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Moving to Mickleham - Yuroke from Guildford West - Merrylands West

Schools, childcare, demographics and house prices for Mickleham - Yuroke and Guildford West - Merrylands West, side by side — all from public government data.

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Comparing
Guildford West - Merrylands West
NSW · current home
Mickleham - Yuroke
VIC · destination
Population & growth ABS ERP June 2025
Population (2024)
25,002
39,389
Annual growth
+1.7%
+11.8%
Demographics ABS Census 2021
Median household income
$1,458/wk
$1,982/wk
Overseas born
43.4%
45.5%
Non-English-speaking background
61.9%
60.5%
Children aged 0–14
22.0%
29.0%
SEIFA advantage ABS SEIFA 2021
IRSAD decile (1 = most disadvantaged, 10 = most advantaged)
Decile 3
Decile 6
IRSAD score
930
997
Schools & childcare ACARA 2025 · ACECQA
Schools
6
8
Government schools ICSEA (avg intake)
949
1,013
Catholic/independent schools ICSEA (avg intake)
1,035
1,068
Childcare services (matched by postcode)
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—
Property VIC + NSW in v1
Median house price
$1.39M
$700,000
House price YoY
+18.6%
+4.5%
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
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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.
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46 min
GPs nearby
0
0
Supermarkets nearby
1
2
Parks nearby
46
82
Train stations
1
0
Safety NSW BOCSAR · CSA Victoria (2025) — counts not comparable across states
Recorded incidents, latest year (raw count — not population-adjusted)
259
1,001
Change vs prior year
+14%
+2%

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 · Guildford West - Merrylands West
Your zoned school Live VIC + NSW catchments

Guildford WPS

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

Sector Government

This is the zoned in-area government school for Guildford West - Merrylands West (NSW catchment data).

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Also nearby — Catholic & Independent schools (not your catchment)
Cerdon College
Catholic 1,001 students
ICSEA 1041 intake context
St Patrick's Primary School
Catholic 342 students
ICSEA 1028 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 · Mickleham - Yuroke
Your zoned school Live VIC + NSW catchments

Yubup Primary School

The government school your child can attend for free by living in Mickleham - Yuroke.

Sector Government
Years Prep-6
Students 710
ICSEA 1009
A picture of students’ family backgrounds — not a ranking or a quality score.

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

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Also nearby — Catholic & Independent schools (not your catchment)
Hume Anglican Grammar
Independent 2,948 students
ICSEA 1095 intake context
Holy Cross Catholic Primary School
Catholic 401 students
ICSEA 1040 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

Mickleham - Yuroke has stronger government school academic context than Guildford West - Merrylands West, with an average ICSEA of 1,013 compared to 949. 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 Mickleham - Yuroke 1,068 (2 schools), Guildford West - Merrylands West 1,035 (2 schools).

There are 8 schools in Mickleham - Yuroke, compared to 6 in Guildford West - Merrylands West.

Mickleham - Yuroke has a SEIFA advantage (IRSAD) of Decile 6, above Guildford West - Merrylands West's Decile 3. Decile 10 is the most advantaged nationally.

Median house prices are 50% lower in Mickleham - Yuroke ($700,000 vs $1.39M).

Similar suburbs near Mickleham - Yuroke
Craigieburn - North West VIC
Gov ICSEA1,032
Schools1
SEIFA IRSAD Decile 5 · Decile 10 = most advantaged
Craigieburn - North VIC
Gov ICSEA974
Schools3
SEIFA IRSAD Decile 4 · Decile 10 = most advantaged
Craigieburn - West VIC
Gov ICSEA993
Schools3
SEIFA IRSAD Decile 4 · Decile 10 = most advantaged
Craigieburn - South VIC
Gov ICSEA961
Schools5
SEIFA IRSAD Decile 4 · Decile 10 = most advantaged
Greenvale - Bulla VIC
House$882,500
Gov ICSEA1,021
Schools7
Childcare16
SEIFA IRSAD Decile 7 · Decile 10 = most advantaged

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Plan the move: Guildford West - Merrylands West → Mickleham - Yuroke