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Moving to Bentleigh - McKinnon from Highett (East) - Cheltenham

Schools, childcare, demographics and house prices for Bentleigh - McKinnon and Highett (East) - Cheltenham, side by side - all from public government data.

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Comparing
Highett (East) - Cheltenham
VIC · current home
Bentleigh - McKinnon
VIC · destination
Population & growth ABS ERP June 2025
Population (2025)
26,320
26,966
Annual growth
+2.0%
+0.8%
Demographics ABS Census 2021
Median household income
$1,853/wk
$2,240/wk
Overseas born
31.6%
36.8%
Non-English-speaking background
26.8%
32.5%
Children aged 0–14
17.1%
18.5%
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 8
Decile 9
IRSAD score
1,055
1,102
Schools & childcare ACARA 2025 · ACECQA
Schools
5
4
Government schools ICSEA (avg intake)
1,083
1,132
Catholic/independent schools ICSEA (avg intake)
1,107
1,114
Childcare services (matched by suburb name)
22
17
Property VIC + NSW in v1
Median house price
$1.39M
$1.9M
House price YoY
+6.0%
+9.2%
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.
$720
-
Getting around GTFS commute · OpenStreetMap amenities
Train to CBD, AM peak
49 min
39 min
GPs nearby
6
1
Supermarkets nearby
6
2
Parks nearby
26
17
Train stations
0
2
Safety CSA Victoria (year ending March 2026)
Recorded incidents, latest year (raw count - not population-adjusted)
-
704
Change vs prior year
-
-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 · Highett (East) - Cheltenham
Your zoned school Live VIC + NSW catchments

Le Page Primary School

The government school your child can attend for free by living in Highett (East) - Cheltenham.

Sector Government
Years Prep-6
Students 215
ICSEA 1080
A picture of students’ family backgrounds - not a ranking or a quality score.

This is the zoned government school for the centre of Highett (East) - Cheltenham (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)
Our Lady of the Assumption School
Catholic 257 students
ICSEA 1107 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 · 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 government school for the centre of Bentleigh - McKinnon (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)
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

Bentleigh - McKinnon's government schools have an average ICSEA of 1,132, compared to 1,083 in Highett (East) - Cheltenham. 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), Highett (East) - Cheltenham 1,107 (1 school).

There are 4 schools in Bentleigh - McKinnon, compared to 5 in Highett (East) - Cheltenham.

Childcare services matched by suburb name: 17 in Bentleigh - McKinnon vs 22 in Highett (East) - Cheltenham.

The proportion of children from non-English-speaking backgrounds is higher in Bentleigh - McKinnon at 32.5% (vs 26.8% in Highett (East) - Cheltenham).

Bentleigh - McKinnon has a SEIFA advantage (IRSAD) of Decile 9, above Highett (East) - Cheltenham's Decile 8. Decile 10 is the most advantaged nationally.

Median house prices are 37% higher in Bentleigh - McKinnon ($1.9M vs $1.39M).

Similar suburbs near Bentleigh - McKinnon
South Yarra - South VIC
SEIFA IRSAD Decile 9 · Decile 10 = most advantaged
Ormond - Glen Huntly VIC
House$2.02M
Gov ICSEA1,157
Schools4
Childcare13
SEIFA IRSAD Decile 9 · Decile 10 = most advantaged
Bentleigh East - South VIC
House$1.65M
Gov ICSEA1,088
Schools5
Childcare19
SEIFA IRSAD Decile 9 · Decile 10 = most advantaged
Brighton East VIC
House$2.17M
Gov ICSEA1,135
Schools4
Childcare13
SEIFA IRSAD Decile 10 · Decile 10 = most advantaged
Bentleigh East - North VIC
House$1.61M
Gov ICSEA1,146
Schools2
SEIFA IRSAD Decile 9 · Decile 10 = most advantaged
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