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Moving to Beaconsfield (Officer area) from Lara

Schools, childcare, demographics and house prices for Beaconsfield - Officer and Lara, side by side - all from public government data.

Beaconsfield (Officer area) has 29,524 people (ABS, June 2025), +4.3% in a year, a median house price of $775,000, 10 schools and 37 childcare services. Full Beaconsfield (Officer area) suburb profile.

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Lara
VIC · current home
Beaconsfield - Officer
VIC · destination
Population & growth ABS ERP June 2025
Population (2025)
23,952
29,524
Annual growth
+4.5%
+4.3%
Demographics ABS Census 2021
Median household income
$1,966/wk
$2,146/wk
Overseas born
17.2%
30.3%
Non-English-speaking background
11.8%
26.6%
Children aged 0–14
19.4%
23.1%
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 5
Decile 7
IRSAD score
994
1,036
Schools & childcare ACARA 2025 · ACECQA
Schools
5
10
Government schools ICSEA (avg intake)
995
1,026
Catholic/independent schools ICSEA (avg intake)
1,040
1,063
Childcare services (matched by suburb name)
17
37
Property VIC + NSW; QLD rent only
Median house price
$715,000
$775,000
House price YoY
-2.1%
+6.8%
Median 3-bed house rent /wk "Not published" means rent was suppressed for this area (too few lettings to publish a reliable median) - not that rent is unavailable there.
$530
not published
Getting around GTFS commute · OpenStreetMap amenities
Train to CBD, AM peak
50 min
58 min
GPs nearby
3
2
Supermarkets nearby
2
2
Parks nearby
53
68
Train stations
1
2
Crime & safety CSA Victoria (year ending June 2026)
Recorded incidents, latest year (raw count - not population-adjusted)
888
458
Change vs prior year
-5%
-11%
LGA rate, as published: recorded incidents per 100,000 people, whole council area (Crime Statistics Agency Victoria, year ending June 2026, released September 2026)
6,276.5 (Greater Geelong)
4,806.6 (Cardinia)
Counts are often higher where many people visit (shopping centres, stations, nightlife), not only where many people live. SuburbRadar does not rate suburbs as safe or unsafe.

Crime Statistics Agency Victoria data, licensed under CC BY 3.0 AU. Suburb totals are added up from published figures.

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.

From: Lara
Your zoned school Live VIC + NSW + QLD catchments

Lara Primary School

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

Sector Government
Years Prep-6
Students 439
ICSEA 993
A picture of students’ family backgrounds - not a ranking or a quality score.

This is the zoned government school for the centre of Lara (VIC catchment data) - addresses elsewhere in the suburb may be zoned to a different school.

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Also nearby - Catholic & Independent schools (not your catchment)
St Anthony's School
Catholic 477 students
ICSEA 1040 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: Beaconsfield - Officer
Your zoned school Live VIC + NSW + QLD 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
A picture of students’ family backgrounds - not a ranking or a quality score.

This is the zoned government school for the centre of Beaconsfield - Officer (VIC catchment data) - addresses elsewhere in the suburb may be zoned to a different school.

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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.

We show school intake context and catchments, not exam results. We don’t publish a school ranking.

Honest tradeoff

Beaconsfield - Officer's government schools have an average ICSEA of 1,026, compared to 995 in Lara. 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 Beaconsfield - Officer 1,063 (2 schools), Lara 1,040 (1 school).

There are 10 schools in Beaconsfield - Officer, compared to 5 in Lara.

Childcare services matched by suburb name: 37 in Beaconsfield - Officer vs 17 in Lara.

The proportion of children from non-English-speaking backgrounds is higher in Beaconsfield - Officer at 26.6% (vs 11.8% in Lara).

Beaconsfield - Officer has a SEIFA advantage (IRSAD) of Decile 7, above Lara's Decile 5. Decile 10 is the most advantaged nationally.

Median house prices are 8% higher in Beaconsfield - Officer ($775,000 vs $715,000).

Similar suburbs near Beaconsfield - Officer

Clyde North - North VIC
House$757,000
Gov ICSEA1,051
Schools4
SEIFA IRSAD Decile 8 · Decile 10 = most advantaged
Pakenham - North West VIC
House$725,000
Gov ICSEA1,019
Schools3
SEIFA IRSAD Decile 6 · Decile 10 = most advantaged
Berwick - South East VIC
House$907,300
Gov ICSEA1,059
Schools4
SEIFA IRSAD Decile 8 · Decile 10 = most advantaged
Berwick - North VIC
House$907,300
Gov ICSEA1,065
Schools7
Childcare34
SEIFA IRSAD Decile 7 · Decile 10 = most advantaged
Clyde North - South VIC
House$757,000
Gov ICSEA1,031
Schools5
Childcare34
SEIFA IRSAD Decile 7 · Decile 10 = most advantaged

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What is the population of Beaconsfield (Officer area)?

29,524 people lived in Beaconsfield (Officer area) at June 2025 (ABS Estimated Resident Population), a change of +4.3% over the year. Lara had 23,952.

Are houses cheaper in Beaconsfield (Officer area) than in Lara?

No. The median house price is $775,000 in Beaconsfield (Officer area) and $715,000 in Lara, 8% higher in Beaconsfield (Officer area).

How many schools are in Beaconsfield (Officer area)?

ACARA lists 10 schools in Beaconsfield (Officer area), against 5 in Lara. The zoned government school for an address is shown above under "Which school is zoned?".

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