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Moving to Carrum Downs from Highett (East) - Cheltenham

Schools, childcare, demographics and house prices for Carrum Downs and Highett (East) - Cheltenham, side by side — all from public government data.

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Comparing
Highett (East) - Cheltenham
VIC · current home
Carrum Downs
VIC · destination
Population & growth ABS ERP June 2025
Population (2024)
26,320
23,464
Annual growth
+2.0%
+0.8%
Demographics ABS Census 2021
Median household income
$1,853/wk
$1,658/wk
Overseas born
31.6%
24.8%
Non-English-speaking background
26.8%
18.2%
Children aged 0–14
17.1%
19.2%
SEIFA advantage ABS SEIFA 2021
IRSAD decile (1 = most disadvantaged, 10 = most advantaged)
Decile 8
Decile 3
IRSAD score
1,055
950
Schools & childcare ACARA 2025 · ACECQA
Schools
5
4
Government schools ICSEA (avg intake)
1,083
986
Catholic/independent schools ICSEA (avg intake)
1,107
1,052
Childcare services (matched by postcode)
23
21
Property VIC + NSW in v1
Median house price
$1.3M
$775,000
House price YoY
-7.3%
+7.6%
Median 3-bed house rent /wk A blank means rent was suppressed for this area (too few lettings to publish a reliable median) — not that rent is unavailable there.
$720
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Getting around GTFS commute · OpenStreetMap amenities
Train to CBD, AM peak Nearest-station AM-peak estimate (VIC/QLD/WA); a blank means no station matched within range for that suburb — not that it has no transport.
—
66 min
GPs nearby
6
4
Supermarkets nearby
6
2
Parks nearby
26
64
Train stations
0
0
Safety CSA Victoria (year ending Dec 2025)
Recorded incidents, latest year (raw count — not population-adjusted)
—
1,759
Change vs prior year
—
+1%

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 →

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From · Highett (East) - Cheltenham
Your zoned school Live VIC + NSW catchments

Le Page Primary School

The government school your child can attend for free by living in Highett (East) - Cheltenham.

Sector Government
Years Prep-6
Students 215
ICSEA 1080
A picture of students’ family backgrounds — not a ranking or a quality score.

This is the zoned in-area government school for Highett (East) - Cheltenham (VIC catchment data).

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Also nearby — Catholic & Independent schools (not your catchment)
Our Lady of the Assumption School
Catholic 257 students
ICSEA 1107 intake context

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To · Carrum Downs
Your zoned school Live VIC + NSW catchments

Banyan Fields Primary School

The government school your child can attend for free by living in Carrum Downs.

Sector Government
Years Prep-6
Students 517
ICSEA 987
A picture of students’ family backgrounds — not a ranking or a quality score.

This is the zoned in-area government school for Carrum Downs (VIC catchment data).

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Also nearby — Catholic & Independent schools (not your catchment)
St Joachim's School
Catholic 328 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.

Honest tradeoff

Carrum Downs has weaker government school academic context than Highett (East) - Cheltenham, with an average ICSEA of 986 compared to 1,083. 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), Highett (East) - Cheltenham 1,107 (1 school).

There are 4 schools in Carrum Downs, compared to 5 in Highett (East) - Cheltenham.

Childcare services matched by postcode: 21 in Carrum Downs vs 23 in Highett (East) - Cheltenham.

The proportion of children from non-English-speaking backgrounds is lower in Carrum Downs at 18.2% (vs 26.8% in Highett (East) - Cheltenham).

Carrum Downs has a SEIFA advantage (IRSAD) of Decile 3, below Highett (East) - Cheltenham's Decile 8. Decile 10 is the most advantaged nationally.

Median house prices are 40% lower in Carrum Downs ($775,000 vs $1.3M).

Similar suburbs near Carrum Downs
Pakenham - South East VIC
SEIFA IRSAD Decile 2 · Decile 10 = most advantaged
Seaford VIC
House$880,000
Gov ICSEA1,021
Schools8
Childcare17
SEIFA IRSAD Decile 5 · Decile 10 = most advantaged
Frankston North VIC
House$670,000
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SEIFA IRSAD Decile 2 · Decile 10 = most advantaged
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SEIFA IRSAD Decile 5 · Decile 10 = most advantaged
Frankston VIC
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SEIFA IRSAD Decile 4 · Decile 10 = most advantaged

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