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Moving to Alfredton from Werribee - West

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

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Comparing
Werribee - West
VIC · current home
Alfredton
VIC · destination
Population & growth ABS ERP June 2025
Population (2024)
32,943
20,825
Annual growth
+8.3%
+3.7%
Demographics ABS Census 2021
Median household income
$1,995/wk
$1,952/wk
Overseas born
35.4%
15.7%
Non-English-speaking background
34.6%
13.5%
Children aged 0–14
23.1%
23.9%
SEIFA advantage ABS SEIFA 2021
IRSAD decile (1 = most disadvantaged, 10 = most advantaged)
Decile 5
Decile 6
IRSAD score
992
1,011
Schools & childcare ACARA 2025 · ACECQA
Schools
10
4
Government schools ICSEA (avg intake)
995
1,019
Catholic/independent schools ICSEA (avg intake)
1,053
1,071
Childcare services (matched by postcode)
3
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Property VIC + NSW in v1
Median house price
$607,500
$625,000
House price YoY
-4.0%
+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.
39 min
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GPs nearby
0
1
Supermarkets nearby
3
1
Parks nearby
85
72
Train stations
1
0
Safety CSA Victoria (year ending Dec 2025)
Recorded incidents, latest year (raw count — not population-adjusted)
4,114
545
Change vs prior year
-8%
+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 · Werribee - West
Your zoned school Live VIC + NSW catchments

Lollypop Creek Primary School

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

Sector Government
Years Prep-6
Students 390
ICSEA 1034
A picture of students’ family backgrounds — not a ranking or a quality score.

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

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Also nearby — Catholic & Independent schools (not your catchment)
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School
Catholic 402 students
ICSEA 1085 intake context
St Andrew's School
Catholic 290 students
ICSEA 1021 intake context

Fee-paying schools can’t be enrolled in by zone — they’re shown for context, not as the area’s school quality.

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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 Werribee - West, with an average ICSEA of 1,019 compared to 995. 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), Werribee - West 1,053 (2 schools).

There are 4 schools in Alfredton, compared to 10 in Werribee - West.

The proportion of children from non-English-speaking backgrounds is lower in Alfredton at 13.5% (vs 34.6% in Werribee - West).

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

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