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Moving to Caulfield - North from Highett (East) - Cheltenham

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

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Comparing
Highett (East) - Cheltenham
VIC · current home
Caulfield - North
VIC · destination
Population & growth ABS ERP June 2025
Population (2025)
26,320
24,635
Annual growth
+2.0%
+1.0%
Demographics ABS Census 2021
Median household income
$1,853/wk
$2,184/wk
Overseas born
31.6%
34.9%
Non-English-speaking background
26.8%
26.9%
Children aged 0–14
17.1%
17.7%
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 8
Decile 10
IRSAD score
1,055
1,122
Schools & childcare ACARA 2025 · ACECQA
Schools
5
7
Government schools ICSEA (avg intake)
1,083
1,097
Catholic/independent schools ICSEA (avg intake)
1,107
1,105
Childcare services (matched by suburb name)
22
16
Property VIC + NSW in v1
Median house price
$1.39M
$2.18M
House price YoY
+6.0%
+0.9%
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
-
Getting around GTFS commute · OpenStreetMap amenities
Train to CBD, AM peak
49 min
26 min
GPs nearby
6
6
Supermarkets nearby
6
2
Parks nearby
26
9
Train stations
0
0
Safety CSA Victoria (year ending March 2026)
Recorded incidents, latest year (raw count - not population-adjusted)
-
286
Change vs prior year
-
+10%

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 →

Which school is zoned?

The free government school your child can attend in each area - side by side, never a blended average.

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 government school for the centre of Highett (East) - Cheltenham (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)
Our Lady of the Assumption School
Catholic 257 students
ICSEA 1107 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 · Caulfield - North
Your zoned school Live VIC + NSW catchments

Caulfield Junior College

The government school your child can attend for free by living in Caulfield - North.

Sector Government
Years Prep-6
Students 536
ICSEA 1160
A picture of students’ family backgrounds - not a ranking or a quality score.

This is the zoned government school for the centre of Caulfield - North (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)
Caulfield Grammar School
Independent 3,555 students
ICSEA 1157 intake context
Beth Rivkah Ladies College
Independent 489 students
ICSEA 1086 intake context
Yeshivah College
Independent 362 students
ICSEA 1073 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 school academic context is comparable between Caulfield - North (ICSEA 1,097) and Highett (East) - Cheltenham (1,083).

Catholic/independent schools are separate from the free government catchment - average ICSEA Caulfield - North 1,105 (3 schools), Highett (East) - Cheltenham 1,107 (1 school).

There are 7 schools in Caulfield - North, compared to 5 in Highett (East) - Cheltenham.

Childcare services matched by suburb name: 16 in Caulfield - North vs 22 in Highett (East) - Cheltenham.

Caulfield - North has a SEIFA advantage (IRSAD) of Decile 10, above Highett (East) - Cheltenham's Decile 8. Decile 10 is the most advantaged nationally.

Median house prices are 57% higher in Caulfield - North ($2.18M vs $1.39M).

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House$2.25M
Schools4
Childcare17
SEIFA IRSAD Decile 10 · Decile 10 = most advantaged
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Gov ICSEA1,156
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Childcare10
SEIFA IRSAD Decile 10 · Decile 10 = most advantaged
St Kilda East VIC
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SEIFA IRSAD Decile 9 · Decile 10 = most advantaged
Prahran - Windsor VIC
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SEIFA IRSAD Decile 10 · Decile 10 = most advantaged
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Gov ICSEA1,126
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SEIFA IRSAD Decile 9 · Decile 10 = most advantaged
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