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Moving to Alfredton from Highton

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

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Comparing

Highton

VIC · current home

Alfredton

VIC · destination

Population & growth ABS ERP June 2025

Population (2025)

25,794

20,825

Annual growth

+1.0%

+3.7%

Demographics ABS Census 2021

Median household income

$2,111/wk

$1,952/wk

Overseas born

18.8%

15.7%

Non-English-speaking background

12.8%

13.5%

Children aged 0–14

18.3%

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 8

Decile 6

IRSAD score

1,070

1,011

Schools & childcare ACARA 2025 · ACECQA

Schools

Government schools ICSEA (avg intake)

1,096

1,019

Catholic/independent schools ICSEA (avg intake)

1,099

1,071

Childcare services (matched by suburb name)

Property VIC + NSW in v1

Median house price

$886,000

$650,000

House price YoY

+0.4%

+6.1%

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.

Getting around GTFS commute · OpenStreetMap amenities

Train to CBD, AM peak

76 min

88 min

GPs nearby

Supermarkets nearby

Parks nearby

Train stations

Safety CSA Victoria (year ending March 2026)

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

372

565

Change vs prior year

-31%

+12%

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 · Highton

Your zoned school Live VIC + NSW catchments

Highton Primary School

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

Sector Government

Years Prep-6

Students 359

ICSEA 1121

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

This is the zoned government school for the centre of Highton (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)

Christian College Geelong

Independent 1,908 students

ICSEA 1098 intake context

Woodline Primary

Independent 73 students

ICSEA 1100 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 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

Alfredton's government schools have an average ICSEA of 1,019, compared to 1,096 in Highton. 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 Alfredton 1,071 (2 schools), Highton 1,099 (2 schools).

There are 4 schools in Alfredton, compared to 6 in Highton.

Alfredton has a SEIFA advantage (IRSAD) of Decile 6, below Highton's Decile 8. Decile 10 is the most advantaged nationally.

Median house prices are 27% lower in Alfredton ($650,000 vs $886,000).

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