Moving to Cranbourne from Lynbrook (Lyndhurst area)
Schools, childcare, demographics and house prices for Cranbourne and Lynbrook - Lyndhurst, side by side - all from public government data.
Cranbourne has 22,708 people (ABS, June 2025), +1.1% in a year, a median house price of $714,000, 7 schools and 32 childcare services. Full Cranbourne 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.
Lynbrook Primary School
The government school your child can attend for free by living in Lynbrook - Lyndhurst.
This is the zoned government school for the centre of Lynbrook - Lyndhurst (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.
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.
Honest tradeoff
Cranbourne's government schools have an average ICSEA of 950, compared to 1,005 in Lynbrook - Lyndhurst. 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 1,047 (1 school), Lynbrook - Lyndhurst 1,042 (1 school).
There are 7 schools in Cranbourne, compared to 3 in Lynbrook - Lyndhurst.
Childcare services matched by suburb name: 32 in Cranbourne vs 6 in Lynbrook - Lyndhurst.
The proportion of children from non-English-speaking backgrounds is lower in Cranbourne at 32.9% (vs 60.4% in Lynbrook - Lyndhurst).
Cranbourne has a SEIFA advantage (IRSAD) of Decile 2, below Lynbrook - Lyndhurst's Decile 7. Decile 10 is the most advantaged nationally.
Median house prices are 26% lower in Cranbourne ($714,000 vs $958,500).
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What is the population of Cranbourne?
22,708 people lived in Cranbourne at June 2025 (ABS Estimated Resident Population), a change of +1.1% over the year. Lynbrook (Lyndhurst area) had 19,545.
Are houses cheaper in Cranbourne than in Lynbrook (Lyndhurst area)?
Yes. The median house price is $714,000 in Cranbourne and $958,500 in Lynbrook (Lyndhurst area), 26% lower in Cranbourne.
How many schools are in Cranbourne?
ACARA lists 7 schools in Cranbourne, against 3 in Lynbrook (Lyndhurst area). The zoned government school for an address is shown above under "Which school is zoned?".
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Plan the move: Lynbrook - Lyndhurst → Cranbourne