Moving to Ballarat North (Invermay area) from Lara
Schools, childcare, demographics and house prices for Ballarat North - Invermay and Lara, 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.
Lara Primary School
The government school your child can attend for free by living in Lara.
This is the zoned government school for the centre of Lara (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
Government schools in Ballarat North - Invermay and Lara have a similar average ICSEA (1,006 and 995) - a measure of student intake, not teaching quality.
Catholic/independent schools are separate from the free government catchment - average ICSEA Ballarat North - Invermay 1,090 (1 school), Lara 1,040 (1 school).
There are 7 schools in Ballarat North - Invermay, compared to 5 in Lara.
Childcare services matched by suburb name: 12 in Ballarat North - Invermay vs 17 in Lara.
The proportion of children from non-English-speaking backgrounds is lower in Ballarat North - Invermay at 4.9% (vs 11.8% in Lara).
Ballarat North - Invermay has a SEIFA advantage (IRSAD) of Decile 6, above Lara's Decile 5. Decile 10 is the most advantaged nationally.
Median house prices are 14% lower in Ballarat North - Invermay ($617,500 vs $715,000).
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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. Lara had 23,952.
Are houses cheaper in Ballarat North (Invermay area) than in Lara?
Yes. The median house price is $617,500 in Ballarat North (Invermay area) and $715,000 in Lara, 14% 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 5 in Lara. The zoned government school for an address is shown above under "Which school is zoned?".
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Plan the move: Lara → Ballarat North - Invermay