Moving to Bendigo Surrounds - South from Wallan
Schools, childcare, demographics and house prices for Bendigo Surrounds - South and Wallan, side by side — all from public government data.
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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 →
The free government school your child can attend in each area — side by side, never a blended average.
Muyan Primary School
The government school your child can attend for free by living in Wallan.
This is the zoned in-area government school for Wallan (VIC catchment data).
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We show school intake context and catchments, not exam results. We don’t publish a school ranking.
Kangaroo Flat Primary School
The government school your child can attend for free by living in Bendigo Surrounds - South.
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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Bendigo Surrounds - South has stronger government school academic context than Wallan, with an average ICSEA of 1,012 compared to 985. 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 Bendigo Surrounds - South none in this SA2, Wallan 1,039 (1 school).
There are 4 schools in Bendigo Surrounds - South, compared to 6 in Wallan.
Childcare services matched by postcode: 3 in Bendigo Surrounds - South vs 27 in Wallan.
The proportion of children from non-English-speaking backgrounds is lower in Bendigo Surrounds - South at 2.4% (vs 18.9% in Wallan).
Bendigo Surrounds - South has a SEIFA advantage (IRSAD) of Decile 7, above Wallan's Decile 5. Decile 10 is the most advantaged nationally.
Median house prices are 5% higher in Bendigo Surrounds - South ($672,500 vs $640,000).
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