Moving to Delacombe from East Bendigo (Kennington area)
Schools, childcare, demographics and house prices for Delacombe and East Bendigo - Kennington, side by side - all from public government data.
Delacombe has 15,255 people (ABS, June 2025), +7.3% in a year, a median house price of $623,000, 2 schools and 8 childcare services. Full Delacombe 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.
Kennington Primary School
The government school your child can attend for free by living in East Bendigo - Kennington.
This is the zoned government school for the centre of East Bendigo - Kennington (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.
Delacombe Primary School
The government school your child can attend for free by living in Delacombe.
This is the zoned government school for the centre of Delacombe (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
Government schools in Delacombe and East Bendigo - Kennington have a similar average ICSEA (970 and 979) - a measure of student intake, not teaching quality.
Catholic/independent schools are separate from the free government catchment - average ICSEA Delacombe 1,029 (1 school), East Bendigo - Kennington 1,077 (2 schools).
There are 2 schools in Delacombe, compared to 3 in East Bendigo - Kennington.
Childcare services matched by suburb name: 8 in Delacombe vs 6 in East Bendigo - Kennington.
Delacombe has a SEIFA advantage (IRSAD) of Decile 3, below East Bendigo - Kennington's Decile 5. Decile 10 is the most advantaged nationally.
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What is the population of Delacombe?
15,255 people lived in Delacombe at June 2025 (ABS Estimated Resident Population), a change of +7.3% over the year. East Bendigo (Kennington area) had 13,941.
Are houses cheaper in Delacombe than in East Bendigo (Kennington area)?
Yes. The median house price is $623,000 in Delacombe and $654,000 in East Bendigo (Kennington area), 5% lower in Delacombe.
How many schools are in Delacombe?
ACARA lists 2 schools in Delacombe, against 3 in East Bendigo (Kennington area). The zoned government school for an address is shown above under "Which school is zoned?".
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Plan the move: East Bendigo - Kennington → Delacombe