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Moving to Ballarat North - Invermay from Cranbourne South

Schools, childcare, demographics and house prices for Ballarat North - Invermay and Cranbourne South, side by side — all from public government data.

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Comparing
Cranbourne South
VIC · current home
Ballarat North - Invermay
VIC · destination
Population & growth ABS ERP June 2025
Population (2024)
27,368
15,204
Annual growth
+11.6%
+0.6%
Demographics ABS Census 2021
Median household income
$2,228/wk
$1,644/wk
Overseas born
26.9%
9.2%
Non-English-speaking background
24.2%
4.9%
Children aged 0–14
24.3%
18.7%
SEIFA advantage ABS SEIFA 2021
IRSAD decile (1 = most disadvantaged, 10 = most advantaged)
Decile 7
Decile 6
IRSAD score
1,031
1,015
Schools & childcare ACARA 2025 · ACECQA
Schools
7
7
Government schools ICSEA (avg intake)
1,012
1,006
Catholic/independent schools ICSEA (avg intake)
1,093
1,090
Childcare services (matched by postcode)
55
Property VIC + NSW in v1
Median house price
$700,000
$574,000
House price YoY
-14.9%
-13.0%
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.
Getting around GTFS commute · OpenStreetMap amenities
GPs nearby
1
0
Supermarkets nearby
1
0
Parks nearby
65
44
Train stations
3
3
Safety CSA Victoria (year ending Dec 2025)
Recorded incidents, latest year (raw count — not population-adjusted)
173
259
Change vs prior year
-2%
+46%

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 · Cranbourne South
Your zoned school Live VIC + NSW catchments

Botanic Ridge Primary School

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

Sector Government
Years Prep-6
Students 445
ICSEA 1027
A picture of students’ family backgrounds — not a ranking or a quality score.

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

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Also nearby — Catholic & Independent schools (not your catchment)
Lighthouse Christian College Cranbourne
Independent 1,034 students
ICSEA 1093 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 North - Invermay
Your zoned school Live VIC + NSW catchments

Black Hill Primary School

The government school your child can attend for free by living in Ballarat North - Invermay.

Sector Government
Years Prep-6
Students 397
ICSEA 1042
A picture of students’ family backgrounds — not a ranking or a quality score.

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

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Also nearby — Catholic & Independent schools (not your catchment)
St Columba's School
Catholic 334 students
ICSEA 1090 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 school academic context is comparable between Ballarat North - Invermay (ICSEA 1,006) and Cranbourne South (1,012).

Catholic/independent schools are separate from the free government catchment — average ICSEA Ballarat North - Invermay 1,090 (1 school), Cranbourne South 1,093 (1 school).

The proportion of children from non-English-speaking backgrounds is lower in Ballarat North - Invermay at 4.9% (vs 24.2% in Cranbourne South).

Ballarat North - Invermay has a SEIFA advantage (IRSAD) of Decile 6, below Cranbourne South's Decile 7. Decile 10 is the most advantaged nationally.

Median house prices are 18% lower in Ballarat North - Invermay ($574,000 vs $700,000).

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