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Moving to Yagoona - Birrong from Guildford West - Merrylands West

Schools, childcare, demographics and house prices for Yagoona - Birrong and Guildford West - Merrylands West, side by side — all from public government data.

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Comparing
Guildford West - Merrylands West
NSW · current home
Yagoona - Birrong
NSW · destination
Population & growth ABS ERP June 2025
Population (2024)
25,002
23,744
Annual growth
+1.7%
+1.4%
Demographics ABS Census 2021
Median household income
$1,458/wk
$1,453/wk
Overseas born
43.4%
44.3%
Non-English-speaking background
61.9%
69.8%
Children aged 0–14
22.0%
21.6%
SEIFA advantage ABS SEIFA 2021
IRSAD decile (1 = most disadvantaged, 10 = most advantaged)
Decile 3
Decile 3
IRSAD score
930
930
Schools & childcare ACARA 2025 · ACECQA
Schools
6
5
Government schools ICSEA (avg intake)
949
962
Catholic/independent schools ICSEA (avg intake)
1,035
1,042
Childcare services (matched by postcode)
—
15
Property VIC + NSW in v1
Median house price
$1.39M
$1.5M
House price YoY
+18.6%
+11.6%
Median 3-bed house rent /wk
$750
$745
Getting around GTFS commute · OpenStreetMap amenities
GPs nearby
0
0
Supermarkets nearby
1
1
Parks nearby
46
24
Train stations
1
2
Safety NSW BOCSAR (calendar year 2025)
Recorded incidents, latest year (raw count — not population-adjusted)
259
919
Change vs prior year
+14%
-9%

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 · Guildford West - Merrylands West
Your zoned school Live VIC + NSW catchments

Guildford WPS

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

Sector Government

This is the zoned in-area government school for Guildford West - Merrylands West (NSW catchment data).

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Also nearby — Catholic & Independent schools (not your catchment)
Cerdon College
Catholic 1,001 students
ICSEA 1041 intake context
St Patrick's Primary School
Catholic 342 students
ICSEA 1028 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 · Yagoona - Birrong
Your zoned school Live VIC + NSW catchments

Birrong Public School

The government school your child can attend for free by living in Yagoona - Birrong.

Sector Government
Years K-6
Students 451
ICSEA 967
A picture of students’ family backgrounds — not a ranking or a quality score.

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

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Also nearby — Catholic & Independent schools (not your catchment)
Christ the King Catholic Primary School Bass Hill
Catholic 179 students
ICSEA 1042 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 Yagoona - Birrong (ICSEA 962) and Guildford West - Merrylands West (949).

Catholic/independent schools are separate from the free government catchment — average ICSEA Yagoona - Birrong 1,042 (1 school), Guildford West - Merrylands West 1,035 (2 schools).

There are 5 schools in Yagoona - Birrong, compared to 6 in Guildford West - Merrylands West.

The proportion of children from non-English-speaking backgrounds is higher in Yagoona - Birrong at 69.8% (vs 61.9% in Guildford West - Merrylands West).

Median house prices are 7% higher in Yagoona - Birrong ($1.5M vs $1.39M).

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Plan the move: Guildford West - Merrylands West → Yagoona - Birrong