Moving to Riverstone from Kellyville Ridge (The Ponds area)
Schools, childcare, demographics and house prices for Riverstone and Kellyville Ridge - The Ponds, side by side - all from public government data.
Riverstone has 20,068 people (ABS, June 2025), +6.2% in a year, a median house price of $1.28M, 11 schools and 17 childcare services. Full Riverstone suburb profile.
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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 sales Mar 2026 and rent Jun 2026 (NSW) · RTA Queensland rents (QLD) · 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.
John Palmer Public School
The government school your child can attend for free by living in Kellyville Ridge - The Ponds.
This is the zoned government school for the centre of Kellyville Ridge - The Ponds (NSW catchment data) - addresses elsewhere in the suburb may be zoned to a different school.
See the catchment on the mapWe show school intake context and catchments, not exam results. We don’t publish a school ranking.
Riverstone Public School
The government school your child can attend for free by living in Riverstone.
This is the zoned government school for the centre of Riverstone (NSW 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.
Honest tradeoff
Riverstone's government schools have an average ICSEA of 979, compared to 1,090 in Kellyville Ridge - The Ponds. 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 Riverstone 1,103 (5 schools), Kellyville Ridge - The Ponds none in this SA2.
There are 11 schools in Riverstone, compared to 3 in Kellyville Ridge - The Ponds.
Childcare services matched by suburb name: 17 in Riverstone vs 12 in Kellyville Ridge - The Ponds.
The proportion of children from non-English-speaking backgrounds is lower in Riverstone at 33.8% (vs 47.5% in Kellyville Ridge - The Ponds).
Riverstone has a SEIFA advantage (IRSAD) of Decile 7, below Kellyville Ridge - The Ponds's Decile 10. Decile 10 is the most advantaged nationally.
Median house prices are 20% lower in Riverstone ($1.28M vs $1.59M).
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What is the population of Riverstone?
20,068 people lived in Riverstone at June 2025 (ABS Estimated Resident Population), a change of +6.2% over the year. Kellyville Ridge (The Ponds area) had 21,774.
Are houses cheaper in Riverstone than in Kellyville Ridge (The Ponds area)?
Yes. The median house price is $1.28M in Riverstone and $1.59M in Kellyville Ridge (The Ponds area), 20% lower in Riverstone.
How many schools are in Riverstone?
ACARA lists 11 schools in Riverstone, against 3 in Kellyville Ridge (The Ponds area). The zoned government school for an address is shown above under "Which school is zoned?".
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Plan the move: Kellyville Ridge - The Ponds → Riverstone