Moving to Cranbourne South from Cranbourne
Schools, childcare, demographics and house prices for Cranbourne South and Cranbourne, side by side - all from public government data.
Cranbourne South has 27,368 people (ABS, June 2025), +11.6% in a year, a median house price of $932,500, 7 schools and 23 childcare services. Full Cranbourne South 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.
Cranbourne Park Primary School
The government school your child can attend for free by living in Cranbourne.
This is the zoned government school for the centre of Cranbourne (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.
Botanic Ridge Primary School
The government school your child can attend for free by living in Cranbourne South.
This is the zoned government school for the centre of Cranbourne South (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
Cranbourne South's government schools have an average ICSEA of 1,012, compared to 950 in Cranbourne. 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 Cranbourne South 1,093 (1 school), Cranbourne 1,047 (1 school).
Childcare services matched by suburb name: 23 in Cranbourne South vs 32 in Cranbourne.
The proportion of children from non-English-speaking backgrounds is lower in Cranbourne South at 24.2% (vs 32.9% in Cranbourne).
Cranbourne South has a SEIFA advantage (IRSAD) of Decile 7, above Cranbourne's Decile 2. Decile 10 is the most advantaged nationally.
Median house prices are 31% higher in Cranbourne South ($932,500 vs $714,000).
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What is the population of Cranbourne South?
27,368 people lived in Cranbourne South at June 2025 (ABS Estimated Resident Population), a change of +11.6% over the year. Cranbourne had 22,708.
Are houses cheaper in Cranbourne South than in Cranbourne?
No. The median house price is $932,500 in Cranbourne South and $714,000 in Cranbourne, 31% higher in Cranbourne South.
How many schools are in Cranbourne South?
ACARA lists 7 schools in Cranbourne South, against 7 in Cranbourne. The zoned government school for an address is shown above under "Which school is zoned?".
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