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Moving to Delacombe from Wallan

Schools, childcare, demographics and house prices for Delacombe and Wallan, 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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Wallan
VIC · current home
Delacombe
VIC · destination
Population & growth ABS ERP June 2025
Population (2025)
30,342
15,255
Annual growth
+7.1%
+7.3%
Demographics ABS Census 2021
Median household income
$2,002/wk
$1,627/wk
Overseas born
18.9%
11.0%
Non-English-speaking background
18.9%
8.0%
Children aged 0–14
24.7%
21.3%
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
Decile 3
IRSAD score
986
947
Schools & childcare ACARA 2025 · ACECQA
Schools
6
2
Government schools ICSEA (avg intake)
985
970
Catholic/independent schools ICSEA (avg intake)
1,039
1,029
Childcare services (matched by suburb name)
27
8
Property VIC + NSW; QLD rent only
Median house price
$650,000
$623,000
House price YoY
+9.2%
+21.9%
Median 3-bed house rent /wk "Not published" means rent was suppressed for this area (too few lettings to publish a reliable median) - not that rent is unavailable there.
not published
$420
Getting around GTFS commute · OpenStreetMap amenities
Train to CBD, AM peak
62 min
88 min
GPs nearby
None mapped
1
Supermarkets nearby
3
1
Parks nearby
70
40
Train stations
3
None mapped
Crime & safety CSA Victoria (year ending June 2026)
Recorded incidents, latest year (raw count - not population-adjusted)
1,198
492
Change vs prior year
+20%
0%
LGA rate, as published: recorded incidents per 100,000 people, whole council area (Crime Statistics Agency Victoria, year ending June 2026, released September 2026)
6,073.1 (Mitchell)
9,401.4 (Ballarat)
Counts are often higher where many people visit (shopping centres, stations, nightlife), not only where many people live. SuburbRadar does not rate suburbs as safe or unsafe.

Crime Statistics Agency Victoria data, licensed under CC BY 3.0 AU. Suburb totals are added up from published figures.

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.

From: Wallan
Your zoned school Live VIC + NSW + QLD catchments

Muyan Primary School

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

Sector Government

This is the zoned government school for the centre of Wallan (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)
Our Lady of the Way Catholic Primary School
Catholic 698 students
ICSEA 1039 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: Delacombe
Your zoned school Live VIC + NSW + QLD catchments

Delacombe Primary School

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

Sector Government
Years Prep-6
Students 641
ICSEA 970
A picture of students’ family backgrounds - not a ranking or a quality score.

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.

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Also nearby - Catholic & Independent schools (not your catchment)
Lumen Christi School
Catholic 324 students
ICSEA 1029 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

Delacombe's government schools have an average ICSEA of 970, compared to 985 in Wallan. 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 Delacombe 1,029 (1 school), Wallan 1,039 (1 school).

There are 2 schools in Delacombe, compared to 6 in Wallan.

Childcare services matched by suburb name: 8 in Delacombe vs 27 in Wallan.

The proportion of children from non-English-speaking backgrounds is lower in Delacombe at 8.0% (vs 18.9% in Wallan).

Delacombe has a SEIFA advantage (IRSAD) of Decile 3, below Wallan'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. Wallan had 30,342.

Are houses cheaper in Delacombe than in Wallan?

Yes. The median house price is $623,000 in Delacombe and $650,000 in Wallan, 4% lower in Delacombe.

How many schools are in Delacombe?

ACARA lists 2 schools in Delacombe, against 6 in Wallan. The zoned government school for an address is shown above under "Which school is zoned?".

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Plan the move: Wallan → Delacombe