Moving to Cranbourne West from Charlemont
Schools, childcare, demographics and house prices for Cranbourne West and Charlemont, side by side - all from public government data.
Cranbourne West has 25,490 people (ABS, June 2025), +2.6% in a year, a median house price of $740,000, 4 schools and 15 childcare services. Full Cranbourne West 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.
Mirripoa Primary School
The government school your child can attend for free by living in Charlemont.
The government catchment school for parts of Charlemont is Mirripoa Primary School - just outside the suburb boundary (VIC catchment data).
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.
Quarters Primary School
The government school your child can attend for free by living in Cranbourne West.
This is the zoned government school for the centre of Cranbourne West (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
Catholic/independent schools are separate from the free government catchment - average ICSEA Cranbourne West 1,045 (1 school), Charlemont 1,090 (2 schools).
There are 4 schools in Cranbourne West, compared to 2 in Charlemont.
Childcare services matched by suburb name: 15 in Cranbourne West vs 3 in Charlemont.
The proportion of children from non-English-speaking backgrounds is higher in Cranbourne West at 44.7% (vs 14.5% in Charlemont).
Cranbourne West has a SEIFA advantage (IRSAD) of Decile 5, below Charlemont's Decile 6. Decile 10 is the most advantaged nationally.
Median house prices are 17% higher in Cranbourne West ($740,000 vs $630,000).
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What is the population of Cranbourne West?
25,490 people lived in Cranbourne West at June 2025 (ABS Estimated Resident Population), a change of +2.6% over the year. Charlemont had 15,110.
Are houses cheaper in Cranbourne West than in Charlemont?
No. The median house price is $740,000 in Cranbourne West and $630,000 in Charlemont, 17% higher in Cranbourne West.
How many schools are in Cranbourne West?
ACARA lists 4 schools in Cranbourne West, against 2 in Charlemont. The zoned government school for an address is shown above under "Which school is zoned?".
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Plan the move: Charlemont → Cranbourne West