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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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Comparing
Werribee - West
VIC · current home
Merrylands - Holroyd
NSW · destination
Population & growth ABS ERP June 2025
Population (2024)
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)
Decile 5
Decile 3
IRSAD score
992
942
Schools & childcare ACARA 2025 · ACECQA
Schools
10
6
Government schools ICSEA (avg intake)
995
948
Catholic/independent schools ICSEA (avg intake)
1,053
1,050
Childcare services (matched by postcode)
3
39
Property VIC + NSW in v1
Median house price
$607,500
$1.43M
House price YoY
-4.0%
+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.
39 min
—
GPs nearby
0
4
Supermarkets nearby
3
3
Parks nearby
85
38
Train stations
1
1
Safety NSW BOCSAR · CSA Victoria (2025) — counts not comparable across states
Recorded incidents, latest year (raw count — not population-adjusted)
4,114
3,156
Change vs prior year
-8%
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 · 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 in-area government school for Werribee - West (VIC catchment data).

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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.

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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 Werribee - West, with an average ICSEA of 948 compared to 995. 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), Werribee - West 1,053 (2 schools).

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

Childcare services matched by postcode: 39 in Merrylands - Holroyd vs 3 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 135% higher in Merrylands - Holroyd ($1.43M vs $607,500).

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
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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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