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Moving to Cranbourne East - North from Lara

Schools, childcare, demographics and house prices for Cranbourne East - North and Lara, side by side - all from public government data.

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Comparing
Lara
VIC · current home
Cranbourne East - North
VIC · destination
Population & growth ABS ERP June 2025
Population (2025)
23,952
25,111
Annual growth
+4.5%
+0.2%
Demographics ABS Census 2021
Median household income
$1,966/wk
$1,931/wk
Overseas born
17.2%
46.3%
Non-English-speaking background
11.8%
49.9%
Children aged 0–14
19.4%
27.6%
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 5
IRSAD score
994
984
Schools & childcare ACARA 2025 · ACECQA
Schools
5
4
Government schools ICSEA (avg intake)
995
992
Catholic/independent schools ICSEA (avg intake)
1,040
1,073
Childcare services (matched by suburb name)
16
10
Property VIC + NSW in v1
Median house price
$715,000
$755,000
House price YoY
+3.7%
+7.3%
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.
$500
-
Getting around GTFS commute · OpenStreetMap amenities
Train to CBD, AM peak
49 min
58 min
GPs nearby
2
0
Supermarkets nearby
2
4
Parks nearby
53
36
Train stations
1
0
Safety CSA Victoria (year ending March 2026)
Recorded incidents, latest year (raw count - not population-adjusted)
906
1,097
Change vs prior year
-2%
+13%

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 · Lara
Your zoned school Live VIC + NSW catchments

Lara Primary School

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

Sector Government
Years Prep-6
Students 439
ICSEA 993
A picture of students’ family backgrounds - not a ranking or a quality score.

This is the zoned government school for the centre of Lara (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)
St Anthony's School
Catholic 477 students
ICSEA 1040 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 · Cranbourne East - North
Your zoned school Live VIC + NSW catchments

Wilandra Rise Primary School

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

Sector Government
Years Prep-6
Students 1,139
ICSEA 987
A picture of students’ family backgrounds - not a ranking or a quality score.

This is the zoned government school for the centre of Cranbourne East - 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)
St Thomas the Apostle Catholic Primary School
Catholic 711 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 Cranbourne East - North (ICSEA 992) and Lara (995).

Catholic/independent schools are separate from the free government catchment - average ICSEA Cranbourne East - North 1,073 (1 school), Lara 1,040 (1 school).

There are 4 schools in Cranbourne East - North, compared to 5 in Lara.

Childcare services matched by suburb name: 10 in Cranbourne East - North vs 16 in Lara.

The proportion of children from non-English-speaking backgrounds is higher in Cranbourne East - North at 49.9% (vs 11.8% in Lara).

Median house prices are 6% higher in Cranbourne East - North ($755,000 vs $715,000).

Similar suburbs near Cranbourne East - North
Cranbourne East - South VIC
Gov ICSEA1,006
Schools3
SEIFA IRSAD Decile 6 · Decile 10 = most advantaged
Cranbourne North - East VIC
House$812,000
Gov ICSEA1,017
Schools2
Childcare18
SEIFA IRSAD Decile 6 · Decile 10 = most advantaged
Cranbourne South VIC
House$725,000
Gov ICSEA1,012
Schools7
Childcare22
SEIFA IRSAD Decile 7 · Decile 10 = most advantaged
Clyde North - South VIC
Gov ICSEA1,031
Schools5
Childcare34
SEIFA IRSAD Decile 7 · Decile 10 = most advantaged
Cranbourne North - West VIC
House$714,000
Gov ICSEA970
Schools3
SEIFA IRSAD Decile 3 · Decile 10 = most advantaged
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