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Moving to Cranbourne South from Bendigo Surrounds - South

Schools, childcare, demographics and house prices for Cranbourne South and Bendigo Surrounds - South, side by side — all from public government data.

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Comparing

Bendigo Surrounds - South

VIC · current home

Cranbourne South

VIC · destination

Population & growth ABS ERP June 2025

Population (2024)

9,094

27,368

Annual growth

+1.7%

+11.6%

Demographics ABS Census 2021

Median household income

$2,040/wk

$2,228/wk

Overseas born

6.8%

26.9%

Non-English-speaking background

2.4%

24.2%

Children aged 0–14

20.7%

24.3%

SEIFA advantage ABS SEIFA 2021

IRSAD decile (1 = most disadvantaged, 10 = most advantaged)

Decile 7

IRSAD score

1,025

1,031

Schools & childcare ACARA 2025 · ACECQA

Schools

Government schools ICSEA (avg intake)

1,012

Catholic/independent schools ICSEA (avg intake)

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1,093

Childcare services (matched by postcode)

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Property VIC + NSW in v1

Median house price

$672,500

$700,000

House price YoY

+1.9%

-14.9%

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.

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Getting around GTFS commute · OpenStreetMap amenities

GPs nearby

Supermarkets nearby

Parks nearby

Train stations

Safety CSA Victoria (year ending Dec 2025)

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

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173

Change vs prior year

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-2%

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 · Bendigo Surrounds - South

Your zoned school Live VIC + NSW catchments

Kangaroo Flat Primary School

The government school your child can attend for free by living in Bendigo Surrounds - South.

Sector Government

Years Prep-6

Students 313

ICSEA 908

A picture of students’ family backgrounds — not a ranking or a quality score.

The government catchment school for parts of Bendigo Surrounds - South is Kangaroo Flat Primary School — just outside the suburb boundary (VIC catchment data).

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We show school intake context and catchments, not exam results. We don’t publish a school ranking.

To · Cranbourne South

Your zoned school Live VIC + NSW catchments

Botanic Ridge Primary School

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

Sector Government

Years Prep-6

Students 445

ICSEA 1027

A picture of students’ family backgrounds — not a ranking or a quality score.

This is the zoned in-area government school for Cranbourne South (VIC catchment data).

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Also nearby — Catholic & Independent schools (not your catchment)

Lighthouse Christian College Cranbourne

Independent 1,034 students

ICSEA 1093 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 South (ICSEA 1,012) and Bendigo Surrounds - South (1,012).

Catholic/independent schools are separate from the free government catchment — average ICSEA Cranbourne South 1,093 (1 school), Bendigo Surrounds - South none in this SA2.

There are 7 schools in Cranbourne South, compared to 4 in Bendigo Surrounds - South.

The proportion of children from non-English-speaking backgrounds is higher in Cranbourne South at 24.2% (vs 2.4% in Bendigo Surrounds - South).

Similar suburbs near Cranbourne South

Carrum - Patterson Lakes VIC

House$1.57M

Gov ICSEA1,068

Schools2

Childcare7

SEIFA IRSAD Decile 7 · Decile 10 = most advantaged

Chelsea Heights VIC

House$1.01M

Gov ICSEA1,059

Schools1

SEIFA IRSAD Decile 7 · Decile 10 = most advantaged

Chelsea - Bonbeach VIC

House$1.14M

Gov ICSEA1,076

Schools3

SEIFA IRSAD Decile 7 · Decile 10 = most advantaged

Aspendale Gardens - Waterways VIC

House$1.26M

Gov ICSEA1,095

Schools1

SEIFA IRSAD Decile 9 · Decile 10 = most advantaged

Edithvale - Aspendale VIC

House$1.22M

Gov ICSEA1,074

Schools5

Childcare16

SEIFA IRSAD Decile 9 · Decile 10 = most advantaged

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