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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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Wallan

VIC · current home

Doreen - North

VIC · destination

Population & growth ABS ERP June 2025

Population (2025)

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) A relative socio-economic index - not a measure of safety or community quality.

Decile 5

Decile 7

IRSAD score

986

1,027

Schools & childcare ACARA 2025 · ACECQA

Schools

Government schools ICSEA (avg intake)

985

1,025

Catholic/independent schools ICSEA (avg intake)

1,039

1,080

Childcare services (matched by suburb name)

Property VIC + NSW in v1

Median house price

$652,500

$833,500

House price YoY

+3.0%

+8.2%

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.

Getting around GTFS commute · OpenStreetMap amenities

Train to CBD, AM peak

62 min

54 min

GPs nearby

Supermarkets nearby

Parks nearby

123

Train stations

Safety CSA Victoria (year ending March 2026)

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

1,063

737

Change vs prior year

-4%

+20%

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 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 · 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 government school for the centre of Doreen - North (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)

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's government schools have an average ICSEA of 1,025, 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 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 28% higher in Doreen - North ($833,500 vs $652,500).

Similar suburbs near Doreen - North

Bundoora - North VIC

SEIFA IRSAD Decile 7 · Decile 10 = most advantaged

Doreen - South VIC

Gov ICSEA1,037

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SEIFA IRSAD Decile 7 · Decile 10 = most advantaged

Mernda - North VIC

House$757,500

Gov ICSEA1,035

Schools2

Childcare18

SEIFA IRSAD Decile 6 · Decile 10 = most advantaged

Mernda - South VIC

Gov ICSEA1,033

Schools3

SEIFA IRSAD Decile 6 · Decile 10 = most advantaged

South Morang - North VIC

House$810,000

Gov ICSEA1,004

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SEIFA IRSAD Decile 7 · Decile 10 = most advantaged

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