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Moving to Geelong West - Hamlyn Heights from Beaconsfield - Officer

Schools, childcare, demographics and house prices for Geelong West - Hamlyn Heights and Beaconsfield - Officer, side by side — all from public government data.

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Comparing
Beaconsfield - Officer
VIC · current home
Geelong West - Hamlyn Heights
VIC · destination
Population & growth ABS ERP June 2025
Population (2024)
29,524
22,415
Annual growth
+4.3%
+1.5%
Demographics ABS Census 2021
Median household income
$2,146/wk
$1,719/wk
Overseas born
30.3%
15.7%
Non-English-speaking background
26.6%
12.0%
Children aged 0–14
23.1%
18.1%
SEIFA advantage ABS SEIFA 2021
IRSAD decile (1 = most disadvantaged, 10 = most advantaged)
Decile 7
Decile 7
IRSAD score
1,036
1,022
Schools & childcare ACARA 2025 · ACECQA
Schools
10
9
Government schools ICSEA (avg intake)
1,026
1,022
Catholic/independent schools ICSEA (avg intake)
1,063
1,075
Childcare services (matched by postcode)
7
11
Property VIC + NSW in v1
Median house price
$960,000
$1.2M
House price YoY
+1.1%
-8.8%
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
7
0
Supermarkets nearby
2
1
Parks nearby
68
27
Train stations
0
0
Safety CSA Victoria (year ending Dec 2025)
Recorded incidents, latest year (raw count — not population-adjusted)
508
694
Change vs prior year
+43%
+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 · Beaconsfield - Officer
Your zoned school Live VIC + NSW catchments

Kurmile Primary School

The government school your child can attend for free by living in Beaconsfield - Officer.

Sector Government
Years Prep-6
Students 107
ICSEA 1008
A picture of students’ family backgrounds — not a ranking or a quality score.

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

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Also nearby — Catholic & Independent schools (not your catchment)
St Francis Xavier College
Catholic 2,797 students
ICSEA 1043 intake context
St Brigid's School
Catholic 375 students
ICSEA 1082 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 · Geelong West - Hamlyn Heights
Your zoned school Live VIC + NSW catchments

Herne Hill Primary School

The government school your child can attend for free by living in Geelong West - Hamlyn Heights.

Sector Government
Years Prep-6
Students 267
ICSEA 1023
A picture of students’ family backgrounds — not a ranking or a quality score.

This is the zoned in-area government school for Geelong West - Hamlyn Heights (VIC catchment data).

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Also nearby — Catholic & Independent schools (not your catchment)
Clonard College
Catholic 940 students
ICSEA 1051 intake context
St Patrick's School
Catholic 418 students
ICSEA 1107 intake context
Holy Spirit Parish School
Catholic 326 students
ICSEA 1068 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

Government school academic context is comparable between Geelong West - Hamlyn Heights (ICSEA 1,022) and Beaconsfield - Officer (1,026).

Catholic/independent schools are separate from the free government catchment — average ICSEA Geelong West - Hamlyn Heights 1,075 (3 schools), Beaconsfield - Officer 1,063 (2 schools).

There are 9 schools in Geelong West - Hamlyn Heights, compared to 10 in Beaconsfield - Officer.

Childcare services matched by postcode: 11 in Geelong West - Hamlyn Heights vs 7 in Beaconsfield - Officer.

The proportion of children from non-English-speaking backgrounds is lower in Geelong West - Hamlyn Heights at 12.0% (vs 26.6% in Beaconsfield - Officer).

Median house prices are 25% higher in Geelong West - Hamlyn Heights ($1.2M vs $960,000).

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Gov ICSEA1,115
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SEIFA IRSAD Decile 9 · Decile 10 = most advantaged
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SEIFA IRSAD Decile 6 · Decile 10 = most advantaged
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SEIFA IRSAD Decile 6 · Decile 10 = most advantaged

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