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Moving to Cranbourne West from Kangaroo Flat - Golden Square

Schools, childcare, demographics and house prices for Cranbourne West and Kangaroo Flat - Golden Square, side by side — all from public government data.

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Comparing
Kangaroo Flat - Golden Square
VIC · current home
Cranbourne West
VIC · destination
Population & growth ABS ERP June 2025
Population (2024)
21,369
25,490
Annual growth
0.0%
+2.6%
Demographics ABS Census 2021
Median household income
$1,238/wk
$1,903/wk
Overseas born
10.5%
41.4%
Non-English-speaking background
8.0%
44.7%
Children aged 0–14
16.8%
26.5%
SEIFA advantage ABS SEIFA 2021
IRSAD decile (1 = most disadvantaged, 10 = most advantaged)
Decile 2
Decile 5
IRSAD score
921
973
Schools & childcare ACARA 2025 · ACECQA
Schools
7
4
Government schools ICSEA (avg intake)
949
1,003
Catholic/independent schools ICSEA (avg intake)
1,032
1,045
Childcare services (matched by postcode)
16
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Property VIC + NSW in v1
Median house price
$555,000
$700,000
House price YoY
+1.4%
+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
1
3
Supermarkets nearby
3
7
Parks nearby
33
40
Train stations
1
0
Safety CSA Victoria (year ending Dec 2025)
Recorded incidents, latest year (raw count — not population-adjusted)
804
1,115
Change vs prior year
-23%
+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 · Kangaroo Flat - Golden Square
Your zoned school Live VIC + NSW catchments

Kangaroo Flat Primary School

The government school your child can attend for free by living in Kangaroo Flat - Golden Square.

Sector Government
Years Prep-6
Students 313
ICSEA 908
A picture of students’ family backgrounds — not a ranking or a quality score.

This is the zoned in-area government school for Kangaroo Flat - Golden Square (VIC catchment data).

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Also nearby — Catholic & Independent schools (not your catchment)
St Monica's School
Catholic 284 students
ICSEA 1032 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 Kangaroo Flat - Golden Square, with an average ICSEA of 1,003 compared to 949. 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), Kangaroo Flat - Golden Square 1,032 (1 school).

There are 4 schools in Cranbourne West, compared to 7 in Kangaroo Flat - Golden Square.

The proportion of children from non-English-speaking backgrounds is higher in Cranbourne West at 44.7% (vs 8.0% in Kangaroo Flat - Golden Square).

Cranbourne West has a SEIFA advantage (IRSAD) of Decile 5, above Kangaroo Flat - Golden Square's Decile 2. Decile 10 is the most advantaged nationally.

Median house prices are 26% higher in Cranbourne West ($700,000 vs $555,000).

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