Moving to Corio (Lovely Banks area) from North Geelong (Bell Park area)
Schools, childcare, demographics and house prices for Corio - Lovely Banks and North Geelong - Bell Park, side by side - all from public government data.
Corio (Lovely Banks area) has 18,486 people (ABS, June 2025), +0.2% in a year, a median house price of $595,000, 4 schools and 9 childcare services. Full Corio (Lovely Banks area) 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.
Bell Park North Primary School
The government school your child can attend for free by living in North Geelong - Bell Park.
This is the zoned government school for the centre of North Geelong - Bell Park (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.
Northern Bay P-12 College
The government school your child can attend for free by living in Corio - Lovely Banks.
This is the zoned government school for the centre of Corio - Lovely Banks (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.
Honest tradeoff
Corio - Lovely Banks's government schools have an average ICSEA of 877, compared to 964 in North Geelong - Bell Park. ICSEA reflects the socioeconomic intake of students, not teaching quality - it is not a ranking of school performance.
Catholic/independent schools are separate from the free government catchment - average ICSEA Corio - Lovely Banks 1,039 (3 schools), North Geelong - Bell Park 1,085 (3 schools).
There are 4 schools in Corio - Lovely Banks, compared to 7 in North Geelong - Bell Park.
Childcare services matched by suburb name: 9 in Corio - Lovely Banks vs 15 in North Geelong - Bell Park.
Corio - Lovely Banks has a SEIFA advantage (IRSAD) of Decile 1, below North Geelong - Bell Park's Decile 4. Decile 10 is the most advantaged nationally.
Median house prices are 16% lower in Corio - Lovely Banks ($595,000 vs $711,000).
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What is the population of Corio (Lovely Banks area)?
18,486 people lived in Corio (Lovely Banks area) at June 2025 (ABS Estimated Resident Population), a change of +0.2% over the year. North Geelong (Bell Park area) had 15,724.
Are houses cheaper in Corio (Lovely Banks area) than in North Geelong (Bell Park area)?
Yes. The median house price is $595,000 in Corio (Lovely Banks area) and $711,000 in North Geelong (Bell Park area), 16% lower in Corio (Lovely Banks area).
How many schools are in Corio (Lovely Banks area)?
ACARA lists 4 schools in Corio (Lovely Banks area), against 7 in North Geelong (Bell Park area). The zoned government school for an address is shown above under "Which school is zoned?".
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Plan the move: North Geelong - Bell Park → Corio - Lovely Banks