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Moving to Doreen - North from Wallan

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

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Comparing
Wallan
VIC · current home
Doreen - North
VIC · destination
Population & growth ABS ERP June 2025
Population (2024)
30,342
17,283
Annual growth
+7.1%
+0.6%
Demographics ABS Census 2021
Median household income
$2,002/wk
$2,173/wk
Overseas born
18.9%
17.5%
Non-English-speaking background
18.9%
15.6%
Children aged 0–14
24.7%
26.7%
SEIFA advantage ABS SEIFA 2021
IRSAD decile (1 = most disadvantaged, 10 = most advantaged)
Decile 5
Decile 7
IRSAD score
986
1,027
Schools & childcare ACARA 2025 · ACECQA
Schools
6
3
Government schools ICSEA (avg intake)
985
1,025
Catholic/independent schools ICSEA (avg intake)
1,039
1,080
Childcare services (matched by postcode)
27
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Property VIC + NSW in v1
Median house price
$640,000
$753,000
House price YoY
-2.7%
+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
GPs nearby
1
0
Supermarkets nearby
3
1
Parks nearby
70
123
Train stations
5
0
Safety CSA Victoria (year ending Dec 2025)
Recorded incidents, latest year (raw count — not population-adjusted)
1,021
761
Change vs prior year
-12%
+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 · Wallan
Your zoned school Live VIC + NSW catchments

Muyan Primary School

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

Sector Government

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

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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.

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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 Wallan, with an average ICSEA of 1,025 compared to 985. 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), Wallan 1,039 (1 school).

There are 3 schools in Doreen - North, compared to 6 in Wallan.

Doreen - North has a SEIFA advantage (IRSAD) of Decile 7, above Wallan's Decile 5. Decile 10 is the most advantaged nationally.

Median house prices are 18% higher in Doreen - North ($753,000 vs $640,000).

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SEIFA IRSAD Decile 7 · Decile 10 = most advantaged
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Gov ICSEA1,037
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Childcare33
SEIFA IRSAD Decile 6 · Decile 10 = most advantaged
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SEIFA IRSAD Decile 6 · Decile 10 = most advantaged
South Morang - North VIC
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Childcare16
SEIFA IRSAD Decile 7 · Decile 10 = most advantaged

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