Moving to Charlemont from Barwon Heads (Armstrong Creek area)
Schools, childcare, demographics and house prices for Charlemont and Barwon Heads - Armstrong Creek, side by side - all from public government data.
Charlemont has 15,110 people (ABS, June 2025), +8.2% in a year, a median house price of $630,000, 2 schools and 3 childcare services. Full Charlemont 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.
Armstrong Creek School
The government school your child can attend for free by living in Barwon Heads - Armstrong Creek.
This is the zoned government school for the centre of Barwon Heads - Armstrong Creek (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.
Mirripoa Primary School
The government school your child can attend for free by living in Charlemont.
The government catchment school for parts of Charlemont is Mirripoa Primary School - just outside the suburb boundary (VIC catchment data).
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
Catholic/independent schools are separate from the free government catchment - average ICSEA Charlemont 1,090 (2 schools), Barwon Heads - Armstrong Creek 1,070 (1 school).
There are 2 schools in Charlemont, compared to 4 in Barwon Heads - Armstrong Creek.
Childcare services matched by suburb name: 3 in Charlemont vs 14 in Barwon Heads - Armstrong Creek.
The proportion of children from non-English-speaking backgrounds is higher in Charlemont at 14.5% (vs 7.9% in Barwon Heads - Armstrong Creek).
Charlemont has a SEIFA advantage (IRSAD) of Decile 6, below Barwon Heads - Armstrong Creek's Decile 8. Decile 10 is the most advantaged nationally.
Median house prices are 7% lower in Charlemont ($630,000 vs $680,000).
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What is the population of Charlemont?
15,110 people lived in Charlemont at June 2025 (ABS Estimated Resident Population), a change of +8.2% over the year. Barwon Heads (Armstrong Creek area) had 15,749.
Are houses cheaper in Charlemont than in Barwon Heads (Armstrong Creek area)?
Yes. The median house price is $630,000 in Charlemont and $680,000 in Barwon Heads (Armstrong Creek area), 7% lower in Charlemont.
How many schools are in Charlemont?
ACARA lists 2 schools in Charlemont, against 4 in Barwon Heads (Armstrong Creek area). The zoned government school for an address is shown above under "Which school is zoned?".
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Plan the move: Barwon Heads - Armstrong Creek → Charlemont