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Moving to Cranbourne South from East Bendigo - Kennington

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

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Comparing
East Bendigo - Kennington
VIC · current home
Cranbourne South
VIC · destination
Population & growth ABS ERP June 2025
Population (2024)
13,941
27,368
Annual growth
-0.1%
+11.6%
Demographics ABS Census 2021
Median household income
$1,408/wk
$2,228/wk
Overseas born
11.4%
26.9%
Non-English-speaking background
8.5%
24.2%
Children aged 0–14
15.3%
24.3%
SEIFA advantage ABS SEIFA 2021
IRSAD decile (1 = most disadvantaged, 10 = most advantaged)
Decile 5
Decile 7
IRSAD score
986
1,031
Schools & childcare ACARA 2025 · ACECQA
Schools
3
7
Government schools ICSEA (avg intake)
979
1,012
Catholic/independent schools ICSEA (avg intake)
1,077
1,093
Childcare services (matched by postcode)
Property VIC + NSW in v1
Median house price
$660,000
$700,000
House price YoY
-2.9%
-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.
Getting around GTFS commute · OpenStreetMap amenities
GPs nearby
1
1
Supermarkets nearby
4
1
Parks nearby
24
65
Train stations
0
3
Safety CSA Victoria (year ending Dec 2025)
Recorded incidents, latest year (raw count — not population-adjusted)
184
173
Change vs prior year
-21%
-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 · East Bendigo - Kennington
Your zoned school Live VIC + NSW catchments

Kennington Primary School

The government school your child can attend for free by living in East Bendigo - Kennington.

Sector Government
Years Prep-6
Students 581
ICSEA 979
A picture of students’ family backgrounds — not a ranking or a quality score.

This is the zoned in-area government school for East Bendigo - Kennington (VIC catchment data).

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Also nearby — Catholic & Independent schools (not your catchment)
Victory Christian College
Independent 900 students
ICSEA 1077 intake context
St Therese's School
Catholic 460 students
ICSEA 1076 intake context

Fee-paying schools can’t be enrolled in by zone — they’re shown for context, not as the area’s school quality.

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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

Cranbourne South has stronger government school academic context than East Bendigo - Kennington, with an average ICSEA of 1,012 compared to 979. ICSEA reflects the academic and socioeconomic intake of students — a higher score signals a higher-resourced school community.

Catholic/independent schools are separate from the free government catchment — average ICSEA Cranbourne South 1,093 (1 school), East Bendigo - Kennington 1,077 (2 schools).

There are 7 schools in Cranbourne South, compared to 3 in East Bendigo - Kennington.

The proportion of children from non-English-speaking backgrounds is higher in Cranbourne South at 24.2% (vs 8.5% in East Bendigo - Kennington).

Cranbourne South has a SEIFA advantage (IRSAD) of Decile 7, above East Bendigo - Kennington's Decile 5. Decile 10 is the most advantaged nationally.

Median house prices are 6% higher in Cranbourne South ($700,000 vs $660,000).

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