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Moving to Truganina - South West from Ermington - Rydalmere

Schools, childcare, demographics and house prices for Truganina - South West and Ermington - Rydalmere, side by side — all from public government data.

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Comparing
Ermington - Rydalmere
NSW · current home
Truganina - South West
VIC · destination
Population & growth ABS ERP June 2025
Population (2024)
26,956
20,395
Annual growth
+1.7%
+0.7%
Demographics ABS Census 2021
Median household income
$1,958/wk
$1,947/wk
Overseas born
43.0%
55.5%
Non-English-speaking background
50.3%
72.1%
Children aged 0–14
19.0%
30.9%
SEIFA advantage ABS SEIFA 2021
IRSAD decile (1 = most disadvantaged, 10 = most advantaged)
Decile 7
Decile 5
IRSAD score
1,045
995
Schools & childcare ACARA 2025 · ACECQA
Schools
7
5
Government schools ICSEA (avg intake)
1,041
1,041
Catholic/independent schools ICSEA (avg intake)
1,084
1,101
Childcare services (matched by postcode)
19
114
Property VIC + NSW in v1
Median house price
$1.95M
$670,800
House price YoY
+2.0%
+4.7%
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.
$780
—
Getting around GTFS commute · OpenStreetMap amenities
GPs nearby
0
0
Supermarkets nearby
0
0
Parks nearby
57
35
Train stations
3
0
Safety NSW BOCSAR · CSA Victoria (2025) — counts not comparable across states
Recorded incidents, latest year (raw count — not population-adjusted)
575
2,476
Change vs prior year
+6%
+16%

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 · Ermington - Rydalmere
Your zoned school Live VIC + NSW catchments

Rydalmere Public School

The government school your child can attend for free by living in Ermington - Rydalmere.

Sector Government
Years P-6
Students 151
ICSEA 1018
A picture of students’ family backgrounds — not a ranking or a quality score.

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

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Also nearby — Catholic & Independent schools (not your catchment)
St Patrick's Marist College
Catholic 1,070 students
ICSEA 1089 intake context
St Mary's Primary School
Catholic 377 students
ICSEA 1079 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 · Truganina - South West
Your zoned school Live VIC + NSW catchments

Dohertys Creek P-9 College

The government school your child can attend for free by living in Truganina - South West.

Sector Government
Years Prep-9
Students 1,698
ICSEA 1070
A picture of students’ family backgrounds — not a ranking or a quality score.

The government catchment school for parts of Truganina - South West is Dohertys Creek P-9 College — just outside the suburb boundary (VIC catchment data).

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Also nearby — Catholic & Independent schools (not your catchment)
Al-Taqwa College
Independent 2,617 students
ICSEA 1069 intake context
Westbourne Grammar School
Independent 2,121 students
ICSEA 1166 intake context
St Clare's Catholic Primary School
Catholic 442 students
ICSEA 1069 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

Government school academic context is comparable between Truganina - South West (ICSEA 1,041) and Ermington - Rydalmere (1,041).

Catholic/independent schools are separate from the free government catchment — average ICSEA Truganina - South West 1,101 (3 schools), Ermington - Rydalmere 1,084 (2 schools).

There are 5 schools in Truganina - South West, compared to 7 in Ermington - Rydalmere.

Childcare services matched by postcode: 114 in Truganina - South West vs 19 in Ermington - Rydalmere.

The proportion of children from non-English-speaking backgrounds is higher in Truganina - South West at 72.1% (vs 50.3% in Ermington - Rydalmere).

Truganina - South West has a SEIFA advantage (IRSAD) of Decile 5, below Ermington - Rydalmere's Decile 7. Decile 10 is the most advantaged nationally.

Median house prices are 66% lower in Truganina - South West ($670,800 vs $1.95M).

Similar suburbs near Truganina - South West
Truganina - North VIC
Gov ICSEA1,041
Schools3
SEIFA IRSAD Decile 7 · Decile 10 = most advantaged
Hoppers Crossing - North VIC
Gov ICSEA994
Schools4
SEIFA IRSAD Decile 4 · Decile 10 = most advantaged
Point Cook - North East VIC
Gov ICSEA1,021
Schools3
SEIFA IRSAD Decile 7 · Decile 10 = most advantaged
Hoppers Crossing - South VIC
House$660,000
Gov ICSEA986
Schools6
SEIFA IRSAD Decile 3 · Decile 10 = most advantaged
Tarneit - Central VIC
Gov ICSEA1,027
Schools6
SEIFA IRSAD Decile 6 · Decile 10 = most advantaged

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