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Moving to Cranbourne South from Wendouree - Miners Rest

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

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Comparing
Wendouree - Miners Rest
VIC · current home
Cranbourne South
VIC · destination
Population & growth ABS ERP June 2025
Population (2024)
15,548
27,368
Annual growth
+0.2%
+11.6%
Demographics ABS Census 2021
Median household income
$1,191/wk
$2,228/wk
Overseas born
8.8%
26.9%
Non-English-speaking background
5.5%
24.2%
Children aged 0–14
18.5%
24.3%
SEIFA advantage ABS SEIFA 2021
IRSAD decile (1 = most disadvantaged, 10 = most advantaged)
Decile 1
Decile 7
IRSAD score
886
1,031
Schools & childcare ACARA 2025 · ACECQA
Schools
7
7
Government schools ICSEA (avg intake)
922
1,012
Catholic/independent schools ICSEA (avg intake)
1,069
1,093
Childcare services (matched by postcode)
15
Property VIC + NSW in v1
Median house price
$502,000
$700,000
House price YoY
+14.1%
-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
2
1
Parks nearby
42
65
Train stations
0
3
Safety CSA Victoria (year ending Dec 2025)
Recorded incidents, latest year (raw count — not population-adjusted)
1,618
173
Change vs prior year
+14%
-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 · Wendouree - Miners Rest
Your zoned school Live VIC + NSW catchments

Yuille Park Community College

The government school your child can attend for free by living in Wendouree - Miners Rest.

Sector Government
Years Prep-12
Students 209
ICSEA 840
A picture of students’ family backgrounds — not a ranking or a quality score.

This is the zoned in-area government school for Wendouree - Miners Rest (VIC catchment data).

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Also nearby — Catholic & Independent schools (not your catchment)
Ballarat Grammar
Independent 1,989 students
ICSEA 1120 intake context
Our Lady Help of Christians School
Catholic 101 students
ICSEA 1017 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 Wendouree - Miners Rest, with an average ICSEA of 1,012 compared to 922. 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), Wendouree - Miners Rest 1,069 (2 schools).

The proportion of children from non-English-speaking backgrounds is higher in Cranbourne South at 24.2% (vs 5.5% in Wendouree - Miners Rest).

Cranbourne South has a SEIFA advantage (IRSAD) of Decile 7, above Wendouree - Miners Rest's Decile 1. Decile 10 is the most advantaged nationally.

Median house prices are 39% higher in Cranbourne South ($700,000 vs $502,000).

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