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Moving to Charlemont from Torquay

Schools, childcare, demographics and house prices for Charlemont and Torquay, 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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Torquay
VIC · current home
Charlemont
VIC · destination
Population & growth ABS ERP June 2025
Population (2025)
26,581
15,110
Annual growth
+0.8%
+8.2%
Demographics ABS Census 2021
Median household income
$2,281/wk
$1,988/wk
Overseas born
12.7%
18.4%
Non-English-speaking background
4.8%
14.5%
Children aged 0–14
21.9%
20.9%
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 9
Decile 6
IRSAD score
1,092
1,021
Schools & childcare ACARA 2025 · ACECQA
Schools
6
2
Government schools ICSEA (avg intake)
1,093
not published
Catholic/independent schools ICSEA (avg intake)
1,113
1,090
Childcare services (matched by suburb name)
25
3
Property VIC + NSW; QLD rent only
Median house price
$1.21M
$630,000
House price YoY
+1.0%
-0.8%
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.
$700
not published
Getting around GTFS commute · OpenStreetMap amenities
Train to CBD, AM peak
76 min
72 min
GPs nearby
2
1
Supermarkets nearby
None mapped
2
Parks nearby
35
41
Train stations
None mapped
1
Crime & safety CSA Victoria (year ending June 2026)
Recorded incidents, latest year (raw count - not population-adjusted)
507
210
Change vs prior year
-6%
-4%
LGA rate, as published: recorded incidents per 100,000 people, whole council area (Crime Statistics Agency Victoria, year ending June 2026, released September 2026)
2,547.1 (Surf Coast)
6,276.5 (Greater Geelong)
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: Torquay
Your zoned school Live VIC + NSW + QLD catchments

Torquay P-6 College

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

Sector Government
Years Prep-6
Students 617
ICSEA 1092
A picture of students’ family backgrounds - not a ranking or a quality score.

This is the zoned government school for the centre of Torquay (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)
Lisieux Catholic Primary School
Catholic 333 students
ICSEA 1106 intake context
St Therese School
Catholic 332 students
ICSEA 1119 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: Charlemont
Your zoned school Live VIC + NSW + QLD catchments

Mirripoa Primary School

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

Sector Government
Years Prep-6
Students 638
ICSEA 1058
A picture of students’ family backgrounds - not a ranking or a quality score.

The government catchment school for parts of Charlemont is Mirripoa Primary School - just outside the suburb boundary (VIC catchment data).

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Also nearby - Catholic & Independent schools (not your catchment)
Iona College Geelong
Catholic 1,332 students
ICSEA 1078 intake context
Geelong Lutheran College
Independent 1,317 students
ICSEA 1101 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

Catholic/independent schools are separate from the free government catchment - average ICSEA Charlemont 1,090 (2 schools), Torquay 1,113 (2 schools).

There are 2 schools in Charlemont, compared to 6 in Torquay.

Childcare services matched by suburb name: 3 in Charlemont vs 25 in Torquay.

The proportion of children from non-English-speaking backgrounds is higher in Charlemont at 14.5% (vs 4.8% in Torquay).

Charlemont has a SEIFA advantage (IRSAD) of Decile 6, below Torquay's Decile 9. Decile 10 is the most advantaged nationally.

Median house prices are 48% lower in Charlemont ($630,000 vs $1.21M).

Similar suburbs near Charlemont

Grovedale - Mount Duneed VIC
House$740,500
Gov ICSEA1,024
Schools7
Childcare15
SEIFA IRSAD Decile 6 · Decile 10 = most advantaged
Belmont VIC
House$745,000
Gov ICSEA1,021
Schools8
Childcare14
SEIFA IRSAD Decile 5 · Decile 10 = most advantaged
Barwon Heads - Armstrong Creek VIC
House$680,000
Gov ICSEA1,055
Schools4
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SEIFA IRSAD Decile 8 · Decile 10 = most advantaged
Highton VIC
House$886,000
Gov ICSEA1,096
Schools6
Childcare14
SEIFA IRSAD Decile 8 · Decile 10 = most advantaged
Geelong VIC
House$960,000
Gov ICSEA1,022
Schools7
Childcare11
SEIFA IRSAD Decile 6 · Decile 10 = most advantaged

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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. Torquay had 26,581.

Are houses cheaper in Charlemont than in Torquay?

Yes. The median house price is $630,000 in Charlemont and $1.21M in Torquay, 48% lower in Charlemont.

How many schools are in Charlemont?

ACARA lists 2 schools in Charlemont, against 6 in Torquay. The zoned government school for an address is shown above under "Which school is zoned?".

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