Moving to Fraser Rise (Plumpton area) from Barwon Heads (Armstrong Creek area)
Schools, childcare, demographics and house prices for Fraser Rise - Plumpton and Barwon Heads - Armstrong Creek, side by side - all from public government data.
Fraser Rise (Plumpton area) has 24,739 people (ABS, June 2025), +19.7% in a year, a median house price of $700,000, 2 schools and 6 childcare services. Full Fraser Rise (Plumpton 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.
Armstrong Creek School
The government school your child can attend for free by living in Barwon Heads - Armstrong Creek.
This is the zoned government school for the centre of Barwon Heads - Armstrong Creek (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.
Deanside Primary School
The government school your child can attend for free by living in Fraser Rise - Plumpton.
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 mapWe show school intake context and catchments, not exam results. We don’t publish a school ranking.
Honest tradeoff
Fraser Rise - Plumpton's government schools have an average ICSEA of 1,031, compared to 1,055 in Barwon Heads - Armstrong Creek. 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 Fraser Rise - Plumpton none in this SA2, Barwon Heads - Armstrong Creek 1,070 (1 school).
There are 2 schools in Fraser Rise - Plumpton, compared to 4 in Barwon Heads - Armstrong Creek.
Childcare services matched by suburb name: 6 in Fraser Rise - Plumpton vs 14 in Barwon Heads - Armstrong Creek.
The proportion of children from non-English-speaking backgrounds is higher in Fraser Rise - Plumpton at 52.9% (vs 7.9% in Barwon Heads - Armstrong Creek).
Fraser Rise - Plumpton has a SEIFA advantage (IRSAD) of Decile 7, below Barwon Heads - Armstrong Creek's Decile 8. Decile 10 is the most advantaged nationally.
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What is the population of Fraser Rise (Plumpton area)?
24,739 people lived in Fraser Rise (Plumpton area) at June 2025 (ABS Estimated Resident Population), a change of +19.7% over the year. Barwon Heads (Armstrong Creek area) had 15,749.
Are houses cheaper in Fraser Rise (Plumpton area) than in Barwon Heads (Armstrong Creek area)?
No. The median house price is $700,000 in Fraser Rise (Plumpton area) and $680,000 in Barwon Heads (Armstrong Creek area), 3% higher in Fraser Rise (Plumpton area).
How many schools are in Fraser Rise (Plumpton area)?
ACARA lists 2 schools in Fraser Rise (Plumpton area), against 4 in Barwon Heads (Armstrong Creek area). The zoned government school for an address is shown above under "Which school is zoned?".
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Plan the move: Barwon Heads - Armstrong Creek → Fraser Rise - Plumpton