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Moving to Ballarat from Cranbourne West

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

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Cranbourne West

VIC · current home

Ballarat

VIC · destination

Population & growth ABS ERP June 2025

Population (2024)

25,490

11,668

Annual growth

+2.6%

-0.4%

Demographics ABS Census 2021

Median household income

$1,903/wk

$1,573/wk

Overseas born

41.4%

13.3%

Non-English-speaking background

44.7%

8.2%

Children aged 0–14

26.5%

14.7%

SEIFA advantage ABS SEIFA 2021

IRSAD decile (1 = most disadvantaged, 10 = most advantaged)

Decile 5

Decile 7

IRSAD score

973

1,040

Schools & childcare ACARA 2025 · ACECQA

Schools

Government schools ICSEA (avg intake)

1,003

1,027

Catholic/independent schools ICSEA (avg intake)

1,045

1,099

Childcare services (matched by postcode)

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Property VIC + NSW in v1

Median house price

$700,000

$795,000

House price YoY

+5.3%

-39.3%

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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$410

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

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GPs nearby

Supermarkets nearby

Parks nearby

Train stations

Safety CSA Victoria (year ending Dec 2025)

Recorded incidents, latest year (raw count — not population-adjusted)

1,115

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Change vs prior year

+18%

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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 →

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

Your zoned school Live VIC + NSW catchments

Pleasant Street Primary School (Ballarat)

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

Sector Government

Years Prep-6

Students 350

ICSEA 1095

A picture of students’ family backgrounds — not a ranking or a quality score.

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

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Also nearby — Catholic & Independent schools (not your catchment)

Ballarat Clarendon College

Independent 1,896 students

ICSEA 1172 intake context

St Patrick's College

Catholic 1,267 students

ICSEA 1055 intake context

Loreto College

Catholic 948 students

ICSEA 1073 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

Ballarat has stronger government school academic context than Cranbourne West, with an average ICSEA of 1,027 compared to 1,003. 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 West 1,045 (1 school).

There are 9 schools in Ballarat, compared to 4 in Cranbourne West.

The proportion of children from non-English-speaking backgrounds is lower in Ballarat at 8.2% (vs 44.7% in Cranbourne West).

Ballarat has a SEIFA advantage (IRSAD) of Decile 7, above Cranbourne West's Decile 5. Decile 10 is the most advantaged nationally.

Median house prices are 14% higher in Ballarat ($795,000 vs $700,000).

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