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Moving to Beaconsfield - Officer from Bendigo Surrounds - South

Schools, childcare, demographics and house prices for Beaconsfield - Officer and Bendigo Surrounds - South, side by side — all from public government data.

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Bendigo Surrounds - South

VIC · current home

Beaconsfield - Officer

VIC · destination

Population & growth ABS ERP June 2025

Population (2024)

9,094

29,524

Annual growth

+1.7%

+4.3%

Demographics ABS Census 2021

Median household income

$2,040/wk

$2,146/wk

Overseas born

6.8%

30.3%

Non-English-speaking background

2.4%

26.6%

Children aged 0–14

20.7%

23.1%

SEIFA advantage ABS SEIFA 2021

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

Decile 7

IRSAD score

1,025

1,036

Schools & childcare ACARA 2025 · ACECQA

Schools

Government schools ICSEA (avg intake)

1,012

1,026

Catholic/independent schools ICSEA (avg intake)

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1,063

Childcare services (matched by postcode)

Property VIC + NSW in v1

Median house price

$672,500

$960,000

House price YoY

+1.9%

+1.1%

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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Getting around GTFS commute · OpenStreetMap amenities

GPs nearby

Supermarkets nearby

Parks nearby

Train stations

Safety CSA Victoria (year ending Dec 2025)

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

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508

Change vs prior year

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+43%

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 · Bendigo Surrounds - South

Your zoned school Live VIC + NSW catchments

Kangaroo Flat Primary School

The government school your child can attend for free by living in Bendigo Surrounds - South.

Sector Government

Years Prep-6

Students 313

ICSEA 908

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The government catchment school for parts of Bendigo Surrounds - South is Kangaroo Flat Primary School — just outside the suburb boundary (VIC catchment data).

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To · Beaconsfield - Officer

Your zoned school Live VIC + NSW catchments

Kurmile Primary School

The government school your child can attend for free by living in Beaconsfield - Officer.

Sector Government

Years Prep-6

Students 107

ICSEA 1008

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

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

St Francis Xavier College

Catholic 2,797 students

ICSEA 1043 intake context

St Brigid's School

Catholic 375 students

ICSEA 1082 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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Honest tradeoff

Government school academic context is comparable between Beaconsfield - Officer (ICSEA 1,026) and Bendigo Surrounds - South (1,012).

Catholic/independent schools are separate from the free government catchment — average ICSEA Beaconsfield - Officer 1,063 (2 schools), Bendigo Surrounds - South none in this SA2.

There are 10 schools in Beaconsfield - Officer, compared to 4 in Bendigo Surrounds - South.

Childcare services matched by postcode: 7 in Beaconsfield - Officer vs 3 in Bendigo Surrounds - South.

The proportion of children from non-English-speaking backgrounds is higher in Beaconsfield - Officer at 26.6% (vs 2.4% in Bendigo Surrounds - South).

Median house prices are 43% higher in Beaconsfield - Officer ($960,000 vs $672,500).

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Childcare48

SEIFA IRSAD Decile 8 · Decile 10 = most advantaged

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SEIFA IRSAD Decile 7 · Decile 10 = most advantaged

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SEIFA IRSAD Decile 7 · Decile 10 = most advantaged

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