Skip to main content
SuburbRadar
Move comparison · VIC → VIC

Moving to Fraser Rise - Plumpton from Ballarat

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

Open this plan in the Move Planner →

Add your kids' ages, see school catchment zones on the map, and get a shareable link.

Comparing
Ballarat
VIC · current home
Fraser Rise - Plumpton
VIC · destination
Population & growth ABS ERP June 2025
Population (2025)
11,668
24,739
Annual growth
-0.4%
+19.7%
Demographics ABS Census 2021
Median household income
$1,573/wk
$2,254/wk
Overseas born
13.3%
42.2%
Non-English-speaking background
8.2%
52.9%
Children aged 0–14
14.7%
27.6%
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 7
Decile 7
IRSAD score
1,040
1,035
Schools & childcare ACARA 2025 · ACECQA
Schools
9
2
Government schools ICSEA (avg intake)
1,027
1,031
Catholic/independent schools ICSEA (avg intake)
1,099
-
Childcare services (matched by suburb name)
11
6
Property VIC + NSW in v1
Median house price
$1.25M
$700,000
House price YoY
-22.7%
+2.6%
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.
$410
-
Getting around GTFS commute · OpenStreetMap amenities
Train to CBD, AM peak
82 min
32 min
GPs nearby
4
0
Supermarkets nearby
0
1
Parks nearby
37
80
Train stations
1
0
Safety CSA Victoria (year ending March 2026)
Recorded incidents, latest year (raw count - not population-adjusted)
-
548
Change vs prior year
-
+2%

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 · Ballarat
Your zoned school Live VIC + NSW catchments

Pleasant Street Primary School (Ballarat)

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

Sector Government
Years Prep-6
Students 350
ICSEA 1095
A picture of students’ family backgrounds - not a ranking or a quality score.

This is the zoned government school for the centre of Ballarat (VIC catchment data) - addresses elsewhere in the suburb may be zoned to a different school.

See the catchment on the map
Also nearby - Catholic & Independent schools (not your catchment)
Ballarat Clarendon College
Independent 1,896 students
ICSEA 1172 intake context
St Patrick's College
Catholic 1,267 students
ICSEA 1055 intake context
Loreto College
Catholic 948 students
ICSEA 1073 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 · 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 government school for the centre of Fraser Rise - Plumpton (VIC catchment data) - addresses elsewhere in the suburb may be zoned to a different school.

See the catchment on the map

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 Fraser Rise - Plumpton (ICSEA 1,031) and Ballarat (1,027).

Catholic/independent schools are separate from the free government catchment - average ICSEA Fraser Rise - Plumpton none in this SA2, Ballarat 1,099 (4 schools).

There are 2 schools in Fraser Rise - Plumpton, compared to 9 in Ballarat.

Childcare services matched by suburb name: 6 in Fraser Rise - Plumpton vs 11 in Ballarat.

The proportion of children from non-English-speaking backgrounds is higher in Fraser Rise - Plumpton at 52.9% (vs 8.2% in Ballarat).

Median house prices are 44% lower in Fraser Rise - Plumpton ($700,000 vs $1.25M).

Similar suburbs near Fraser Rise - Plumpton
Bundoora - North VIC
SEIFA IRSAD Decile 7 · Decile 10 = most advantaged
Caroline Springs VIC
Gov ICSEA1,014
Schools6
Childcare16
SEIFA IRSAD Decile 6 · Decile 10 = most advantaged
Taylors Hill VIC
House$835,000
Gov ICSEA1,027
Schools4
Childcare7
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$770,000
Gov ICSEA1,082
Schools1
Childcare4
SEIFA IRSAD Decile 6 · Decile 10 = most advantaged
Related moves
Moving to Mickleham - Yuroke from Ballarat, VIC Moving to Fraser Rise - Plumpton from Schofields - East, NSW Moving to Wollert from Ballarat, VIC Moving to Fraser Rise - Plumpton from Marsden Park - Shanes Park, NSW

Make this comparison yours

The Move Planner adds your kids' ages, school catchment zones on the map, and a shareable link for your partner.

Plan the move: Ballarat → Fraser Rise - Plumpton