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Moving to Werribee - West from Schofields - East

Schools, childcare, demographics and house prices for Werribee - West and Schofields - East, side by side — all from public government data.

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Comparing
Schofields - East
NSW · current home
Werribee - West
VIC · destination
Population & growth ABS ERP June 2025
Population (2024)
38,569
32,943
Annual growth
+7.4%
+8.3%
Demographics ABS Census 2021
Median household income
$2,682/wk
$1,995/wk
Overseas born
54.0%
35.4%
Non-English-speaking background
60.5%
34.6%
Children aged 0–14
28.0%
23.1%
SEIFA advantage ABS SEIFA 2021
IRSAD decile (1 = most disadvantaged, 10 = most advantaged)
Decile 10
Decile 5
IRSAD score
1,130
992
Schools & childcare ACARA 2025 · ACECQA
Schools
8
10
Government schools ICSEA (avg intake)
1,107
995
Catholic/independent schools ICSEA (avg intake)
1,106
1,053
Childcare services (matched by postcode)
72
3
Property VIC + NSW in v1
Median house price
$1.33M
$607,500
House price YoY
+5.5%
-4.0%
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.
$750
—
Getting around GTFS commute · OpenStreetMap amenities
Train to CBD, AM peak Nearest-station AM-peak estimate (VIC/QLD/WA); a blank means no station matched within range for that suburb — not that it has no transport.
—
39 min
GPs nearby
0
0
Supermarkets nearby
2
3
Parks nearby
15
85
Train stations
0
1
Safety NSW BOCSAR · CSA Victoria (2025) — counts not comparable across states
Recorded incidents, latest year (raw count — not population-adjusted)
565
4,114
Change vs prior year
-5%
-8%

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 →

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The free government school your child can attend in each area — side by side, never a blended average.

From · 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.

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To · Werribee - West
Your zoned school Live VIC + NSW catchments

Lollypop Creek Primary School

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

Sector Government
Years Prep-6
Students 390
ICSEA 1034
A picture of students’ family backgrounds — not a ranking or a quality score.

This is the zoned in-area government school for Werribee - West (VIC catchment data).

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Also nearby — Catholic & Independent schools (not your catchment)
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School
Catholic 402 students
ICSEA 1085 intake context
St Andrew's School
Catholic 290 students
ICSEA 1021 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

Werribee - West has weaker government school academic context than Schofields - East, with an average ICSEA of 995 compared to 1,107. 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 Werribee - West 1,053 (2 schools), Schofields - East 1,106 (3 schools).

There are 10 schools in Werribee - West, compared to 8 in Schofields - East.

Childcare services matched by postcode: 3 in Werribee - West vs 72 in Schofields - East.

The proportion of children from non-English-speaking backgrounds is lower in Werribee - West at 34.6% (vs 60.5% in Schofields - East).

Werribee - West has a SEIFA advantage (IRSAD) of Decile 5, below Schofields - East's Decile 10. Decile 10 is the most advantaged nationally.

Median house prices are 54% lower in Werribee - West ($607,500 vs $1.33M).

Similar suburbs near Werribee - West
Wyndham Vale - South VIC
House$590,000
Gov ICSEA980
Schools2
Childcare32
SEIFA IRSAD Decile 3 · Decile 10 = most advantaged
Wyndham Vale - North VIC
Gov ICSEA1,034
Schools1
SEIFA IRSAD Decile 5 · Decile 10 = most advantaged
Manor Lakes - Quandong VIC
House$650,000
Gov ICSEA1,026
Schools3
SEIFA IRSAD Decile 7 · Decile 10 = most advantaged
Werribee - South VIC
Gov ICSEA1,076
Schools6
SEIFA IRSAD Decile 6 · Decile 10 = most advantaged
Tarneit (West) - Mount Cottrell VIC
Gov ICSEA1,055
Schools3
Childcare9
SEIFA IRSAD Decile 6 · Decile 10 = most advantaged

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