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Moving to Barwon Heads - Armstrong Creek from Torquay

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

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Comparing
Torquay
VIC · current home
Barwon Heads - Armstrong Creek
VIC · destination
Population & growth ABS ERP June 2025
Population (2024)
26,581
15,749
Annual growth
+0.8%
+9.6%
Demographics ABS Census 2021
Median household income
$2,281/wk
$2,201/wk
Overseas born
12.7%
14.6%
Non-English-speaking background
4.8%
7.9%
Children aged 0–14
21.9%
23.3%
SEIFA advantage ABS SEIFA 2021
IRSAD decile (1 = most disadvantaged, 10 = most advantaged)
Decile 9
Decile 8
IRSAD score
1,092
1,064
Schools & childcare ACARA 2025 · ACECQA
Schools
6
4
Government schools ICSEA (avg intake)
1,093
1,055
Catholic/independent schools ICSEA (avg intake)
1,113
1,070
Childcare services (matched by postcode)
20
2
Property VIC + NSW in v1
Median house price
$1.18M
$1.46M
House price YoY
-2.5%
+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.
$650
Getting around GTFS commute · OpenStreetMap amenities
GPs nearby
4
0
Supermarkets nearby
0
1
Parks nearby
35
32
Train stations
0
0
Safety CSA Victoria (year ending Dec 2025)
Recorded incidents, latest year (raw count — not population-adjusted)
534
125
Change vs prior year
+3%
+25%

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 · Torquay
Your zoned school Live VIC + NSW catchments

Torquay P-6 College

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

Sector Government
Years Prep-6
Students 617
ICSEA 1092
A picture of students’ family backgrounds — not a ranking or a quality score.

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

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Also nearby — Catholic & Independent schools (not your catchment)
Lisieux Catholic Primary School
Catholic 333 students
ICSEA 1106 intake context
St Therese School
Catholic 332 students
ICSEA 1119 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 · 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 in-area government school for Barwon Heads - Armstrong Creek (VIC catchment data).

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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 has weaker government school academic context than Torquay, with an average ICSEA of 1,055 compared to 1,093. 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 Barwon Heads - Armstrong Creek 1,070 (1 school), Torquay 1,113 (2 schools).

There are 4 schools in Barwon Heads - Armstrong Creek, compared to 6 in Torquay.

Childcare services matched by postcode: 2 in Barwon Heads - Armstrong Creek vs 20 in Torquay.

Barwon Heads - Armstrong Creek has a SEIFA advantage (IRSAD) of Decile 8, below Torquay's Decile 9. Decile 10 is the most advantaged nationally.

Median house prices are 23% higher in Barwon Heads - Armstrong Creek ($1.46M vs $1.18M).

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House$651,000
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SEIFA IRSAD Decile 6 · Decile 10 = most advantaged
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SEIFA IRSAD Decile 9 · Decile 10 = most advantaged
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SEIFA IRSAD Decile 8 · Decile 10 = most advantaged

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