Moving to Bentleigh - McKinnon from Caulfield - North
Schools, childcare, demographics and house prices for Bentleigh - McKinnon and Caulfield - North, side by side - all from public government data.
Open this plan in the Move Planner →Add your kids' ages, see school catchment zones on the map, and get a shareable link.
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.
Caulfield Junior College
The government school your child can attend for free by living in Caulfield - North.
This is the zoned government school for the centre of Caulfield - North (VIC catchment data) - addresses elsewhere in the suburb may be zoned to a different school.
See the catchment on the mapFee-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.
Bentleigh West Primary School
The government school your child can attend for free by living in Bentleigh - McKinnon.
This is the zoned government school for the centre of Bentleigh - McKinnon (VIC catchment data) - addresses elsewhere in the suburb may be zoned to a different school.
See the catchment on the mapFee-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.
Bentleigh - McKinnon's government schools have an average ICSEA of 1,132, compared to 1,097 in Caulfield - North. 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 Bentleigh - McKinnon 1,114 (2 schools), Caulfield - North 1,105 (3 schools).
There are 4 schools in Bentleigh - McKinnon, compared to 7 in Caulfield - North.
Childcare services matched by suburb name: 17 in Bentleigh - McKinnon vs 16 in Caulfield - North.
The proportion of children from non-English-speaking backgrounds is higher in Bentleigh - McKinnon at 32.5% (vs 26.9% in Caulfield - North).
Bentleigh - McKinnon has a SEIFA advantage (IRSAD) of Decile 9, below Caulfield - North's Decile 10. Decile 10 is the most advantaged nationally.
Median house prices are 13% lower in Bentleigh - McKinnon ($1.9M vs $2.18M).
Make this comparison yours
The Move Planner adds your kids' ages, school catchment zones on the map, and a shareable link for your partner.
Plan the move: Caulfield - North → Bentleigh - McKinnon