Moving to Canadian (Mount Clear area) from Strathfieldsaye
Schools, childcare, demographics and house prices for Canadian - Mount Clear and Strathfieldsaye, 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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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.
Strathfieldsaye Primary School
The government school your child can attend for free by living in Strathfieldsaye.
This is the zoned government school for the centre of Strathfieldsaye (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.
Mount Clear Primary School
The government school your child can attend for free by living in Canadian - Mount Clear.
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.
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
Canadian - Mount Clear's government schools have an average ICSEA of 978, compared to 1,038 in Strathfieldsaye. 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), Strathfieldsaye 1,093 (1 school).
There are 7 schools in Canadian - Mount Clear, compared to 2 in Strathfieldsaye.
Childcare services matched by suburb name: 4 in Canadian - Mount Clear vs 7 in Strathfieldsaye.
Canadian - Mount Clear has a SEIFA advantage (IRSAD) of Decile 4, below Strathfieldsaye's Decile 8. Decile 10 is the most advantaged nationally.
Median house prices are 24% lower in Canadian - Mount Clear ($590,900 vs $772,500).
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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. Strathfieldsaye had 11,705.
Are houses cheaper in Canadian (Mount Clear area) than in Strathfieldsaye?
Yes. The median house price is $590,900 in Canadian (Mount Clear area) and $772,500 in Strathfieldsaye, 24% 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 Strathfieldsaye. The zoned government school for an address is shown above under "Which school is zoned?".
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Plan the move: Strathfieldsaye → Canadian - Mount Clear