Moving to California Gully (Eaglehawk area) from Werribee (West area)
Schools, childcare, demographics and house prices for California Gully - Eaglehawk and Werribee - West, 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.
Lollypop Creek Primary School
The government school your child can attend for free by living in Werribee - West.
This is the zoned government school for the centre of Werribee - West (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 995 in Werribee - West. 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), Werribee - West 1,053 (2 schools).
There are 5 schools in California Gully - Eaglehawk, compared to 10 in Werribee - West.
Childcare services matched by suburb name: 8 in California Gully - Eaglehawk vs 59 in Werribee - West.
The proportion of children from non-English-speaking backgrounds is lower in California Gully - Eaglehawk at 7.5% (vs 34.6% in Werribee - West).
California Gully - Eaglehawk has a SEIFA advantage (IRSAD) of Decile 1, below Werribee - West's Decile 5. Decile 10 is the most advantaged nationally.
Median house prices are 10% lower in California Gully - Eaglehawk ($615,000 vs $680,000).
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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. Werribee (West area) had 32,943.
Are houses cheaper in California Gully (Eaglehawk area) than in Werribee (West area)?
Yes. The median house price is $615,000 in California Gully (Eaglehawk area) and $680,000 in Werribee (West area), 10% 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 10 in Werribee (West area). The zoned government school for an address is shown above under "Which school is zoned?".
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Plan the move: Werribee - West → California Gully - Eaglehawk