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Moving to Ballarat North - Invermay from Cranbourne West

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

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Comparing
Cranbourne West
VIC · current home
Ballarat North - Invermay
VIC · destination
Population & growth ABS ERP June 2025
Population (2024)
25,490
15,204
Annual growth
+2.6%
+0.6%
Demographics ABS Census 2021
Median household income
$1,903/wk
$1,644/wk
Overseas born
41.4%
9.2%
Non-English-speaking background
44.7%
4.9%
Children aged 0–14
26.5%
18.7%
SEIFA advantage ABS SEIFA 2021
IRSAD decile (1 = most disadvantaged, 10 = most advantaged)
Decile 5
Decile 6
IRSAD score
973
1,015
Schools & childcare ACARA 2025 · ACECQA
Schools
4
7
Government schools ICSEA (avg intake)
1,003
1,006
Catholic/independent schools ICSEA (avg intake)
1,045
1,090
Childcare services (matched by postcode)
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55
Property VIC + NSW in v1
Median house price
$700,000
$574,000
House price YoY
+5.3%
-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
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.
71 min
—
GPs nearby
3
0
Supermarkets nearby
7
0
Parks nearby
40
44
Train stations
0
3
Safety CSA Victoria (year ending Dec 2025)
Recorded incidents, latest year (raw count — not population-adjusted)
1,115
259
Change vs prior year
+18%
+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 West
Your zoned school Live VIC + NSW catchments

Quarters Primary School

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

Sector Government
Years Prep-6
Students 466
ICSEA 1003
A picture of students’ family backgrounds — not a ranking or a quality score.

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

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Also nearby — Catholic & Independent schools (not your catchment)
St Peter's College
Catholic 2,089 students
ICSEA 1045 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 West (1,003).

Catholic/independent schools are separate from the free government catchment — average ICSEA Ballarat North - Invermay 1,090 (1 school), Cranbourne West 1,045 (1 school).

There are 7 schools in Ballarat North - Invermay, compared to 4 in Cranbourne West.

The proportion of children from non-English-speaking backgrounds is lower in Ballarat North - Invermay at 4.9% (vs 44.7% in Cranbourne West).

Ballarat North - Invermay has a SEIFA advantage (IRSAD) of Decile 6, above Cranbourne West's Decile 5. 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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