Moving to California Gully (Eaglehawk area) from Ballarat
Schools, childcare, demographics and house prices for California Gully - Eaglehawk and Ballarat, side by side - all from public government data.
California Gully (Eaglehawk area) has 13,523 people (ABS, June 2025), +0.6% in a year, a median house price of $615,000, 5 schools and 8 childcare services. Full California Gully (Eaglehawk 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.
Pleasant Street Primary School (Ballarat)
The government school your child can attend for free by living in Ballarat.
This is the zoned government school for the centre of Ballarat (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.
Eaglehawk Primary School
The government school your child can attend for free by living in California Gully - Eaglehawk.
This is the zoned government school for the centre of California Gully - Eaglehawk (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
California Gully - Eaglehawk's government schools have an average ICSEA of 916, compared to 1,027 in Ballarat. 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 California Gully - Eaglehawk 1,018 (1 school), Ballarat 1,099 (4 schools).
There are 5 schools in California Gully - Eaglehawk, compared to 9 in Ballarat.
Childcare services matched by suburb name: 8 in California Gully - Eaglehawk vs 11 in Ballarat.
California Gully - Eaglehawk has a SEIFA advantage (IRSAD) of Decile 1, below Ballarat's Decile 7. Decile 10 is the most advantaged nationally.
Median house prices are 18% lower in California Gully - Eaglehawk ($615,000 vs $750,000).
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What is the population of California Gully (Eaglehawk area)?
13,523 people lived in California Gully (Eaglehawk area) at June 2025 (ABS Estimated Resident Population), a change of +0.6% over the year. Ballarat had 11,668.
Are houses cheaper in California Gully (Eaglehawk area) than in Ballarat?
Yes. The median house price is $615,000 in California Gully (Eaglehawk area) and $750,000 in Ballarat, 18% lower in California Gully (Eaglehawk area).
How many schools are in California Gully (Eaglehawk area)?
ACARA lists 5 schools in California Gully (Eaglehawk area), against 9 in Ballarat. The zoned government school for an address is shown above under "Which school is zoned?".
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