Moving to Calamvale (Stretton area) from Forest Lake (Ellen Grove area)
Schools, childcare, demographics and house prices for Calamvale - Stretton and Forest Lake - Ellen Grove, side by side - all from public government data.
Calamvale (Stretton area) has 25,416 people (ABS, June 2025), +1.7% in a year, 5 schools and 17 childcare services. Full Calamvale (Stretton 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) . 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.
Grand Avenue State School
The government school your child can attend for free by living in Forest Lake - Ellen Grove.
This is the zoned government school for the centre of Forest Lake - Ellen Grove (QLD 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.
Calamvale Community College
The government school your child can attend for free by living in Calamvale - Stretton.
This is the zoned government school for the centre of Calamvale - Stretton (QLD 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
Calamvale - Stretton's government schools have an average ICSEA of 1,029, compared to 1,006 in Forest Lake - Ellen Grove. 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 Calamvale - Stretton 1,054 (2 schools), Forest Lake - Ellen Grove 1,118 (1 school).
There are 5 schools in Calamvale - Stretton, compared to 4 in Forest Lake - Ellen Grove.
Childcare services matched by suburb name: 17 in Calamvale - Stretton vs 14 in Forest Lake - Ellen Grove.
The proportion of children from non-English-speaking backgrounds is higher in Calamvale - Stretton at 62.2% (vs 34.4% in Forest Lake - Ellen Grove).
Calamvale - Stretton has a SEIFA advantage (IRSAD) of Decile 7, above Forest Lake - Ellen Grove's Decile 5. Decile 10 is the most advantaged nationally.
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What is the population of Calamvale (Stretton area)?
25,416 people lived in Calamvale (Stretton area) at June 2025 (ABS Estimated Resident Population), a change of +1.7% over the year. Forest Lake (Ellen Grove area) had 24,080.
How many schools are in Calamvale (Stretton area)?
ACARA lists 5 schools in Calamvale (Stretton area), against 4 in Forest Lake (Ellen Grove area). The zoned government school for an address is shown above under "Which school is zoned?".
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Plan the move: Forest Lake - Ellen Grove → Calamvale - Stretton