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Moving to Fraser Rise - Plumpton from Alfredton

Schools, childcare, demographics and house prices for Fraser Rise - Plumpton and Alfredton, side by side — all from public government data.

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Comparing

Alfredton

VIC · current home

Fraser Rise - Plumpton

VIC · destination

Population & growth ABS ERP June 2025

Population (2024)

20,825

24,739

Annual growth

+3.7%

+19.7%

Demographics ABS Census 2021

Median household income

$1,952/wk

$2,254/wk

Overseas born

15.7%

42.2%

Non-English-speaking background

13.5%

52.9%

Children aged 0–14

23.9%

27.6%

SEIFA advantage ABS SEIFA 2021

IRSAD decile (1 = most disadvantaged, 10 = most advantaged)

Decile 6

Decile 7

IRSAD score

1,011

1,035

Schools & childcare ACARA 2025 · ACECQA

Schools

Government schools ICSEA (avg intake)

1,019

1,031

Catholic/independent schools ICSEA (avg intake)

1,071

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Childcare services (matched by postcode)

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Property VIC + NSW in v1

Median house price

$625,000

$695,000

House price YoY

+1.0%

-0.7%

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

Supermarkets nearby

Parks nearby

Train stations

Safety CSA Victoria (year ending Dec 2025)

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

545

574

Change vs prior year

+8%

+12%

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 · Alfredton

Your zoned school Live VIC + NSW catchments

Lucas Primary School

The government school your child can attend for free by living in Alfredton.

Sector Government

Years Prep-6

Students 527

ICSEA 1029

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This is the zoned in-area government school for Alfredton (VIC catchment data).

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

St Thomas More School

Catholic 431 students

ICSEA 1087 intake context

Siena Catholic Primary School

Catholic 336 students

ICSEA 1055 intake context

Fee-paying schools can’t be enrolled in by zone — they’re shown for context, not as the area’s school quality.

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To · Fraser Rise - Plumpton

Your zoned school Live VIC + NSW catchments

Deanside Primary School

The government school your child can attend for free by living in Fraser Rise - Plumpton.

Sector Government

Years Prep-6

Students 590

ICSEA 1044

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

This is the zoned in-area government school for Fraser Rise - Plumpton (VIC catchment data).

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Honest tradeoff

Government school academic context is comparable between Fraser Rise - Plumpton (ICSEA 1,031) and Alfredton (1,019).

Catholic/independent schools are separate from the free government catchment — average ICSEA Fraser Rise - Plumpton none in this SA2, Alfredton 1,071 (2 schools).

There are 2 schools in Fraser Rise - Plumpton, compared to 4 in Alfredton.

The proportion of children from non-English-speaking backgrounds is higher in Fraser Rise - Plumpton at 52.9% (vs 13.5% in Alfredton).

Fraser Rise - Plumpton has a SEIFA advantage (IRSAD) of Decile 7, above Alfredton's Decile 6. Decile 10 is the most advantaged nationally.

Median house prices are 11% higher in Fraser Rise - Plumpton ($695,000 vs $625,000).

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Bundoora - North VIC

SEIFA IRSAD Decile 7 · Decile 10 = most advantaged

Caroline Springs VIC

Gov ICSEA1,014

Schools6

SEIFA IRSAD Decile 6 · Decile 10 = most advantaged

Taylors Hill VIC

House$932,000

Gov ICSEA1,027

Schools4

Childcare37

SEIFA IRSAD Decile 7 · Decile 10 = most advantaged

Hillside VIC

Gov ICSEA1,014

Schools2

SEIFA IRSAD Decile 6 · Decile 10 = most advantaged

Burnside Heights VIC

House$780,000

Gov ICSEA1,082

Schools1

SEIFA IRSAD Decile 6 · Decile 10 = most advantaged

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