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Moving to Canadian (Mount Clear area) from White Hills (Ascot area)

Schools, childcare, demographics and house prices for Canadian - Mount Clear and White Hills - Ascot, 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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White Hills - Ascot
VIC · current home
Canadian - Mount Clear
VIC · destination
Population & growth ABS ERP June 2025
Population (2025)
16,095
12,518
Annual growth
+3.0%
+0.9%
Demographics ABS Census 2021
Median household income
$1,689/wk
$1,396/wk
Overseas born
9.9%
12.6%
Non-English-speaking background
9.0%
8.7%
Children aged 0–14
23.6%
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 4
Decile 4
IRSAD score
961
963
Schools & childcare ACARA 2025 · ACECQA
Schools
5
7
Government schools ICSEA (avg intake)
965
978
Catholic/independent schools ICSEA (avg intake)
1,052
1,070
Childcare services (matched by suburb name)
14
4
Property VIC + NSW; QLD rent only
Median house price
$650,000
$590,900
House price YoY
+7.9%
+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
128 min
82 min
GPs nearby
1
None mapped
Supermarkets nearby
3
1
Parks nearby
27
45
Train stations
1
None mapped
Crime & safety CSA Victoria (year ending June 2026)
Recorded incidents, latest year (raw count - not population-adjusted)
189
203
Change vs prior year
-16%
+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)
6,720.6 (Greater Bendigo)
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: White Hills - Ascot
Your zoned school Live VIC + NSW + QLD catchments

Epsom Primary School

The government school your child can attend for free by living in White Hills - Ascot.

Sector Government
Years Prep-6
Students 425
ICSEA 967
A picture of students’ family backgrounds - not a ranking or a quality score.

This is the zoned government school for the centre of White Hills - Ascot (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)
Holy Rosary School
Catholic 295 students
ICSEA 1052 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: 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

Government schools in Canadian - Mount Clear and White Hills - Ascot have a similar average ICSEA (978 and 965) - a measure of student intake, not teaching quality.

Catholic/independent schools are separate from the free government catchment - average ICSEA Canadian - Mount Clear 1,070 (2 schools), White Hills - Ascot 1,052 (1 school).

There are 7 schools in Canadian - Mount Clear, compared to 5 in White Hills - Ascot.

Childcare services matched by suburb name: 4 in Canadian - Mount Clear vs 14 in White Hills - Ascot.

Median house prices are 9% lower in Canadian - Mount Clear ($590,900 vs $650,000).

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
Schools2
Childcare8
SEIFA IRSAD Decile 3 · Decile 10 = most advantaged
Ballarat North - Invermay VIC
House$617,500
Gov ICSEA1,006
Schools7
Childcare12
SEIFA IRSAD Decile 6 · Decile 10 = most advantaged
Alfredton VIC
House$650,000
Gov ICSEA1,019
Schools4
Childcare14
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. White Hills (Ascot area) had 16,095.

Are houses cheaper in Canadian (Mount Clear area) than in White Hills (Ascot area)?

Yes. The median house price is $590,900 in Canadian (Mount Clear area) and $650,000 in White Hills (Ascot area), 9% 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 5 in White Hills (Ascot area). The zoned government school for an address is shown above under "Which school is zoned?".

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Plan the move: White Hills - Ascot → Canadian - Mount Clear