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Moving to East Bendigo - Kennington from Delacombe

Schools, childcare, demographics and house prices for East Bendigo - Kennington and Delacombe, side by side - all from public government data.

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Delacombe

VIC · current home

East Bendigo - Kennington

VIC · destination

Population & growth ABS ERP June 2025

Population (2025)

15,255

13,941

Annual growth

+7.3%

-0.1%

Demographics ABS Census 2021

Median household income

$1,627/wk

$1,408/wk

Overseas born

11.0%

11.4%

Non-English-speaking background

8.0%

8.5%

Children aged 0–14

21.3%

15.3%

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 3

Decile 5

IRSAD score

947

986

Schools & childcare ACARA 2025 · ACECQA

Schools

Government schools ICSEA (avg intake)

970

979

Catholic/independent schools ICSEA (avg intake)

1,029

1,077

Childcare services (matched by suburb name)

Property VIC + NSW in v1

Median house price

$623,000

$654,000

House price YoY

+21.9%

+15.3%

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

88 min

120 min

GPs nearby

Supermarkets nearby

Parks nearby

Train stations

Safety CSA Victoria (year ending March 2026)

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

458

212

Change vs prior year

-11%

-5%

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 · Delacombe

Your zoned school Live VIC + NSW 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.

To · East Bendigo - Kennington

Your zoned school Live VIC + NSW catchments

Kennington Primary School

The government school your child can attend for free by living in East Bendigo - Kennington.

Sector Government

Years Prep-6

Students 581

ICSEA 979

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

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.

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

Victory Christian College

Independent 900 students

ICSEA 1077 intake context

St Therese's School

Catholic 460 students

ICSEA 1076 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

Government school academic context is comparable between East Bendigo - Kennington (ICSEA 979) and Delacombe (970).

Catholic/independent schools are separate from the free government catchment - average ICSEA East Bendigo - Kennington 1,077 (2 schools), Delacombe 1,029 (1 school).

There are 3 schools in East Bendigo - Kennington, compared to 2 in Delacombe.

Childcare services matched by suburb name: 6 in East Bendigo - Kennington vs 7 in Delacombe.

East Bendigo - Kennington has a SEIFA advantage (IRSAD) of Decile 5, above Delacombe's Decile 3. Decile 10 is the most advantaged nationally.

Similar suburbs near East Bendigo - Kennington

Flora Hill - Spring Gully VIC

House$715,000

Gov ICSEA1,036

Schools4

Childcare3

SEIFA IRSAD Decile 5 · Decile 10 = most advantaged

White Hills - Ascot VIC

House$650,000

Gov ICSEA965

Schools5

Childcare14

SEIFA IRSAD Decile 4 · Decile 10 = most advantaged

Maiden Gully VIC

House$874,000

Gov ICSEA1,009

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Childcare5

SEIFA IRSAD Decile 7 · Decile 10 = most advantaged

Bendigo Surrounds - South VIC

House$673,800

Gov ICSEA1,012

Schools4

Childcare6

SEIFA IRSAD Decile 7 · Decile 10 = most advantaged

Bendigo Surrounds - North VIC

House$510,000

Gov ICSEA966

Schools4

Childcare3

SEIFA IRSAD Decile 4 · Decile 10 = most advantaged

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