Move comparison · VIC → NSW

Moving to Merrylands - Holroyd from Werribee - West

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

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Werribee - West

VIC · current home

Merrylands - Holroyd

NSW · destination

Population & growth ABS ERP June 2025

Population (2025)

32,943

27,002

Annual growth

+8.3%

+4.4%

Demographics ABS Census 2021

Median household income

$1,995/wk

$1,461/wk

Overseas born

35.4%

51.1%

Non-English-speaking background

34.6%

70.1%

Children aged 0–14

23.1%

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 5

Decile 3

IRSAD score

992

942

Schools & childcare ACARA 2025 · ACECQA

Schools

Government schools ICSEA (avg intake)

995

948

Catholic/independent schools ICSEA (avg intake)

1,053

1,050

Childcare services (matched by suburb name)

Property VIC + NSW in v1

Median house price

$635,000

$1.39M

House price YoY

+4.3%

+6.5%

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.

$750

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.

44 min

GPs nearby

Supermarkets nearby

Parks nearby

Train stations

Safety NSW and Victorian crime figures cannot be compared

NSW BOCSAR (Jan-Dec 2025) and CSA Victoria (year ending March 2026) record crime on different bases - police recording practices differ between states, so a count from one is not comparable to a count from the other. We do not place them side by side.

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 · Werribee - West

Your zoned school Live VIC + NSW catchments

Lollypop Creek Primary School

The government school your child can attend for free by living in Werribee - West.

Sector Government

Years Prep-6

Students 390

ICSEA 1034

A picture of students’ family backgrounds - not a ranking or a quality score.

This is the zoned government school for the centre of Werribee - West (VIC 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 Joseph's Catholic Primary School

Catholic 402 students

ICSEA 1085 intake context

St Andrew's School

Catholic 290 students

ICSEA 1021 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 995 in Werribee - West. 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), Werribee - West 1,053 (2 schools).

There are 6 schools in Merrylands - Holroyd, compared to 10 in Werribee - West.

Childcare services matched by suburb name: 37 in Merrylands - Holroyd vs 57 in Werribee - West.

The proportion of children from non-English-speaking backgrounds is higher in Merrylands - Holroyd at 70.1% (vs 34.6% in Werribee - West).

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

Median house prices are 118% higher in Merrylands - Holroyd ($1.39M vs $635,000).

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Guildford West - Merrylands West NSW

Gov ICSEA949

Schools6

Childcare2

SEIFA IRSAD Decile 3 · Decile 10 = most advantaged

Granville - Clyde NSW

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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Childcare24

SEIFA IRSAD Decile 1 · Decile 10 = most advantaged

Rosehill - Harris Park NSW

Gov ICSEA1,067

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Childcare13

SEIFA IRSAD Decile 5 · Decile 10 = most advantaged

Fairfield - East NSW

Gov ICSEA919

Schools6

Childcare6

SEIFA IRSAD Decile 1 · Decile 10 = most advantaged

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