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Moving to Charlemont from Wallan

Schools, childcare, demographics and house prices for Charlemont and Wallan, side by side - all from public government data.

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Wallan

VIC · current home

Charlemont

VIC · destination

Population & growth ABS ERP June 2025

Population (2025)

30,342

15,110

Annual growth

+7.1%

+8.2%

Demographics ABS Census 2021

Median household income

$2,002/wk

$1,988/wk

Overseas born

18.9%

18.4%

Non-English-speaking background

18.9%

14.5%

Children aged 0–14

24.7%

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 5

Decile 6

IRSAD score

986

1,021

Schools & childcare ACARA 2025 · ACECQA

Schools

Government schools ICSEA (avg intake)

985

Catholic/independent schools ICSEA (avg intake)

1,039

1,090

Childcare services (matched by suburb name)

Property VIC + NSW in v1

Median house price

$652,500

$630,000

House price YoY

+3.0%

-0.8%

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.

Getting around GTFS commute · OpenStreetMap amenities

Train to CBD, AM peak

62 min

72 min

GPs nearby

Supermarkets nearby

Parks nearby

Train stations

Safety CSA Victoria (year ending March 2026)

Recorded incidents, latest year (raw count - not population-adjusted)

1,063

201

Change vs prior year

-4%

-8%

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 · Wallan

Your zoned school Live VIC + NSW catchments

Muyan Primary School

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

Sector Government

This is the zoned government school for the centre of Wallan (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 Way Catholic Primary School

Catholic 698 students

ICSEA 1039 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 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), Wallan 1,039 (1 school).

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

Childcare services matched by suburb name: 2 in Charlemont vs 26 in Wallan.

Charlemont has a SEIFA advantage (IRSAD) of Decile 6, above Wallan's Decile 5. Decile 10 is the most advantaged nationally.

Similar suburbs near Charlemont

Grovedale - Mount Duneed VIC

House$720,000

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

Childcare14

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$902,500

Gov ICSEA1,022

Schools7

Childcare11

SEIFA IRSAD Decile 6 · Decile 10 = most advantaged

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