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Moving to Alfredton from Wallan

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

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Comparing

Wallan

VIC · current home

Alfredton

VIC · destination

Population & growth ABS ERP June 2025

Population (2024)

30,342

20,825

Annual growth

+7.1%

+3.7%

Demographics ABS Census 2021

Median household income

$2,002/wk

$1,952/wk

Overseas born

18.9%

15.7%

Non-English-speaking background

18.9%

13.5%

Children aged 0–14

24.7%

23.9%

SEIFA advantage ABS SEIFA 2021

IRSAD decile (1 = most disadvantaged, 10 = most advantaged)

Decile 5

Decile 6

IRSAD score

986

1,011

Schools & childcare ACARA 2025 · ACECQA

Schools

Government schools ICSEA (avg intake)

985

1,019

Catholic/independent schools ICSEA (avg intake)

1,039

1,071

Childcare services (matched by postcode)

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Property VIC + NSW in v1

Median house price

$640,000

$625,000

House price YoY

-2.7%

+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

GPs nearby

Supermarkets nearby

Parks nearby

Train stations

Safety CSA Victoria (year ending Dec 2025)

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

1,021

545

Change vs prior year

-12%

+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 · Wallan

Your zoned school Live VIC + NSW catchments

Muyan Primary School

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

Sector Government

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

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

Our Lady of the Way Catholic Primary School

Catholic 698 students

ICSEA 1039 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 Wallan, with an average ICSEA of 1,019 compared to 985. 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), Wallan 1,039 (1 school).

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

The proportion of children from non-English-speaking backgrounds is lower in Alfredton at 13.5% (vs 18.9% in Wallan).

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

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