Skip to main content
SuburbRadar
Move comparison · VIC → VIC

Moving to Barwon Heads - Armstrong Creek from Sebastopol - Redan

Schools, childcare, demographics and house prices for Barwon Heads - Armstrong Creek and Sebastopol - Redan, side by side - all from public government data.

Open this plan in the Move Planner →

Add your kids' ages, see school catchment zones on the map, and get a shareable link.

Comparing
Sebastopol - Redan
VIC · current home
Barwon Heads - Armstrong Creek
VIC · destination
Population & growth ABS ERP June 2025
Population (2025)
12,766
15,749
Annual growth
-0.2%
+9.6%
Demographics ABS Census 2021
Median household income
$1,020/wk
$2,201/wk
Overseas born
10.0%
14.6%
Non-English-speaking background
5.6%
7.9%
Children aged 0–14
16.6%
23.3%
SEIFA advantage ABS SEIFA 2021
IRSAD decile (1 = most disadvantaged, 10 = most advantaged) A relative socio-economic index - not a measure of safety or community quality.
Decile 1
Decile 8
IRSAD score
861
1,064
Schools & childcare ACARA 2025 · ACECQA
Schools
5
4
Government schools ICSEA (avg intake)
924
1,055
Catholic/independent schools ICSEA (avg intake)
1,038
1,070
Childcare services (matched by suburb name)
13
14
Property VIC + NSW in v1
Median house price
$513,000
$680,000
House price YoY
+20.3%
+4.5%
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.
-
-
Getting around GTFS commute · OpenStreetMap amenities
Train to CBD, AM peak
82 min
72 min
GPs nearby
0
0
Supermarkets nearby
1
1
Parks nearby
29
32
Train stations
0
0
Safety CSA Victoria (year ending March 2026)
Recorded incidents, latest year (raw count - not population-adjusted)
1,121
124
Change vs prior year
+8%
+2%

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 · Sebastopol - Redan
Government schools Live VIC + NSW catchments

Government schools in Sebastopol - Redan

Free government schools your child may attend. We couldn’t confirm the exact zone for this point, so we can’t confirm which one is yours.

Phoenix P-12 Community College Government · 1,473 students
ICSEA 947
Sebastopol Primary School Government · 98 students
ICSEA 901

A picture of students’ family backgrounds (ICSEA) - not a ranking or a quality score.

Also nearby - Catholic & Independent schools (not your catchment)
Ballarat Christian College
Independent 406 students
ICSEA 1058 intake context
St Aloysius' School
Catholic 254 students
ICSEA 1022 intake context
St James' School
Catholic 166 students
ICSEA 1034 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 · Barwon Heads - Armstrong Creek
Your zoned school Live VIC + NSW catchments

Armstrong Creek School

The government school your child can attend for free by living in Barwon Heads - Armstrong Creek.

Sector Government
Years U, Prep-6
Students 905
ICSEA 1023
A picture of students’ family backgrounds - not a ranking or a quality score.

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 map
Also nearby - Catholic & Independent schools (not your catchment)
St Catherine of Siena Catholic Primary School
Catholic 504 students
ICSEA 1070 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

Barwon Heads - Armstrong Creek's government schools have an average ICSEA of 1,055, compared to 924 in Sebastopol - Redan. 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), Sebastopol - Redan 1,038 (3 schools).

There are 4 schools in Barwon Heads - Armstrong Creek, compared to 5 in Sebastopol - Redan.

Childcare services matched by suburb name: 14 in Barwon Heads - Armstrong Creek vs 13 in Sebastopol - Redan.

Barwon Heads - Armstrong Creek has a SEIFA advantage (IRSAD) of Decile 8, above Sebastopol - Redan's Decile 1. Decile 10 is the most advantaged nationally.

Median house prices are 33% higher in Barwon Heads - Armstrong Creek ($680,000 vs $513,000).

Similar suburbs near Barwon Heads - Armstrong Creek
Charlemont VIC
House$630,000
Schools2
Childcare2
SEIFA IRSAD Decile 6 · Decile 10 = most advantaged
Grovedale - Mount Duneed VIC
House$720,000
Gov ICSEA1,024
Schools7
Childcare15
SEIFA IRSAD Decile 6 · Decile 10 = most advantaged
Geelong VIC
House$902,500
Gov ICSEA1,022
Schools7
Childcare11
SEIFA IRSAD Decile 6 · Decile 10 = most advantaged
Torquay VIC
House$1.21M
Gov ICSEA1,093
Schools6
Childcare25
SEIFA IRSAD Decile 9 · Decile 10 = most advantaged
Newtown VIC
Gov ICSEA1,115
Schools7
SEIFA IRSAD Decile 9 · Decile 10 = most advantaged
Related moves
Moving to Mickleham - Yuroke from Sebastopol - Redan, VIC Moving to Barwon Heads - Armstrong Creek from Mickleham - Yuroke, VIC Moving to Wollert from Sebastopol - Redan, VIC Moving to Barwon Heads - Armstrong Creek from Wollert, VIC

Make this comparison yours

The Move Planner adds your kids' ages, school catchment zones on the map, and a shareable link for your partner.

Plan the move: Sebastopol - Redan → Barwon Heads - Armstrong Creek