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Moving to California Gully (Eaglehawk area) from Wallan

Schools, childcare, demographics and house prices for California Gully - Eaglehawk and Wallan, 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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Wallan
VIC · current home
California Gully - Eaglehawk
VIC · destination
Population & growth ABS ERP June 2025
Population (2025)
30,342
13,523
Annual growth
+7.1%
+0.6%
Demographics ABS Census 2021
Median household income
$2,002/wk
$1,223/wk
Overseas born
18.9%
9.0%
Non-English-speaking background
18.9%
7.5%
Children aged 0–14
24.7%
19.1%
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 5
Decile 1
IRSAD score
986
888
Schools & childcare ACARA 2025 · ACECQA
Schools
6
5
Government schools ICSEA (avg intake)
985
916
Catholic/independent schools ICSEA (avg intake)
1,039
1,018
Childcare services (matched by suburb name)
27
8
Property VIC + NSW; QLD rent only
Median house price
$650,000
$615,000
House price YoY
+9.2%
+21.5%
Median 3-bed house rent /wk "Not published" means rent was suppressed for this area (too few lettings to publish a reliable median) - not that rent is unavailable there.
not published
not published
Getting around GTFS commute · OpenStreetMap amenities
Train to CBD, AM peak
62 min
146 min
GPs nearby
None mapped
2
Supermarkets nearby
3
None mapped
Parks nearby
70
14
Train stations
3
1
Crime & safety CSA Victoria (year ending June 2026)
Recorded incidents, latest year (raw count - not population-adjusted)
1,198
390
Change vs prior year
+20%
+10%
LGA rate, as published: recorded incidents per 100,000 people, whole council area (Crime Statistics Agency Victoria, year ending June 2026, released September 2026)
6,073.1 (Mitchell)
6,720.6 (Greater Bendigo)
Counts are often higher where many people visit (shopping centres, stations, nightlife), not only where many people live. SuburbRadar does not rate suburbs as safe or unsafe.

Crime Statistics Agency Victoria data, licensed under CC BY 3.0 AU. Suburb totals are added up from published figures.

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.

From: Wallan
Your zoned school Live VIC + NSW + QLD catchments

Muyan Primary School

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

Sector Government

This is the zoned government school for the centre of Wallan (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 Way Catholic Primary School
Catholic 698 students
ICSEA 1039 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: California Gully - Eaglehawk
Your zoned school Live VIC + NSW + QLD catchments

Eaglehawk Primary School

The government school your child can attend for free by living in California Gully - Eaglehawk.

Sector Government
Years Prep-6
Students 159
ICSEA 869
A picture of students’ family backgrounds - not a ranking or a quality score.

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.

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Also nearby - Catholic & Independent schools (not your catchment)
St Liborius' School
Catholic 258 students
ICSEA 1018 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

California Gully - Eaglehawk's government schools have an average ICSEA of 916, compared to 985 in Wallan. 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), Wallan 1,039 (1 school).

There are 5 schools in California Gully - Eaglehawk, compared to 6 in Wallan.

Childcare services matched by suburb name: 8 in California Gully - Eaglehawk vs 27 in Wallan.

The proportion of children from non-English-speaking backgrounds is lower in California Gully - Eaglehawk at 7.5% (vs 18.9% in Wallan).

California Gully - Eaglehawk has a SEIFA advantage (IRSAD) of Decile 1, below Wallan's Decile 5. Decile 10 is the most advantaged nationally.

Median house prices are 5% lower in California Gully - Eaglehawk ($615,000 vs $650,000).

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SEIFA IRSAD Decile 2 · Decile 10 = most advantaged
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SEIFA IRSAD Decile 2 · Decile 10 = most advantaged
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SEIFA IRSAD Decile 3 · Decile 10 = most advantaged
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SEIFA IRSAD Decile 2 · Decile 10 = most advantaged
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Schools4
Childcare3
SEIFA IRSAD Decile 2 · Decile 10 = most advantaged

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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. Wallan had 30,342.

Are houses cheaper in California Gully (Eaglehawk area) than in Wallan?

Yes. The median house price is $615,000 in California Gully (Eaglehawk area) and $650,000 in Wallan, 5% 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 6 in Wallan. The zoned government school for an address is shown above under "Which school is zoned?".

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