Moving to Dandenong North from Bentleigh - McKinnon
Schools, childcare, demographics and house prices for Dandenong North and Bentleigh - McKinnon, side by side - all from public government data.
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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 (NSW) · NSW BOCSAR (NSW) · CSA Victoria (VIC). How we source this data →
The free government school your child can attend in each area - side by side, never a blended average.
Bentleigh West Primary School
The government school your child can attend for free by living in Bentleigh - McKinnon.
This is the zoned government school for the centre of Bentleigh - McKinnon (VIC catchment data) - addresses elsewhere in the suburb may be zoned to a different school.
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We show school intake context and catchments, not exam results. We don’t publish a school ranking.
Wooranna Park Primary School
The government school your child can attend for free by living in Dandenong North.
This is the zoned government school for the centre of Dandenong North (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.
Dandenong North's government schools have an average ICSEA of 971, compared to 1,132 in Bentleigh - McKinnon. ICSEA reflects the socioeconomic intake of students, not teaching quality - it is not a ranking of school performance.
Catholic/independent schools are separate from the free government catchment - average ICSEA Dandenong North 1,045 (1 school), Bentleigh - McKinnon 1,114 (2 schools).
There are 5 schools in Dandenong North, compared to 4 in Bentleigh - McKinnon.
Childcare services matched by suburb name: 13 in Dandenong North vs 17 in Bentleigh - McKinnon.
The proportion of children from non-English-speaking backgrounds is higher in Dandenong North at 59.8% (vs 32.5% in Bentleigh - McKinnon).
Dandenong North has a SEIFA advantage (IRSAD) of Decile 3, below Bentleigh - McKinnon's Decile 9. Decile 10 is the most advantaged nationally.
Median house prices are 60% lower in Dandenong North ($761,500 vs $1.9M).
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Plan the move: Bentleigh - McKinnon → Dandenong North