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Moving to East Bendigo - Kennington from Wallan

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

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Comparing
Wallan
VIC · current home
East Bendigo - Kennington
VIC · destination
Population & growth ABS ERP June 2025
Population (2024)
30,342
13,941
Annual growth
+7.1%
-0.1%
Demographics ABS Census 2021
Median household income
$2,002/wk
$1,408/wk
Overseas born
18.9%
11.4%
Non-English-speaking background
18.9%
8.5%
Children aged 0–14
24.7%
15.3%
SEIFA advantage ABS SEIFA 2021
IRSAD decile (1 = most disadvantaged, 10 = most advantaged)
Decile 5
Decile 5
IRSAD score
986
986
Schools & childcare ACARA 2025 · ACECQA
Schools
6
3
Government schools ICSEA (avg intake)
985
979
Catholic/independent schools ICSEA (avg intake)
1,039
1,077
Childcare services (matched by postcode)
27
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Property VIC + NSW in v1
Median house price
$640,000
$660,000
House price YoY
-2.7%
-2.9%
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
1
Supermarkets nearby
3
4
Parks nearby
70
24
Train stations
5
0
Safety CSA Victoria (year ending Dec 2025)
Recorded incidents, latest year (raw count — not population-adjusted)
1,021
184
Change vs prior year
-12%
-21%

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.

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 in-area government school for East Bendigo - Kennington (VIC catchment data).

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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 Wallan (985).

Catholic/independent schools are separate from the free government catchment — average ICSEA East Bendigo - Kennington 1,077 (2 schools), Wallan 1,039 (1 school).

There are 3 schools in East Bendigo - Kennington, compared to 6 in Wallan.

The proportion of children from non-English-speaking backgrounds is lower in East Bendigo - Kennington at 8.5% (vs 18.9% in Wallan).

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SEIFA IRSAD Decile 4 · Decile 10 = most advantaged

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