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Moving to Alfredton from Charlemont

Schools, childcare, demographics and house prices for Alfredton and Charlemont, side by side - all from public government data.

Alfredton has 20,825 people (ABS, June 2025), +3.7% in a year, a median house price of $650,000, 4 schools and 14 childcare services. Full Alfredton suburb profile.

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Comparing

Charlemont

VIC · current home

Alfredton

VIC · destination

Population & growth ABS ERP June 2025

Population (2025)

15,110

20,825

Annual growth

+8.2%

+3.7%

Demographics ABS Census 2021

Median household income

$1,988/wk

$1,952/wk

Overseas born

18.4%

15.7%

Non-English-speaking background

14.5%

13.5%

Children aged 0–14

20.9%

23.9%

SEIFA advantage ABS SEIFA 2021

IRSAD decile (1 = most disadvantaged, 10 = most advantaged) A relative socio-economic index - not a measure of safety or community quality.

Decile 6

IRSAD score

1,021

1,011

Schools & childcare ACARA 2025 · ACECQA

Schools

Government schools ICSEA (avg intake)

not published

1,019

Catholic/independent schools ICSEA (avg intake)

1,090

1,071

Childcare services (matched by suburb name)

Property VIC + NSW; QLD rent only

Median house price

$630,000

$650,000

House price YoY

-0.8%

+10.2%

Median 3-bed house rent /wk "Not published" means rent was suppressed for this area (too few lettings to publish a reliable median) - not that rent is unavailable there.

not published

$425

Getting around GTFS commute · OpenStreetMap amenities

Train to CBD, AM peak

72 min

88 min

GPs nearby

None mapped

Supermarkets nearby

Parks nearby

Train stations

None mapped

Crime & safety CSA Victoria (year ending June 2026)

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

210

593

Change vs prior year

-4%

+13%

LGA rate, as published: recorded incidents per 100,000 people, whole council area (Crime Statistics Agency Victoria, year ending June 2026, released September 2026)

6,276.5 (Greater Geelong)

9,401.4 (Ballarat)

Counts are often higher where many people visit (shopping centres, stations, nightlife), not only where many people live. SuburbRadar does not rate suburbs as safe or unsafe.

Crime Statistics Agency Victoria data, licensed under CC BY 3.0 AU. Suburb totals are added up from published figures.

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.

From: Charlemont

Your zoned school Live VIC + NSW + QLD catchments

Mirripoa Primary School

The government school your child can attend for free by living in Charlemont.

Sector Government

Years Prep-6

Students 638

ICSEA 1058

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

The government catchment school for parts of Charlemont is Mirripoa Primary School - just outside the suburb boundary (VIC catchment data).

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

Iona College Geelong

Catholic 1,332 students

ICSEA 1078 intake context

Geelong Lutheran College

Independent 1,317 students

ICSEA 1101 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: Alfredton

Your zoned school Live VIC + NSW + QLD catchments

Lucas Primary School

The government school your child can attend for free by living in Alfredton.

Sector Government

Years Prep-6

Students 527

ICSEA 1029

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

This is the zoned government school for the centre of Alfredton (VIC catchment data) - addresses elsewhere in the suburb may be zoned to a different school.

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

St Thomas More School

Catholic 431 students

ICSEA 1087 intake context

Siena Catholic Primary School

Catholic 336 students

ICSEA 1055 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

Catholic/independent schools are separate from the free government catchment - average ICSEA Alfredton 1,071 (2 schools), Charlemont 1,090 (2 schools).

There are 4 schools in Alfredton, compared to 2 in Charlemont.

Childcare services matched by suburb name: 14 in Alfredton vs 3 in Charlemont.

Similar suburbs near Alfredton

Ballarat VIC

House$750,000

Gov ICSEA1,027

Schools9

Childcare11

SEIFA IRSAD Decile 7 · Decile 10 = most advantaged

Smythes Creek VIC

House$608,000

Gov ICSEA1,019

Schools1

Childcare5

SEIFA IRSAD Decile 6 · Decile 10 = most advantaged

Ballarat North - Invermay VIC

House$617,500

Gov ICSEA1,006

Schools7

Childcare12

SEIFA IRSAD Decile 6 · Decile 10 = most advantaged

Canadian - Mount Clear VIC

House$590,900

Gov ICSEA978

Schools7

Childcare4

SEIFA IRSAD Decile 4 · Decile 10 = most advantaged

Buninyong VIC

House$725,000

Gov ICSEA984

Schools3

Childcare6

SEIFA IRSAD Decile 7 · Decile 10 = most advantaged

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What is the population of Alfredton?

20,825 people lived in Alfredton at June 2025 (ABS Estimated Resident Population), a change of +3.7% over the year. Charlemont had 15,110.

Are houses cheaper in Alfredton than in Charlemont?

No. The median house price is $650,000 in Alfredton and $630,000 in Charlemont, 3% higher in Alfredton.

How many schools are in Alfredton?

ACARA lists 4 schools in Alfredton, against 2 in Charlemont. The zoned government school for an address is shown above under "Which school is zoned?".

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