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Moving to Cranbourne South from Geelong West - Hamlyn Heights

Schools, childcare, demographics and house prices for Cranbourne South and Geelong West - Hamlyn Heights, side by side — all from public government data.

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Comparing

Geelong West - Hamlyn Heights

VIC · current home

Cranbourne South

VIC · destination

Population & growth ABS ERP June 2025

Population (2024)

22,415

27,368

Annual growth

+1.5%

+11.6%

Demographics ABS Census 2021

Median household income

$1,719/wk

$2,228/wk

Overseas born

15.7%

26.9%

Non-English-speaking background

12.0%

24.2%

Children aged 0–14

18.1%

24.3%

SEIFA advantage ABS SEIFA 2021

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

Decile 7

IRSAD score

1,022

1,031

Schools & childcare ACARA 2025 · ACECQA

Schools

Government schools ICSEA (avg intake)

1,022

1,012

Catholic/independent schools ICSEA (avg intake)

1,075

1,093

Childcare services (matched by postcode)

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Property VIC + NSW in v1

Median house price

$1.2M

$700,000

House price YoY

-8.8%

-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)

694

173

Change vs prior year

+5%

-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 · Geelong West - Hamlyn Heights

Your zoned school Live VIC + NSW catchments

Herne Hill Primary School

The government school your child can attend for free by living in Geelong West - Hamlyn Heights.

Sector Government

Years Prep-6

Students 267

ICSEA 1023

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

This is the zoned in-area government school for Geelong West - Hamlyn Heights (VIC catchment data).

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

Clonard College

Catholic 940 students

ICSEA 1051 intake context

St Patrick's School

Catholic 418 students

ICSEA 1107 intake context

Holy Spirit Parish School

Catholic 326 students

ICSEA 1068 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

Government school academic context is comparable between Cranbourne South (ICSEA 1,012) and Geelong West - Hamlyn Heights (1,022).

Catholic/independent schools are separate from the free government catchment — average ICSEA Cranbourne South 1,093 (1 school), Geelong West - Hamlyn Heights 1,075 (3 schools).

There are 7 schools in Cranbourne South, compared to 9 in Geelong West - Hamlyn Heights.

The proportion of children from non-English-speaking backgrounds is higher in Cranbourne South at 24.2% (vs 12.0% in Geelong West - Hamlyn Heights).

Median house prices are 42% lower in Cranbourne South ($700,000 vs $1.2M).

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House$1.57M

Gov ICSEA1,068

Schools2

Childcare7

SEIFA IRSAD Decile 7 · Decile 10 = most advantaged

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SEIFA IRSAD Decile 7 · Decile 10 = most advantaged

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SEIFA IRSAD Decile 7 · Decile 10 = most advantaged

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House$1.26M

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SEIFA IRSAD Decile 9 · Decile 10 = most advantaged

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Gov ICSEA1,074

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Childcare16

SEIFA IRSAD Decile 9 · Decile 10 = most advantaged

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