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Moving to Schofields - East from Kellyville Ridge - The Ponds

Schools, childcare, demographics and house prices for Schofields - East and Kellyville Ridge - The Ponds, side by side — all from public government data.

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Kellyville Ridge - The Ponds

NSW · current home

Schofields - East

NSW · destination

Population & growth ABS ERP June 2025

Population (2024)

21,774

38,569

Annual growth

+0.5%

+7.4%

Demographics ABS Census 2021

Median household income

$3,164/wk

$2,682/wk

Overseas born

45.5%

54.0%

Non-English-speaking background

47.5%

60.5%

Children aged 0–14

26.8%

28.0%

SEIFA advantage ABS SEIFA 2021

IRSAD decile (1 = most disadvantaged, 10 = most advantaged)

Decile 10

IRSAD score

1,144

1,130

Schools & childcare ACARA 2025 · ACECQA

Schools

Government schools ICSEA (avg intake)

1,090

1,107

Catholic/independent schools ICSEA (avg intake)

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1,106

Childcare services (matched by postcode)

Property VIC + NSW in v1

Median house price

$1.63M

$1.33M

House price YoY

+3.9%

+5.5%

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.

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$750

Getting around GTFS commute · OpenStreetMap amenities

GPs nearby

Supermarkets nearby

Parks nearby

Train stations

Safety NSW BOCSAR (calendar year 2025)

Recorded incidents, latest year (raw count — not population-adjusted)

171

565

Change vs prior year

-7%

-5%

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 · Kellyville Ridge - The Ponds

Your zoned school Live VIC + NSW catchments

John Palmer Public School

The government school your child can attend for free by living in Kellyville Ridge - The Ponds.

Sector Government

Years K-6

Students 950

ICSEA 1125

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This is the zoned in-area government school for Kellyville Ridge - The Ponds (NSW catchment data).

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To · Schofields - East

Your zoned school Live VIC + NSW catchments

Riverbank Public School

The government school your child can attend for free by living in Schofields - East.

Sector Government

Years K-6

Students 2,030

ICSEA 1141

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

This is the zoned in-area government school for Schofields - East (NSW catchment data).

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Also nearby — Catholic & Independent schools (not your catchment)

Rouse Hill Anglican College

Independent 1,578 students

ICSEA 1137 intake context

St John Paul II Catholic College

Catholic 1,159 students

ICSEA 1074 intake context

St Joseph's Primary School

Catholic 724 students

ICSEA 1108 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

Schofields - East has stronger government school academic context than Kellyville Ridge - The Ponds, with an average ICSEA of 1,107 compared to 1,090. 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 Schofields - East 1,106 (3 schools), Kellyville Ridge - The Ponds none in this SA2.

There are 8 schools in Schofields - East, compared to 3 in Kellyville Ridge - The Ponds.

Childcare services matched by postcode: 72 in Schofields - East vs 5 in Kellyville Ridge - The Ponds.

The proportion of children from non-English-speaking backgrounds is higher in Schofields - East at 60.5% (vs 47.5% in Kellyville Ridge - The Ponds).

Median house prices are 18% lower in Schofields - East ($1.33M vs $1.63M).

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