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Moving to Bendigo Surrounds (South area) from Werribee (West area)

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

Bendigo Surrounds (South area) has 9,094 people (ABS, June 2025), +1.7% in a year, a median house price of $673,800, 4 schools and 6 childcare services. Full Bendigo Surrounds (South area) suburb profile.

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Werribee - West
VIC · current home
Bendigo Surrounds - South
VIC · destination
Population & growth ABS ERP June 2025
Population (2025)
32,943
9,094
Annual growth
+8.3%
+1.7%
Demographics ABS Census 2021
Median household income
$1,995/wk
$2,040/wk
Overseas born
35.4%
6.8%
Non-English-speaking background
34.6%
2.4%
Children aged 0–14
23.1%
20.7%
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
992
1,025
Schools & childcare ACARA 2025 · ACECQA
Schools
10
4
Government schools ICSEA (avg intake)
995
1,012
Catholic/independent schools ICSEA (avg intake)
1,053
not published
Childcare services (matched by suburb name)
59
6
Property VIC + NSW; QLD rent only
Median house price
$680,000
$673,800
House price YoY
+11.3%
+5.3%
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.
$460
not published
Getting around GTFS commute · OpenStreetMap amenities
Train to CBD, AM peak
44 min
116 min
GPs nearby
None mapped
None mapped
Supermarkets nearby
3
None mapped
Parks nearby
85
1
Train stations
1
None mapped
Crime & safety CSA Victoria (year ending June 2026)
Recorded incidents, latest year (raw count - not population-adjusted)
4,058
not published
Change vs prior year
-6%
not published
LGA rate, as published: recorded incidents per 100,000 people, whole council area (Crime Statistics Agency Victoria, year ending June 2026, released September 2026)
5,126.8 (Wyndham)
not published
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: Werribee - West
Your zoned school Live VIC + NSW + QLD catchments

Lollypop Creek Primary School

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

Sector Government
Years Prep-6
Students 390
ICSEA 1034
A picture of students’ family backgrounds - not a ranking or a quality score.

This is the zoned government school for the centre of Werribee - West (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 Joseph's Catholic Primary School
Catholic 402 students
ICSEA 1085 intake context
St Andrew's School
Catholic 290 students
ICSEA 1021 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 + QLD 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

Bendigo Surrounds - South's government schools have an average ICSEA of 1,012, compared to 995 in Werribee - West. 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 Bendigo Surrounds - South none in this SA2, Werribee - West 1,053 (2 schools).

There are 4 schools in Bendigo Surrounds - South, compared to 10 in Werribee - West.

Childcare services matched by suburb name: 6 in Bendigo Surrounds - South vs 59 in Werribee - West.

The proportion of children from non-English-speaking backgrounds is lower in Bendigo Surrounds - South at 2.4% (vs 34.6% in Werribee - West).

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

Similar suburbs near Bendigo Surrounds - South

Maiden Gully VIC
House$874,000
Gov ICSEA1,009
Schools2
Childcare5
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$592,000
Gov ICSEA1,036
Schools4
Childcare4
SEIFA IRSAD Decile 5 · Decile 10 = most advantaged
East Bendigo - Kennington VIC
House$654,000
Gov ICSEA979
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Childcare6
SEIFA IRSAD Decile 5 · Decile 10 = most advantaged
Strathfieldsaye VIC
House$772,500
Gov ICSEA1,038
Schools2
Childcare7
SEIFA IRSAD Decile 8 · Decile 10 = most advantaged

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What is the population of Bendigo Surrounds (South area)?

9,094 people lived in Bendigo Surrounds (South area) at June 2025 (ABS Estimated Resident Population), a change of +1.7% over the year. Werribee (West area) had 32,943.

Are houses cheaper in Bendigo Surrounds (South area) than in Werribee (West area)?

Yes. The median house price is $673,800 in Bendigo Surrounds (South area) and $680,000 in Werribee (West area), 1% lower in Bendigo Surrounds (South area).

How many schools are in Bendigo Surrounds (South area)?

ACARA lists 4 schools in Bendigo Surrounds (South area), against 10 in Werribee (West area). The zoned government school for an address is shown above under "Which school is zoned?".

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Plan the move: Werribee - West → Bendigo Surrounds - South