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Moving to Ballarat East (Warrenheip area) from East Bendigo (Kennington area)

Schools, childcare, demographics and house prices for Ballarat East - Warrenheip and East Bendigo - Kennington, 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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East Bendigo - Kennington
VIC · current home
Ballarat East - Warrenheip
VIC · destination
Population & growth ABS ERP June 2025
Population (2025)
13,941
9,771
Annual growth
-0.1%
+1.0%
Demographics ABS Census 2021
Median household income
$1,408/wk
$1,209/wk
Overseas born
11.4%
10.4%
Non-English-speaking background
8.5%
5.7%
Children aged 0–14
15.3%
15.8%
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 5
Decile 3
IRSAD score
986
940
Schools & childcare ACARA 2025 · ACECQA
Schools
3
5
Government schools ICSEA (avg intake)
979
969
Catholic/independent schools ICSEA (avg intake)
1,077
1,062
Childcare services (matched by suburb name)
6
4
Property VIC + NSW; QLD rent only
Median house price
$654,000
$580,000
House price YoY
+15.4%
+29.0%
Median 3-bed house rent /wk "Not published" means rent was suppressed for this area (too few lettings to publish a reliable median) - not that rent is unavailable there.
not published
not published
Getting around GTFS commute · OpenStreetMap amenities
Train to CBD, AM peak
122 min
82 min
GPs nearby
None mapped
None mapped
Supermarkets nearby
4
1
Parks nearby
24
40
Train stations
None mapped
None mapped
Crime & safety CSA Victoria (year ending June 2026)
Recorded incidents, latest year (raw count - not population-adjusted)
200
645
Change vs prior year
-13%
+39%
LGA rate, as published: recorded incidents per 100,000 people, whole council area (Crime Statistics Agency Victoria, year ending June 2026, released September 2026)
6,720.6 (Greater Bendigo)
9,401.4 (Ballarat)
Counts are often higher where many people visit (shopping centres, stations, nightlife), not only where many people live. SuburbRadar does not rate suburbs as safe or unsafe.

Crime Statistics Agency Victoria data, licensed under CC BY 3.0 AU. Suburb totals are added up from published figures.

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.

From: East Bendigo - Kennington
Your zoned school Live VIC + NSW + QLD catchments

Kennington Primary School

The government school your child can attend for free by living in East Bendigo - Kennington.

Sector Government
Years Prep-6
Students 581
ICSEA 979
A picture of students’ family backgrounds - not a ranking or a quality score.

This is the zoned government school for the centre of East Bendigo - Kennington (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)
Victory Christian College
Independent 900 students
ICSEA 1077 intake context
St Therese's School
Catholic 460 students
ICSEA 1076 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: Ballarat East - Warrenheip
Your zoned school Live VIC + NSW + QLD catchments

Caledonian Primary School

The government school your child can attend for free by living in Ballarat East - Warrenheip.

Sector Government
Years Prep-6
Students 215
ICSEA 1010
A picture of students’ family backgrounds - not a ranking or a quality score.

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.

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Also nearby - Catholic & Independent schools (not your catchment)
St Francis Xavier School
Catholic 482 students
ICSEA 1071 intake context
St Alipius' Parish School
Catholic 248 students
ICSEA 1052 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

Government schools in Ballarat East - Warrenheip and East Bendigo - Kennington have a similar average ICSEA (969 and 979) - a measure of student intake, not teaching quality.

Catholic/independent schools are separate from the free government catchment - average ICSEA Ballarat East - Warrenheip 1,062 (2 schools), East Bendigo - Kennington 1,077 (2 schools).

There are 5 schools in Ballarat East - Warrenheip, compared to 3 in East Bendigo - Kennington.

Childcare services matched by suburb name: 4 in Ballarat East - Warrenheip vs 6 in East Bendigo - Kennington.

Ballarat East - Warrenheip has a SEIFA advantage (IRSAD) of Decile 3, below East Bendigo - Kennington's Decile 5. Decile 10 is the most advantaged nationally.

Median house prices are 11% lower in Ballarat East - Warrenheip ($580,000 vs $654,000).

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SEIFA IRSAD Decile 4 · Decile 10 = most advantaged

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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. East Bendigo (Kennington area) had 13,941.

Are houses cheaper in Ballarat East (Warrenheip area) than in East Bendigo (Kennington area)?

Yes. The median house price is $580,000 in Ballarat East (Warrenheip area) and $654,000 in East Bendigo (Kennington area), 11% 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 3 in East Bendigo (Kennington area). The zoned government school for an address is shown above under "Which school is zoned?".

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Plan the move: East Bendigo - Kennington → Ballarat East - Warrenheip