Moving to Wentworthville (Westmead area) from Merrylands (Holroyd area)
Schools, childcare, demographics and house prices for Wentworthville - Westmead and Merrylands - Holroyd, side by side - all from public government data.
Wentworthville (Westmead area) has 23,845 people (ABS, June 2025), +0.6% in a year, a median house price of $1.48M, 5 schools and 35 childcare services. Full Wentworthville (Westmead area) 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.
Merrylands Public School
The government school your child can attend for free by living in Merrylands - Holroyd.
This is the zoned government school for the centre of Merrylands - Holroyd (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.
Wentworthville Public School
The government school your child can attend for free by living in Wentworthville - Westmead.
This is the zoned government school for the centre of Wentworthville - Westmead (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
Wentworthville - Westmead's government schools have an average ICSEA of 1,114, compared to 948 in Merrylands - Holroyd. 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 Wentworthville - Westmead 1,104 (3 schools), Merrylands - Holroyd 1,050 (1 school).
There are 5 schools in Wentworthville - Westmead, compared to 6 in Merrylands - Holroyd.
Childcare services matched by suburb name: 35 in Wentworthville - Westmead vs 38 in Merrylands - Holroyd.
The proportion of children from non-English-speaking backgrounds is higher in Wentworthville - Westmead at 76.5% (vs 70.1% in Merrylands - Holroyd).
Wentworthville - Westmead has a SEIFA advantage (IRSAD) of Decile 7, above Merrylands - Holroyd's Decile 3. Decile 10 is the most advantaged nationally.
Median house prices are 7% higher in Wentworthville - Westmead ($1.48M vs $1.39M).
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What is the population of Wentworthville (Westmead area)?
23,845 people lived in Wentworthville (Westmead area) at June 2025 (ABS Estimated Resident Population), a change of +0.6% over the year. Merrylands (Holroyd area) had 27,002.
Are houses cheaper in Wentworthville (Westmead area) than in Merrylands (Holroyd area)?
No. The median house price is $1.48M in Wentworthville (Westmead area) and $1.39M in Merrylands (Holroyd area), 7% higher in Wentworthville (Westmead area).
How many schools are in Wentworthville (Westmead area)?
ACARA lists 5 schools in Wentworthville (Westmead area), against 6 in Merrylands (Holroyd area). The zoned government school for an address is shown above under "Which school is zoned?".
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Plan the move: Merrylands - Holroyd → Wentworthville - Westmead