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Moving to Cranbourne West from East Bendigo - Kennington

Schools, childcare, demographics and house prices for Cranbourne West and East Bendigo - Kennington, side by side — all from public government data.

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East Bendigo - Kennington

VIC · current home

Cranbourne West

VIC · destination

Population & growth ABS ERP June 2025

Population (2024)

13,941

25,490

Annual growth

-0.1%

+2.6%

Demographics ABS Census 2021

Median household income

$1,408/wk

$1,903/wk

Overseas born

11.4%

41.4%

Non-English-speaking background

8.5%

44.7%

Children aged 0–14

15.3%

26.5%

SEIFA advantage ABS SEIFA 2021

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

Decile 5

IRSAD score

986

973

Schools & childcare ACARA 2025 · ACECQA

Schools

Government schools ICSEA (avg intake)

979

1,003

Catholic/independent schools ICSEA (avg intake)

1,077

1,045

Childcare services (matched by postcode)

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Property VIC + NSW in v1

Median house price

$660,000

$700,000

House price YoY

-2.9%

+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)

184

1,115

Change vs prior year

-21%

+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 · East Bendigo - Kennington

Your zoned school Live VIC + NSW catchments

Kennington Primary School

The government school your child can attend for free by living in East Bendigo - Kennington.

Sector Government

Years Prep-6

Students 581

ICSEA 979

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

This is the zoned in-area government school for East Bendigo - Kennington (VIC catchment data).

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

Victory Christian College

Independent 900 students

ICSEA 1077 intake context

St Therese's School

Catholic 460 students

ICSEA 1076 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

Cranbourne West has stronger government school academic context than East Bendigo - Kennington, with an average ICSEA of 1,003 compared to 979. 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 West 1,045 (1 school), East Bendigo - Kennington 1,077 (2 schools).

There are 4 schools in Cranbourne West, compared to 3 in East Bendigo - Kennington.

The proportion of children from non-English-speaking backgrounds is higher in Cranbourne West at 44.7% (vs 8.5% in East Bendigo - Kennington).

Median house prices are 6% higher in Cranbourne West ($700,000 vs $660,000).

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SEIFA IRSAD Decile 7 · Decile 10 = most advantaged

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