Moving to Mildura - South from Merbein
Schools, childcare, demographics and house prices for Mildura - South and Merbein, side by side - all from public government data.
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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 →
The free government school your child can attend in each area - side by side, never a blended average.
Merbein P-10 College
The government school your child can attend for free by living in Merbein.
This is the zoned government school for the centre of Merbein (VIC catchment data) - addresses elsewhere in the suburb may be zoned to a different school.
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We show school intake context and catchments, not exam results. We don’t publish a school ranking.
Ranfurly Primary School
The government school your child can attend for free by living in Mildura - South.
This is the zoned government school for the centre of Mildura - South (VIC catchment data) - addresses elsewhere in the suburb may be zoned to a different school.
See the catchment on the mapFee-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.
Mildura - South's government schools have an average ICSEA of 926, compared to 965 in Merbein. 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 Mildura - South 1,077 (1 school), Merbein 1,006 (1 school).
There are 5 schools in Mildura - South, compared to 3 in Merbein.
Childcare services matched by suburb name: 25 in Mildura - South vs 4 in Merbein.
The proportion of children from non-English-speaking backgrounds is higher in Mildura - South at 18.6% (vs 4.2% in Merbein).
Mildura - South has a SEIFA advantage (IRSAD) of Decile 3, above Merbein's Decile 2. Decile 10 is the most advantaged nationally.
Median house prices are 26% higher in Mildura - South ($575,000 vs $457,400).
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Plan the move: Merbein → Mildura - South