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Moving to Cranbourne West from Ballarat North - Invermay

Schools, childcare, demographics and house prices for Cranbourne West and Ballarat North - Invermay, side by side — all from public government data.

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Ballarat North - Invermay

VIC · current home

Cranbourne West

VIC · destination

Population & growth ABS ERP June 2025

Population (2024)

15,204

25,490

Annual growth

+0.6%

+2.6%

Demographics ABS Census 2021

Median household income

$1,644/wk

$1,903/wk

Overseas born

9.2%

41.4%

Non-English-speaking background

4.9%

44.7%

Children aged 0–14

18.7%

26.5%

SEIFA advantage ABS SEIFA 2021

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

Decile 6

Decile 5

IRSAD score

1,015

973

Schools & childcare ACARA 2025 · ACECQA

Schools

Government schools ICSEA (avg intake)

1,006

1,003

Catholic/independent schools ICSEA (avg intake)

1,090

1,045

Childcare services (matched by postcode)

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Property VIC + NSW in v1

Median house price

$574,000

$700,000

House price YoY

-13.0%

+5.3%

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

Train to CBD, AM peak Nearest-station AM-peak estimate (VIC/QLD/WA); a blank means no station matched within range for that suburb — not that it has no transport.

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71 min

GPs nearby

Supermarkets nearby

Parks nearby

Train stations

Safety CSA Victoria (year ending Dec 2025)

Recorded incidents, latest year (raw count — not population-adjusted)

259

1,115

Change vs prior year

+46%

+18%

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 · Ballarat North - Invermay

Your zoned school Live VIC + NSW catchments

Black Hill Primary School

The government school your child can attend for free by living in Ballarat North - Invermay.

Sector Government

Years Prep-6

Students 397

ICSEA 1042

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

This is the zoned in-area government school for Ballarat North - Invermay (VIC catchment data).

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

St Columba's School

Catholic 334 students

ICSEA 1090 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 West

Your zoned school Live VIC + NSW catchments

Quarters Primary School

The government school your child can attend for free by living in Cranbourne West.

Sector Government

Years Prep-6

Students 466

ICSEA 1003

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

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

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

St Peter's College

Catholic 2,089 students

ICSEA 1045 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 West (ICSEA 1,003) and Ballarat North - Invermay (1,006).

Catholic/independent schools are separate from the free government catchment — average ICSEA Cranbourne West 1,045 (1 school), Ballarat North - Invermay 1,090 (1 school).

There are 4 schools in Cranbourne West, compared to 7 in Ballarat North - Invermay.

The proportion of children from non-English-speaking backgrounds is higher in Cranbourne West at 44.7% (vs 4.9% in Ballarat North - Invermay).

Cranbourne West has a SEIFA advantage (IRSAD) of Decile 5, below Ballarat North - Invermay's Decile 6. Decile 10 is the most advantaged nationally.

Median house prices are 22% higher in Cranbourne West ($700,000 vs $574,000).

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