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Moving to East Bendigo - Kennington from Werribee - West

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

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Comparing
Werribee - West
VIC · current home
East Bendigo - Kennington
VIC · destination
Population & growth ABS ERP June 2025
Population (2025)
32,943
13,941
Annual growth
+8.3%
-0.1%
Demographics ABS Census 2021
Median household income
$1,995/wk
$1,408/wk
Overseas born
35.4%
11.4%
Non-English-speaking background
34.6%
8.5%
Children aged 0–14
23.1%
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 5
Decile 5
IRSAD score
992
986
Schools & childcare ACARA 2025 · ACECQA
Schools
10
3
Government schools ICSEA (avg intake)
995
979
Catholic/independent schools ICSEA (avg intake)
1,053
1,077
Childcare services (matched by suburb name)
57
6
Property VIC + NSW in v1
Median house price
$635,000
$654,000
House price YoY
+4.3%
+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
44 min
120 min
GPs nearby
0
1
Supermarkets nearby
3
4
Parks nearby
85
24
Train stations
1
0
Safety CSA Victoria (year ending March 2026)
Recorded incidents, latest year (raw count - not population-adjusted)
4,121
212
Change vs prior year
-7%
-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 · Werribee - West
Your zoned school Live VIC + NSW catchments

Lollypop Creek Primary School

The government school your child can attend for free by living in Werribee - West.

Sector Government
Years Prep-6
Students 390
ICSEA 1034
A picture of students’ family backgrounds - not a ranking or a quality score.

This is the zoned government school for the centre of Werribee - West (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 Joseph's Catholic Primary School
Catholic 402 students
ICSEA 1085 intake context
St Andrew's School
Catholic 290 students
ICSEA 1021 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

East Bendigo - Kennington's government schools have an average ICSEA of 979, compared to 995 in Werribee - West. 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 East Bendigo - Kennington 1,077 (2 schools), Werribee - West 1,053 (2 schools).

There are 3 schools in East Bendigo - Kennington, compared to 10 in Werribee - West.

Childcare services matched by suburb name: 6 in East Bendigo - Kennington vs 57 in Werribee - West.

The proportion of children from non-English-speaking backgrounds is lower in East Bendigo - Kennington at 8.5% (vs 34.6% in Werribee - West).

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
Schools2
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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