Moving to Fraser Rise (Plumpton area) from North Geelong (Bell Park area)
Schools, childcare, demographics and house prices for Fraser Rise - Plumpton and North Geelong - Bell Park, 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.
Bell Park North Primary School
The government school your child can attend for free by living in North Geelong - Bell Park.
This is the zoned government school for the centre of North Geelong - Bell Park (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 964 in North Geelong - Bell Park. 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, North Geelong - Bell Park 1,085 (3 schools).
There are 2 schools in Fraser Rise - Plumpton, compared to 7 in North Geelong - Bell Park.
Childcare services matched by suburb name: 6 in Fraser Rise - Plumpton vs 15 in North Geelong - Bell Park.
The proportion of children from non-English-speaking backgrounds is higher in Fraser Rise - Plumpton at 52.9% (vs 28.3% in North Geelong - Bell Park).
Fraser Rise - Plumpton has a SEIFA advantage (IRSAD) of Decile 7, above North Geelong - Bell Park's Decile 4. 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. North Geelong (Bell Park area) had 15,724.
Are houses cheaper in Fraser Rise (Plumpton area) than in North Geelong (Bell Park area)?
Yes. The median house price is $700,000 in Fraser Rise (Plumpton area) and $711,000 in North Geelong (Bell Park area), 2% lower in Fraser Rise (Plumpton area).
How many schools are in Fraser Rise (Plumpton area)?
ACARA lists 2 schools in Fraser Rise (Plumpton area), against 7 in North Geelong (Bell Park area). The zoned government school for an address is shown above under "Which school is zoned?".
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Plan the move: North Geelong - Bell Park → Fraser Rise - Plumpton