Moving to Berwick (South East area) from Beaconsfield (Officer area)
Schools, childcare, demographics and house prices for Berwick - South East and Beaconsfield - Officer, side by side - all from public government data.
Berwick (South East area) has 20,765 people (ABS, June 2025), +4.1% in a year, a median house price of $907,300 and 4 schools. Full Berwick (South East area) suburb profile.
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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 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.
Kurmile Primary School
The government school your child can attend for free by living in Beaconsfield - Officer.
This is the zoned government school for the centre of Beaconsfield - Officer (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.
Berwick Chase Primary School
The government school your child can attend for free by living in Berwick - South East.
This is the zoned government school for the centre of Berwick - South East (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.
Honest tradeoff
Berwick - South East's government schools have an average ICSEA of 1,059, compared to 1,026 in Beaconsfield - Officer. 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 Berwick - South East 1,108 (1 school), Beaconsfield - Officer 1,063 (2 schools).
There are 4 schools in Berwick - South East, compared to 10 in Beaconsfield - Officer.
The proportion of children from non-English-speaking backgrounds is higher in Berwick - South East at 35.6% (vs 26.6% in Beaconsfield - Officer).
Berwick - South East has a SEIFA advantage (IRSAD) of Decile 8, above Beaconsfield - Officer's Decile 7. Decile 10 is the most advantaged nationally.
Median house prices are 17% higher in Berwick - South East ($907,300 vs $775,000).
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What is the population of Berwick (South East area)?
20,765 people lived in Berwick (South East area) at June 2025 (ABS Estimated Resident Population), a change of +4.1% over the year. Beaconsfield (Officer area) had 29,524.
Are houses cheaper in Berwick (South East area) than in Beaconsfield (Officer area)?
No. The median house price is $907,300 in Berwick (South East area) and $775,000 in Beaconsfield (Officer area), 17% higher in Berwick (South East area).
How many schools are in Berwick (South East area)?
ACARA lists 4 schools in Berwick (South East area), against 10 in Beaconsfield (Officer area). The zoned government school for an address is shown above under "Which school is zoned?".
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Plan the move: Beaconsfield - Officer → Berwick - South East