Moving to Barwon Heads (Armstrong Creek area) from Cranbourne West
Schools, childcare, demographics and house prices for Barwon Heads - Armstrong Creek and Cranbourne West, side by side - all from public government data.
Barwon Heads (Armstrong Creek area) has 15,749 people (ABS, June 2025), +9.6% in a year, a median house price of $680,000, 4 schools and 14 childcare services. Full Barwon Heads (Armstrong Creek 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.
Quarters Primary School
The government school your child can attend for free by living in Cranbourne West.
This is the zoned government school for the centre of Cranbourne West (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.
Armstrong Creek School
The government school your child can attend for free by living in Barwon Heads - Armstrong Creek.
This is the zoned government school for the centre of Barwon Heads - Armstrong Creek (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
Barwon Heads - Armstrong Creek's government schools have an average ICSEA of 1,055, compared to 1,003 in Cranbourne West. 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 Barwon Heads - Armstrong Creek 1,070 (1 school), Cranbourne West 1,045 (1 school).
Childcare services matched by suburb name: 14 in Barwon Heads - Armstrong Creek vs 15 in Cranbourne West.
The proportion of children from non-English-speaking backgrounds is lower in Barwon Heads - Armstrong Creek at 7.9% (vs 44.7% in Cranbourne West).
Barwon Heads - Armstrong Creek has a SEIFA advantage (IRSAD) of Decile 8, above Cranbourne West's Decile 5. Decile 10 is the most advantaged nationally.
Median house prices are 8% lower in Barwon Heads - Armstrong Creek ($680,000 vs $740,000).
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What is the population of Barwon Heads (Armstrong Creek area)?
15,749 people lived in Barwon Heads (Armstrong Creek area) at June 2025 (ABS Estimated Resident Population), a change of +9.6% over the year. Cranbourne West had 25,490.
Are houses cheaper in Barwon Heads (Armstrong Creek area) than in Cranbourne West?
Yes. The median house price is $680,000 in Barwon Heads (Armstrong Creek area) and $740,000 in Cranbourne West, 8% lower in Barwon Heads (Armstrong Creek area).
How many schools are in Barwon Heads (Armstrong Creek area)?
ACARA lists 4 schools in Barwon Heads (Armstrong Creek area), against 4 in Cranbourne West. The zoned government school for an address is shown above under "Which school is zoned?".
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Plan the move: Cranbourne West → Barwon Heads - Armstrong Creek