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Moving to Bendigo Surrounds - South from Cranbourne West

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

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Comparing

Cranbourne West

VIC · current home

Bendigo Surrounds - South

VIC · destination

Population & growth ABS ERP June 2025

Population (2024)

25,490

9,094

Annual growth

+2.6%

+1.7%

Demographics ABS Census 2021

Median household income

$1,903/wk

$2,040/wk

Overseas born

41.4%

6.8%

Non-English-speaking background

44.7%

2.4%

Children aged 0–14

26.5%

20.7%

SEIFA advantage ABS SEIFA 2021

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

Decile 5

Decile 7

IRSAD score

973

1,025

Schools & childcare ACARA 2025 · ACECQA

Schools

Government schools ICSEA (avg intake)

1,003

1,012

Catholic/independent schools ICSEA (avg intake)

1,045

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Childcare services (matched by postcode)

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Property VIC + NSW in v1

Median house price

$700,000

$672,500

House price YoY

+5.3%

+1.9%

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

Train to CBD, AM peak Nearest-station AM-peak estimate (VIC/QLD/WA); a blank means no station matched within range for that suburb — not that it has no transport.

71 min

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GPs nearby

Supermarkets nearby

Parks nearby

Train stations

Safety CSA Victoria (year ending Dec 2025)

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

1,115

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Change vs prior year

+18%

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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 (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 · Cranbourne West

Your zoned school Live VIC + NSW catchments

Quarters Primary School

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

Sector Government

Years Prep-6

Students 466

ICSEA 1003

A picture of students’ family backgrounds — not a ranking or a quality score.

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

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

St Peter's College

Catholic 2,089 students

ICSEA 1045 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 · 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

A picture of students’ family backgrounds — not a ranking or a quality score.

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

Honest tradeoff

Government school academic context is comparable between Bendigo Surrounds - South (ICSEA 1,012) and Cranbourne West (1,003).

Catholic/independent schools are separate from the free government catchment — average ICSEA Bendigo Surrounds - South none in this SA2, Cranbourne West 1,045 (1 school).

The proportion of children from non-English-speaking backgrounds is lower in Bendigo Surrounds - South at 2.4% (vs 44.7% in Cranbourne West).

Bendigo Surrounds - South has a SEIFA advantage (IRSAD) of Decile 7, above Cranbourne West's Decile 5. Decile 10 is the most advantaged nationally.

Similar suburbs near Bendigo Surrounds - South

Maiden Gully VIC

House$795,000

Gov ICSEA1,009

Schools2

SEIFA IRSAD Decile 7 · Decile 10 = most advantaged

Bundoora - North VIC

SEIFA IRSAD Decile 7 · Decile 10 = most advantaged

Flora Hill - Spring Gully VIC

House$625,000

Gov ICSEA1,036

Schools4

SEIFA IRSAD Decile 5 · Decile 10 = most advantaged

East Bendigo - Kennington VIC

House$660,000

Gov ICSEA979

Schools3

SEIFA IRSAD Decile 5 · Decile 10 = most advantaged

Strathfieldsaye VIC

House$680,000

Gov ICSEA1,038

Schools2

SEIFA IRSAD Decile 8 · Decile 10 = most advantaged

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