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Moving to Cranbourne West from Lara

Schools, childcare, demographics and house prices for Cranbourne West and Lara, side by side - all from public government data.

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Lara

VIC · current home

Cranbourne West

VIC · destination

Population & growth ABS ERP June 2025

Population (2025)

23,952

25,490

Annual growth

+4.5%

+2.6%

Demographics ABS Census 2021

Median household income

$1,966/wk

$1,903/wk

Overseas born

17.2%

41.4%

Non-English-speaking background

11.8%

44.7%

Children aged 0–14

19.4%

26.5%

SEIFA advantage ABS SEIFA 2021

IRSAD decile (1 = most disadvantaged, 10 = most advantaged) A relative socio-economic index - not a measure of safety or community quality.

Decile 5

IRSAD score

994

973

Schools & childcare ACARA 2025 · ACECQA

Schools

Government schools ICSEA (avg intake)

995

1,003

Catholic/independent schools ICSEA (avg intake)

1,040

1,045

Childcare services (matched by suburb name)

Property VIC + NSW in v1

Median house price

$715,000

$740,000

House price YoY

+3.7%

+6.5%

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.

$500

Getting around GTFS commute · OpenStreetMap amenities

Train to CBD, AM peak

49 min

71 min

GPs nearby

Supermarkets nearby

Parks nearby

Train stations

Safety CSA Victoria (year ending March 2026)

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

906

1,069

Change vs prior year

-2%

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 · Lara

Your zoned school Live VIC + NSW catchments

Lara Primary School

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

Sector Government

Years Prep-6

Students 439

ICSEA 993

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

This is the zoned government school for the centre of Lara (VIC catchment data) - addresses elsewhere in the suburb may be zoned to a different school.

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

St Anthony's School

Catholic 477 students

ICSEA 1040 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 government school for the centre of Cranbourne West (VIC catchment data) - addresses elsewhere in the suburb may be zoned to a different school.

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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 Lara (995).

Catholic/independent schools are separate from the free government catchment - average ICSEA Cranbourne West 1,045 (1 school), Lara 1,040 (1 school).

There are 4 schools in Cranbourne West, compared to 5 in Lara.

The proportion of children from non-English-speaking backgrounds is higher in Cranbourne West at 44.7% (vs 11.8% in Lara).

Similar suburbs near Cranbourne West

Cranbourne North - West VIC

House$714,000

Gov ICSEA970

Schools3

SEIFA IRSAD Decile 3 · Decile 10 = most advantaged

Lynbrook - Lyndhurst VIC

House$1.05M

Gov ICSEA1,005

Schools3

Childcare6

SEIFA IRSAD Decile 7 · Decile 10 = most advantaged

Cranbourne East - South VIC

Gov ICSEA1,006

Schools3

SEIFA IRSAD Decile 6 · Decile 10 = most advantaged

Skye - Sandhurst VIC

House$872,500

Gov ICSEA995

Schools1

Childcare2

SEIFA IRSAD Decile 7 · Decile 10 = most advantaged

Carrum Downs VIC

House$845,000

Gov ICSEA986

Schools4

Childcare21

SEIFA IRSAD Decile 3 · Decile 10 = most advantaged

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