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Moving to Cranbourne South from Lara

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

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Comparing
Lara
VIC · current home
Cranbourne South
VIC · destination
Population & growth ABS ERP June 2025
Population (2024)
23,952
27,368
Annual growth
+4.5%
+11.6%
Demographics ABS Census 2021
Median household income
$1,966/wk
$2,228/wk
Overseas born
17.2%
26.9%
Non-English-speaking background
11.8%
24.2%
Children aged 0–14
19.4%
24.3%
SEIFA advantage ABS SEIFA 2021
IRSAD decile (1 = most disadvantaged, 10 = most advantaged)
Decile 5
Decile 7
IRSAD score
994
1,031
Schools & childcare ACARA 2025 · ACECQA
Schools
5
7
Government schools ICSEA (avg intake)
995
1,012
Catholic/independent schools ICSEA (avg intake)
1,040
1,093
Childcare services (matched by postcode)
12
Property VIC + NSW in v1
Median house price
$688,800
$700,000
House price YoY
-1.0%
-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.
$500
Getting around GTFS commute · OpenStreetMap amenities
GPs nearby
2
1
Supermarkets nearby
2
1
Parks nearby
53
65
Train stations
1
3
Safety CSA Victoria (year ending Dec 2025)
Recorded incidents, latest year (raw count — not population-adjusted)
939
173
Change vs prior year
+1%
-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 · 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 in-area government school for Lara (VIC catchment data).

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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 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 Lara, with an average ICSEA of 1,012 compared to 995. 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), Lara 1,040 (1 school).

There are 7 schools in Cranbourne South, compared to 5 in Lara.

The proportion of children from non-English-speaking backgrounds is higher in Cranbourne South at 24.2% (vs 11.8% in Lara).

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

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House$1.57M
Gov ICSEA1,068
Schools2
Childcare7
SEIFA IRSAD Decile 7 · Decile 10 = most advantaged
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Gov ICSEA1,059
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SEIFA IRSAD Decile 7 · Decile 10 = most advantaged
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SEIFA IRSAD Decile 9 · Decile 10 = most advantaged
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House$1.22M
Gov ICSEA1,074
Schools5
Childcare16
SEIFA IRSAD Decile 9 · Decile 10 = most advantaged

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