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Moving to Bentleigh - McKinnon from Eltham

Schools, childcare, demographics and house prices for Bentleigh - McKinnon and Eltham, side by side — all from public government data.

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Comparing
Eltham
VIC · current home
Bentleigh - McKinnon
VIC · destination
Population & growth ABS ERP June 2025
Population (2024)
23,669
26,966
Annual growth
+0.7%
+0.8%
Demographics ABS Census 2021
Median household income
$2,464/wk
$2,240/wk
Overseas born
18.4%
36.8%
Non-English-speaking background
10.8%
32.5%
Children aged 0–14
18.9%
18.5%
SEIFA advantage ABS SEIFA 2021
IRSAD decile (1 = most disadvantaged, 10 = most advantaged)
Decile 9
Decile 9
IRSAD score
1,099
1,102
Schools & childcare ACARA 2025 · ACECQA
Schools
6
4
Government schools ICSEA (avg intake)
1,122
1,132
Catholic/independent schools ICSEA (avg intake)
1,107
1,114
Childcare services (matched by postcode)
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Property VIC + NSW in v1
Median house price
$1.26M
$1.85M
House price YoY
+7.0%
+2.2%
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.
47 min
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GPs nearby
2
1
Supermarkets nearby
3
2
Parks nearby
82
17
Train stations
0
2
Safety CSA Victoria (year ending Dec 2025)
Recorded incidents, latest year (raw count — not population-adjusted)
645
716
Change vs prior year
-9%
-5%

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 · Eltham
Your zoned school Live VIC + NSW catchments

Eltham East Primary School

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

Sector Government
Years Prep-6
Students 652
ICSEA 1143
A picture of students’ family backgrounds — not a ranking or a quality score.

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

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Also nearby — Catholic & Independent schools (not your catchment)
Catholic Ladies' College Ltd
Catholic 901 students
ICSEA 1119 intake context
Our Lady Help of Christians School
Catholic 79 students
ICSEA 1094 intake context

Fee-paying schools can’t be enrolled in by zone — they’re shown for context, not as the area’s school quality.

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To · Bentleigh - McKinnon
Your zoned school Live VIC + NSW catchments

Bentleigh West Primary School

The government school your child can attend for free by living in Bentleigh - McKinnon.

Sector Government
Years Prep-6
Students 788
ICSEA 1146
A picture of students’ family backgrounds — not a ranking or a quality score.

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

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Also nearby — Catholic & Independent schools (not your catchment)
Our Lady of the Sacred Heart College
Catholic 732 students
ICSEA 1093 intake context
St Paul's School
Catholic 341 students
ICSEA 1134 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

Government school academic context is comparable between Bentleigh - McKinnon (ICSEA 1,132) and Eltham (1,122).

Catholic/independent schools are separate from the free government catchment — average ICSEA Bentleigh - McKinnon 1,114 (2 schools), Eltham 1,107 (2 schools).

There are 4 schools in Bentleigh - McKinnon, compared to 6 in Eltham.

The proportion of children from non-English-speaking backgrounds is higher in Bentleigh - McKinnon at 32.5% (vs 10.8% in Eltham).

Median house prices are 46% higher in Bentleigh - McKinnon ($1.85M vs $1.26M).

Similar suburbs near Bentleigh - McKinnon
South Yarra - South VIC
SEIFA IRSAD Decile 9 · Decile 10 = most advantaged
Ormond - Glen Huntly VIC
House$1.57M
Gov ICSEA1,157
Schools4
Childcare25
SEIFA IRSAD Decile 9 · Decile 10 = most advantaged
Bentleigh East - South VIC
House$1.75M
Gov ICSEA1,088
Schools5
Childcare20
SEIFA IRSAD Decile 9 · Decile 10 = most advantaged
Brighton East VIC
House$2.05M
Gov ICSEA1,135
Schools4
Childcare13
SEIFA IRSAD Decile 10 · Decile 10 = most advantaged
Bentleigh East - North VIC
House$1.55M
Gov ICSEA1,146
Schools2
SEIFA IRSAD Decile 9 · Decile 10 = most advantaged

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