Moving to Ballarat from Cranbourne South
Schools, childcare, demographics and house prices for Ballarat and Cranbourne South, side by side — all from public government data.
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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 (NSW) · NSW BOCSAR (NSW) · CSA Victoria (VIC). How we source this data →
The free government school your child can attend in each area — side by side, never a blended average.
Botanic Ridge Primary School
The government school your child can attend for free by living in Cranbourne South.
This is the zoned in-area government school for Cranbourne South (VIC catchment data).
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.
Pleasant Street Primary School (Ballarat)
The government school your child can attend for free by living in Ballarat.
This is the zoned in-area government school for Ballarat (VIC catchment data).
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.
Ballarat has stronger government school academic context than Cranbourne South, with an average ICSEA of 1,027 compared to 1,012. ICSEA reflects the academic and socioeconomic intake of students — a higher score signals a higher-resourced school community.
Catholic/independent schools are separate from the free government catchment — average ICSEA Ballarat 1,099 (4 schools), Cranbourne South 1,093 (1 school).
There are 9 schools in Ballarat, compared to 7 in Cranbourne South.
The proportion of children from non-English-speaking backgrounds is lower in Ballarat at 8.2% (vs 24.2% in Cranbourne South).
Median house prices are 14% higher in Ballarat ($795,000 vs $700,000).
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Plan the move: Cranbourne South → Ballarat