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Moving to Alfredton from Cranbourne West

Schools, childcare, demographics and house prices for Alfredton and Cranbourne West, side by side — all from public government data.

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Comparing
Cranbourne West
VIC · current home
Alfredton
VIC · destination
Population & growth ABS ERP June 2025
Population (2024)
25,490
20,825
Annual growth
+2.6%
+3.7%
Demographics ABS Census 2021
Median household income
$1,903/wk
$1,952/wk
Overseas born
41.4%
15.7%
Non-English-speaking background
44.7%
13.5%
Children aged 0–14
26.5%
23.9%
SEIFA advantage ABS SEIFA 2021
IRSAD decile (1 = most disadvantaged, 10 = most advantaged)
Decile 5
Decile 6
IRSAD score
973
1,011
Schools & childcare ACARA 2025 · ACECQA
Schools
4
4
Government schools ICSEA (avg intake)
1,003
1,019
Catholic/independent schools ICSEA (avg intake)
1,045
1,071
Childcare services (matched by postcode)
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Property VIC + NSW in v1
Median house price
$700,000
$625,000
House price YoY
+5.3%
+1.0%
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.
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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.
71 min
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GPs nearby
3
1
Supermarkets nearby
7
1
Parks nearby
40
72
Train stations
0
0
Safety CSA Victoria (year ending Dec 2025)
Recorded incidents, latest year (raw count — not population-adjusted)
1,115
545
Change vs prior year
+18%
+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 →

Which school is zoned?

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

From · Cranbourne West
Your zoned school Live VIC + NSW catchments

Quarters Primary School

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

Sector Government
Years Prep-6
Students 466
ICSEA 1003
A picture of students’ family backgrounds — not a ranking or a quality score.

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

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Also nearby — Catholic & Independent schools (not your catchment)
St Peter's College
Catholic 2,089 students
ICSEA 1045 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 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 in-area government school for Alfredton (VIC catchment data).

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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

Alfredton has stronger government school academic context than Cranbourne West, with an average ICSEA of 1,019 compared to 1,003. 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 Alfredton 1,071 (2 schools), Cranbourne West 1,045 (1 school).

The proportion of children from non-English-speaking backgrounds is lower in Alfredton at 13.5% (vs 44.7% in Cranbourne West).

Alfredton has a SEIFA advantage (IRSAD) of Decile 6, above Cranbourne West's Decile 5. Decile 10 is the most advantaged nationally.

Median house prices are 11% lower in Alfredton ($625,000 vs $700,000).

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