SEIFA advantage ABS SEIFA 2021
IRSAD decile (1 = most disadvantaged, 10 = most advantaged) A relative socio-economic index - not a measure of safety or community quality.
Decile 6
Decile 3
IRSAD score
1,003
942
Schools & childcare ACARA 2025 · ACECQA
Schools
8
6
Government schools ICSEA (avg intake)
1,001
948
Catholic/independent schools ICSEA (avg intake)
1,029
1,050
Childcare services (matched by suburb name)
11
37
Property VIC + NSW in v1
Median house price
$1.16M
$1.39M
House price YoY
+20.3%
+6.5%
Median 3-bed house rent /wk
$765
$750
Getting around GTFS commute · OpenStreetMap amenities
GPs nearby
0
4
Supermarkets nearby
0
3
Parks nearby
12
38
Train stations
1
1
Safety NSW BOCSAR (Jan-Dec 2025)
Recorded incidents, latest year (raw count - not population-adjusted)
748
3,163
Change vs prior year
-11%
+1%

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 · Unanderra - Mount Kembla
Your zoned school Live VIC + NSW catchments

Unanderra Public School

The government school your child can attend for free by living in Unanderra - Mount Kembla.

Sector Government
Years K-6
Students 348
ICSEA 992
A picture of students’ family backgrounds - not a ranking or a quality score.

This is the zoned government school for the centre of Unanderra - Mount Kembla (NSW catchment data) - addresses elsewhere in the suburb may be zoned to a different school.

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Also nearby - Catholic & Independent schools (not your catchment)
Illawarra Christian School
Independent 800 students
ICSEA 1091 intake context
Cedars Christian College
Independent 661 students
ICSEA 1067 intake context
St Pius X Catholic Primary School
Catholic 371 students
ICSEA 1066 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 government school for the centre of Merrylands - Holroyd (NSW catchment data) - addresses elsewhere in the suburb may be zoned to a different school.

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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's government schools have an average ICSEA of 948, compared to 1,001 in Unanderra - Mount Kembla. 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), Unanderra - Mount Kembla 1,029 (5 schools).

There are 6 schools in Merrylands - Holroyd, compared to 8 in Unanderra - Mount Kembla.

Childcare services matched by suburb name: 37 in Merrylands - Holroyd vs 11 in Unanderra - Mount Kembla.

The proportion of children from non-English-speaking backgrounds is higher in Merrylands - Holroyd at 70.1% (vs 15.7% in Unanderra - Mount Kembla).

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

Median house prices are 20% higher in Merrylands - Holroyd ($1.39M vs $1.16M).

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Gov ICSEA949
Schools6
Childcare2
SEIFA IRSAD Decile 3 · Decile 10 = most advantaged
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House$1.36M
Gov ICSEA967
Schools5
Childcare15
SEIFA IRSAD Decile 3 · Decile 10 = most advantaged
Guildford - South Granville NSW
House$1.36M
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SEIFA IRSAD Decile 1 · Decile 10 = most advantaged
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Gov ICSEA1,067
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SEIFA IRSAD Decile 5 · Decile 10 = most advantaged
Fairfield - East NSW
Gov ICSEA919
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Childcare6
SEIFA IRSAD Decile 1 · Decile 10 = most advantaged
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