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Moving to Doreen - North from Mooroolbark

Schools, childcare, demographics and house prices for Doreen - North and Mooroolbark, side by side — all from public government data.

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Comparing

Mooroolbark

VIC · current home

Doreen - North

VIC · destination

Population & growth ABS ERP June 2025

Population (2024)

24,395

17,283

Annual growth

+0.8%

+0.6%

Demographics ABS Census 2021

Median household income

$1,992/wk

$2,173/wk

Overseas born

21.5%

17.5%

Non-English-speaking background

15.7%

15.6%

Children aged 0–14

19.8%

26.7%

SEIFA advantage ABS SEIFA 2021

IRSAD decile (1 = most disadvantaged, 10 = most advantaged)

Decile 6

Decile 7

IRSAD score

1,009

1,027

Schools & childcare ACARA 2025 · ACECQA

Schools

Government schools ICSEA (avg intake)

990

1,025

Catholic/independent schools ICSEA (avg intake)

1,046

1,080

Childcare services (matched by postcode)

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Property VIC + NSW in v1

Median house price

$880,000

$753,000

House price YoY

0.0%

+0.4%

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.

54 min

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GPs nearby

Supermarkets nearby

Parks nearby

123

Train stations

Safety CSA Victoria (year ending Dec 2025)

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

802

761

Change vs prior year

+10%

+26%

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 · Mooroolbark

Your zoned school Live VIC + NSW catchments

Bimbadeen Heights Primary School

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

Sector Government

Years Prep-6

Students 541

ICSEA 1039

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

This is the zoned in-area government school for Mooroolbark (VIC catchment data).

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

Billanook College

Independent 889 students

ICSEA 1104 intake context

St Peter Julian Eymard

Catholic 583 students

ICSEA 1036 intake context

Mooroolbark Grammar

Independent 39 students

ICSEA 997 intake context

Fee-paying schools can’t be enrolled in by zone — they’re shown for context, not as the area’s school quality.

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To · Doreen - North

Your zoned school Live VIC + NSW catchments

Hazel Glen College

The government school your child can attend for free by living in Doreen - North.

Sector Government

Years Prep-12

Students 2,141

ICSEA 1023

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

This is the zoned in-area government school for Doreen - North (VIC catchment data).

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

St Paul the Apostle Catholic Primary School

Catholic 454 students

ICSEA 1080 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

Doreen - North has stronger government school academic context than Mooroolbark, with an average ICSEA of 1,025 compared to 990. 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 Doreen - North 1,080 (1 school), Mooroolbark 1,046 (3 schools).

There are 3 schools in Doreen - North, compared to 10 in Mooroolbark.

Doreen - North has a SEIFA advantage (IRSAD) of Decile 7, above Mooroolbark's Decile 6. Decile 10 is the most advantaged nationally.

Median house prices are 14% lower in Doreen - North ($753,000 vs $880,000).

Similar suburbs near Doreen - North

Bundoora - North VIC

SEIFA IRSAD Decile 7 · Decile 10 = most advantaged

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Gov ICSEA1,037

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SEIFA IRSAD Decile 7 · Decile 10 = most advantaged

Mernda - North VIC

House$725,000

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Childcare33

SEIFA IRSAD Decile 6 · Decile 10 = most advantaged

Mernda - South VIC

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SEIFA IRSAD Decile 6 · Decile 10 = most advantaged

South Morang - North VIC

House$805,000

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Childcare16

SEIFA IRSAD Decile 7 · Decile 10 = most advantaged

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