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Moving to Canadian (Mount Clear area) from Fraser Rise (Plumpton area)

Schools, childcare, demographics and house prices for Canadian - Mount Clear and Fraser Rise - Plumpton, side by side - all from public government data.

Canadian (Mount Clear area) has 12,518 people (ABS, June 2025), +0.9% in a year, a median house price of $590,900, 7 schools and 4 childcare services. Full Canadian (Mount Clear area) suburb profile.

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Fraser Rise - Plumpton
VIC · current home
Canadian - Mount Clear
VIC · destination
Population & growth ABS ERP June 2025
Population (2025)
24,739
12,518
Annual growth
+19.7%
+0.9%
Demographics ABS Census 2021
Median household income
$2,254/wk
$1,396/wk
Overseas born
42.2%
12.6%
Non-English-speaking background
52.9%
8.7%
Children aged 0–14
27.6%
17.5%
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 7
Decile 4
IRSAD score
1,035
963
Schools & childcare ACARA 2025 · ACECQA
Schools
2
7
Government schools ICSEA (avg intake)
1,031
978
Catholic/independent schools ICSEA (avg intake)
not published
1,070
Childcare services (matched by suburb name)
6
4
Property VIC + NSW; QLD rent only
Median house price
$700,000
$590,900
House price YoY
+3.1%
+25.5%
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
$440
Getting around GTFS commute · OpenStreetMap amenities
Train to CBD, AM peak
33 min
82 min
GPs nearby
None mapped
None mapped
Supermarkets nearby
1
1
Parks nearby
80
45
Train stations
None mapped
None mapped
Crime & safety CSA Victoria (year ending June 2026)
Recorded incidents, latest year (raw count - not population-adjusted)
542
203
Change vs prior year
0%
+15%
LGA rate, as published: recorded incidents per 100,000 people, whole council area (Crime Statistics Agency Victoria, year ending June 2026, released September 2026)
4,907.4 (Melton)
9,401.4 (Ballarat)
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: Fraser Rise - Plumpton
Your zoned school Live VIC + NSW + QLD catchments

Deanside Primary School

The government school your child can attend for free by living in Fraser Rise - Plumpton.

Sector Government
Years Prep-6
Students 590
ICSEA 1044
A picture of students’ family backgrounds - not a ranking or a quality score.

This is the zoned government school for the centre of Fraser Rise - Plumpton (VIC catchment data) - addresses elsewhere in the suburb may be zoned to a different school.

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To: Canadian - Mount Clear
Your zoned school Live VIC + NSW + QLD catchments

Mount Clear Primary School

The government school your child can attend for free by living in Canadian - Mount Clear.

Sector Government
Years Prep-6
Students 221
ICSEA 991
A picture of students’ family backgrounds - not a ranking or a quality score.

This is the zoned government school for the centre of Canadian - Mount Clear (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)
Damascus College
Catholic 1,215 students
ICSEA 1052 intake context
Emmaus Catholic Primary School
Catholic 362 students
ICSEA 1088 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

Canadian - Mount Clear's government schools have an average ICSEA of 978, compared to 1,031 in Fraser Rise - Plumpton. 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 Canadian - Mount Clear 1,070 (2 schools), Fraser Rise - Plumpton none in this SA2.

There are 7 schools in Canadian - Mount Clear, compared to 2 in Fraser Rise - Plumpton.

Childcare services matched by suburb name: 4 in Canadian - Mount Clear vs 6 in Fraser Rise - Plumpton.

The proportion of children from non-English-speaking backgrounds is lower in Canadian - Mount Clear at 8.7% (vs 52.9% in Fraser Rise - Plumpton).

Canadian - Mount Clear has a SEIFA advantage (IRSAD) of Decile 4, below Fraser Rise - Plumpton's Decile 7. Decile 10 is the most advantaged nationally.

Median house prices are 16% lower in Canadian - Mount Clear ($590,900 vs $700,000).

Similar suburbs near Canadian - Mount Clear

Ballarat East - Warrenheip VIC
House$580,000
Gov ICSEA969
Schools5
Childcare4
SEIFA IRSAD Decile 3 · Decile 10 = most advantaged
Delacombe VIC
House$623,000
Gov ICSEA970
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Childcare8
SEIFA IRSAD Decile 3 · Decile 10 = most advantaged
Ballarat North - Invermay VIC
House$617,500
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SEIFA IRSAD Decile 6 · Decile 10 = most advantaged
Alfredton VIC
House$650,000
Gov ICSEA1,019
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SEIFA IRSAD Decile 6 · Decile 10 = most advantaged
Smythes Creek VIC
House$608,000
Gov ICSEA1,019
Schools1
Childcare5
SEIFA IRSAD Decile 6 · Decile 10 = most advantaged

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What is the population of Canadian (Mount Clear area)?

12,518 people lived in Canadian (Mount Clear area) at June 2025 (ABS Estimated Resident Population), a change of +0.9% over the year. Fraser Rise (Plumpton area) had 24,739.

Are houses cheaper in Canadian (Mount Clear area) than in Fraser Rise (Plumpton area)?

Yes. The median house price is $590,900 in Canadian (Mount Clear area) and $700,000 in Fraser Rise (Plumpton area), 16% lower in Canadian (Mount Clear area).

How many schools are in Canadian (Mount Clear area)?

ACARA lists 7 schools in Canadian (Mount Clear area), against 2 in Fraser Rise (Plumpton area). The zoned government school for an address is shown above under "Which school is zoned?".

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Plan the move: Fraser Rise - Plumpton → Canadian - Mount Clear