Moving to Carrum Downs from Cranbourne West
Schools, childcare, demographics and house prices for Carrum Downs and Cranbourne West, side by side — all from public government data.
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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 (NSW) · NSW BOCSAR (NSW) · CSA Victoria (VIC). How we source this data →
The free government school your child can attend in each area — side by side, never a blended average.
Quarters Primary School
The government school your child can attend for free by living in Cranbourne West.
This is the zoned in-area government school for Cranbourne West (VIC catchment data).
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Banyan Fields Primary School
The government school your child can attend for free by living in Carrum Downs.
This is the zoned in-area government school for Carrum Downs (VIC catchment data).
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We show school intake context and catchments, not exam results. We don’t publish a school ranking.
Carrum Downs has weaker government school academic context than Cranbourne West, with an average ICSEA of 986 compared to 1,003. ICSEA reflects the academic and socioeconomic intake of students — a higher score signals a higher-resourced school community.
Catholic/independent schools are separate from the free government catchment — average ICSEA Carrum Downs 1,052 (1 school), Cranbourne West 1,045 (1 school).
The proportion of children from non-English-speaking backgrounds is lower in Carrum Downs at 18.2% (vs 44.7% in Cranbourne West).
Carrum Downs has a SEIFA advantage (IRSAD) of Decile 3, below Cranbourne West's Decile 5. Decile 10 is the most advantaged nationally.
Median house prices are 11% higher in Carrum Downs ($775,000 vs $700,000).
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Plan the move: Cranbourne West → Carrum Downs