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Moving to Blackburn from Eltham

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

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Comparing
Eltham
VIC · current home
Blackburn
VIC · destination
Population & growth ABS ERP June 2025
Population (2025)
23,669
23,732
Annual growth
+0.7%
+1.4%
Demographics ABS Census 2021
Median household income
$2,464/wk
$2,050/wk
Overseas born
18.4%
33.6%
Non-English-speaking background
10.8%
32.4%
Children aged 0–14
18.9%
17.2%
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 9
Decile 9
IRSAD score
1,099
1,087
Schools & childcare ACARA 2025 · ACECQA
Schools
6
8
Government schools ICSEA (avg intake)
1,122
1,136
Catholic/independent schools ICSEA (avg intake)
1,107
1,134
Childcare services (matched by suburb name)
20
25
Property VIC + NSW in v1
Median house price
$1.27M
$1.57M
House price YoY
+9.6%
+6.2%
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.
-
$620
Getting around GTFS commute · OpenStreetMap amenities
Train to CBD, AM peak
47 min
33 min
GPs nearby
2
1
Supermarkets nearby
3
4
Parks nearby
82
41
Train stations
0
1
Safety CSA Victoria (year ending March 2026)
Recorded incidents, latest year (raw count - not population-adjusted)
655
713
Change vs prior year
-7%
-11%

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 government school for the centre of Eltham (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)
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.

We show school intake context and catchments, not exam results. We don’t publish a school ranking.

To · Blackburn
Your zoned school Live VIC + NSW catchments

Blackburn Primary School

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

Sector Government
Years Prep-6
Students 440
ICSEA 1141
A picture of students’ family backgrounds - not a ranking or a quality score.

This is the zoned government school for the centre of Blackburn (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 Thomas the Apostle School
Catholic 185 students
ICSEA 1130 intake context
St Philip's School
Catholic 40 students
ICSEA 1137 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 Blackburn (ICSEA 1,136) and Eltham (1,122).

Catholic/independent schools are separate from the free government catchment - average ICSEA Blackburn 1,134 (2 schools), Eltham 1,107 (2 schools).

There are 8 schools in Blackburn, compared to 6 in Eltham.

Childcare services matched by suburb name: 25 in Blackburn vs 20 in Eltham.

The proportion of children from non-English-speaking backgrounds is higher in Blackburn at 32.4% (vs 10.8% in Eltham).

Median house prices are 23% higher in Blackburn ($1.57M vs $1.27M).

Similar suburbs near Blackburn
South Yarra - South VIC
SEIFA IRSAD Decile 9 · Decile 10 = most advantaged
Nunawading VIC
House$1.27M
Gov ICSEA1,133
Schools3
Childcare9
SEIFA IRSAD Decile 8 · Decile 10 = most advantaged
Blackburn South VIC
House$1.36M
Gov ICSEA1,084
Schools3
Childcare7
SEIFA IRSAD Decile 8 · Decile 10 = most advantaged
Doncaster East - South VIC
House$1.66M
Gov ICSEA1,139
Schools5
SEIFA IRSAD Decile 8 · Decile 10 = most advantaged
Box Hill VIC
House$1.59M
Gov ICSEA1,122
Schools5
Childcare9
SEIFA IRSAD Decile 7 · Decile 10 = most advantaged
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