Moving to East Bendigo (Kennington area) from Pakenham (South West area)
Schools, childcare, demographics and house prices for East Bendigo - Kennington and Pakenham - South West, side by side - all from public government data.
East Bendigo (Kennington area) has 13,941 people (ABS, June 2025), -0.1% in a year, a median house price of $654,000, 3 schools and 6 childcare services. Full East Bendigo (Kennington area) suburb profile.
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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.
Pakenham Consolidated School
The government school your child can attend for free by living in Pakenham - South West.
This is the zoned government school for the centre of Pakenham - South West (VIC catchment data) - addresses elsewhere in the suburb may be zoned to a different school.
See the catchment on the mapFee-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.
Kennington Primary School
The government school your child can attend for free by living in East Bendigo - Kennington.
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.
See the catchment on the mapFee-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 schools in East Bendigo - Kennington and Pakenham - South West have a similar average ICSEA (979 and 992) - a measure of student intake, not teaching quality.
Catholic/independent schools are separate from the free government catchment - average ICSEA East Bendigo - Kennington 1,077 (2 schools), Pakenham - South West 1,034 (1 school).
There are 3 schools in East Bendigo - Kennington, compared to 7 in Pakenham - South West.
The proportion of children from non-English-speaking backgrounds is lower in East Bendigo - Kennington at 8.5% (vs 27.9% in Pakenham - South West).
East Bendigo - Kennington has a SEIFA advantage (IRSAD) of Decile 5, above Pakenham - South West's Decile 4. Decile 10 is the most advantaged nationally.
Median house prices are 10% lower in East Bendigo - Kennington ($654,000 vs $725,000).
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What is the population of East Bendigo (Kennington area)?
13,941 people lived in East Bendigo (Kennington area) at June 2025 (ABS Estimated Resident Population), a change of -0.1% over the year. Pakenham (South West area) had 28,194.
Are houses cheaper in East Bendigo (Kennington area) than in Pakenham (South West area)?
Yes. The median house price is $654,000 in East Bendigo (Kennington area) and $725,000 in Pakenham (South West area), 10% lower in East Bendigo (Kennington area).
How many schools are in East Bendigo (Kennington area)?
ACARA lists 3 schools in East Bendigo (Kennington area), against 7 in Pakenham (South West area). The zoned government school for an address is shown above under "Which school is zoned?".
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Plan the move: Pakenham - South West → East Bendigo - Kennington