Moving to Ballarat East (Warrenheip area) from California Gully (Eaglehawk area)
Schools, childcare, demographics and house prices for Ballarat East - Warrenheip and California Gully - Eaglehawk, side by side - all from public government data.
Ballarat East (Warrenheip area) has 9,771 people (ABS, June 2025), +1.0% in a year, a median house price of $580,000, 5 schools and 4 childcare services. Full Ballarat East (Warrenheip area) suburb profile.
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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.
Eaglehawk Primary School
The government school your child can attend for free by living in California Gully - Eaglehawk.
This is the zoned government school for the centre of California Gully - Eaglehawk (VIC catchment data) - addresses elsewhere in the suburb may be zoned to a different school.
See the catchment on the mapFee-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.
Caledonian Primary School
The government school your child can attend for free by living in Ballarat East - Warrenheip.
This is the zoned government school for the centre of Ballarat East - Warrenheip (VIC catchment data) - addresses elsewhere in the suburb may be zoned to a different school.
See the catchment on the mapFee-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
Ballarat East - Warrenheip's government schools have an average ICSEA of 969, compared to 916 in California Gully - Eaglehawk. 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 Ballarat East - Warrenheip 1,062 (2 schools), California Gully - Eaglehawk 1,018 (1 school).
Childcare services matched by suburb name: 4 in Ballarat East - Warrenheip vs 8 in California Gully - Eaglehawk.
Ballarat East - Warrenheip has a SEIFA advantage (IRSAD) of Decile 3, above California Gully - Eaglehawk's Decile 1. Decile 10 is the most advantaged nationally.
Median house prices are 6% lower in Ballarat East - Warrenheip ($580,000 vs $615,000).
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What is the population of Ballarat East (Warrenheip area)?
9,771 people lived in Ballarat East (Warrenheip area) at June 2025 (ABS Estimated Resident Population), a change of +1.0% over the year. California Gully (Eaglehawk area) had 13,523.
Are houses cheaper in Ballarat East (Warrenheip area) than in California Gully (Eaglehawk area)?
Yes. The median house price is $580,000 in Ballarat East (Warrenheip area) and $615,000 in California Gully (Eaglehawk area), 6% lower in Ballarat East (Warrenheip area).
How many schools are in Ballarat East (Warrenheip area)?
ACARA lists 5 schools in Ballarat East (Warrenheip area), against 5 in California Gully (Eaglehawk area). The zoned government school for an address is shown above under "Which school is zoned?".
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Plan the move: California Gully - Eaglehawk → Ballarat East - Warrenheip