Moving to Ballarat North (Invermay area) from Geelong West (Hamlyn Heights area)
Schools, childcare, demographics and house prices for Ballarat North - Invermay and Geelong West - Hamlyn Heights, side by side - all from public government data.
Ballarat North (Invermay area) has 15,204 people (ABS, June 2025), +0.6% in a year, a median house price of $617,500, 7 schools and 12 childcare services. Full Ballarat North (Invermay 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.
Herne Hill Primary School
The government school your child can attend for free by living in Geelong West - Hamlyn Heights.
This is the zoned government school for the centre of Geelong West - Hamlyn Heights (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.
Black Hill Primary School
The government school your child can attend for free by living in Ballarat North - Invermay.
This is the zoned government school for the centre of Ballarat North - Invermay (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 North - Invermay's government schools have an average ICSEA of 1,006, compared to 1,022 in Geelong West - Hamlyn Heights. 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 North - Invermay 1,090 (1 school), Geelong West - Hamlyn Heights 1,075 (3 schools).
There are 7 schools in Ballarat North - Invermay, compared to 9 in Geelong West - Hamlyn Heights.
The proportion of children from non-English-speaking backgrounds is lower in Ballarat North - Invermay at 4.9% (vs 12.0% in Geelong West - Hamlyn Heights).
Ballarat North - Invermay has a SEIFA advantage (IRSAD) of Decile 6, below Geelong West - Hamlyn Heights's Decile 7. Decile 10 is the most advantaged nationally.
Median house prices are 23% lower in Ballarat North - Invermay ($617,500 vs $800,000).
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What is the population of Ballarat North (Invermay area)?
15,204 people lived in Ballarat North (Invermay area) at June 2025 (ABS Estimated Resident Population), a change of +0.6% over the year. Geelong West (Hamlyn Heights area) had 22,415.
Are houses cheaper in Ballarat North (Invermay area) than in Geelong West (Hamlyn Heights area)?
Yes. The median house price is $617,500 in Ballarat North (Invermay area) and $800,000 in Geelong West (Hamlyn Heights area), 23% lower in Ballarat North (Invermay area).
How many schools are in Ballarat North (Invermay area)?
ACARA lists 7 schools in Ballarat North (Invermay area), against 9 in Geelong West (Hamlyn Heights area). The zoned government school for an address is shown above under "Which school is zoned?".
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Plan the move: Geelong West - Hamlyn Heights → Ballarat North - Invermay