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Moving to Ballarat North - Invermay from Werribee - West

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

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Comparing
Werribee - West
VIC · current home
Ballarat North - Invermay
VIC · destination
Population & growth ABS ERP June 2025
Population (2024)
32,943
15,204
Annual growth
+8.3%
+0.6%
Demographics ABS Census 2021
Median household income
$1,995/wk
$1,644/wk
Overseas born
35.4%
9.2%
Non-English-speaking background
34.6%
4.9%
Children aged 0–14
23.1%
18.7%
SEIFA advantage ABS SEIFA 2021
IRSAD decile (1 = most disadvantaged, 10 = most advantaged)
Decile 5
Decile 6
IRSAD score
992
1,015
Schools & childcare ACARA 2025 · ACECQA
Schools
10
7
Government schools ICSEA (avg intake)
995
1,006
Catholic/independent schools ICSEA (avg intake)
1,053
1,090
Childcare services (matched by postcode)
3
55
Property VIC + NSW in v1
Median house price
$607,500
$574,000
House price YoY
-4.0%
-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.
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—
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.
39 min
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GPs nearby
0
0
Supermarkets nearby
3
0
Parks nearby
85
44
Train stations
1
3
Safety CSA Victoria (year ending Dec 2025)
Recorded incidents, latest year (raw count — not population-adjusted)
4,114
259
Change vs prior year
-8%
+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 · Werribee - West
Your zoned school Live VIC + NSW catchments

Lollypop Creek Primary School

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

Sector Government
Years Prep-6
Students 390
ICSEA 1034
A picture of students’ family backgrounds — not a ranking or a quality score.

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

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Also nearby — Catholic & Independent schools (not your catchment)
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School
Catholic 402 students
ICSEA 1085 intake context
St Andrew's School
Catholic 290 students
ICSEA 1021 intake context

Fee-paying schools can’t be enrolled in by zone — they’re shown for context, not as the area’s school quality.

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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 Werribee - West (995).

Catholic/independent schools are separate from the free government catchment — average ICSEA Ballarat North - Invermay 1,090 (1 school), Werribee - West 1,053 (2 schools).

There are 7 schools in Ballarat North - Invermay, compared to 10 in Werribee - West.

Childcare services matched by postcode: 55 in Ballarat North - Invermay vs 3 in Werribee - West.

The proportion of children from non-English-speaking backgrounds is lower in Ballarat North - Invermay at 4.9% (vs 34.6% in Werribee - West).

Ballarat North - Invermay has a SEIFA advantage (IRSAD) of Decile 6, above Werribee - West's Decile 5. Decile 10 is the most advantaged nationally.

Median house prices are 6% lower in Ballarat North - Invermay ($574,000 vs $607,500).

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