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Moving to Geelong West - Hamlyn Heights from Fraser Rise - Plumpton

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

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Fraser Rise - Plumpton

VIC · current home

Geelong West - Hamlyn Heights

VIC · destination

Population & growth ABS ERP June 2025

Population (2025)

24,739

22,415

Annual growth

+19.7%

+1.5%

Demographics ABS Census 2021

Median household income

$2,254/wk

$1,719/wk

Overseas born

42.2%

15.7%

Non-English-speaking background

52.9%

12.0%

Children aged 0–14

27.6%

18.1%

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

IRSAD score

1,035

1,022

Schools & childcare ACARA 2025 · ACECQA

Schools

Government schools ICSEA (avg intake)

1,031

1,022

Catholic/independent schools ICSEA (avg intake)

1,075

Childcare services (matched by suburb name)

Property VIC + NSW in v1

Median house price

$700,000

$800,000

House price YoY

+2.6%

+6.6%

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.

Getting around GTFS commute · OpenStreetMap amenities

Train to CBD, AM peak

32 min

58 min

GPs nearby

Supermarkets nearby

Parks nearby

Train stations

Safety CSA Victoria (year ending March 2026)

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

548

730

Change vs prior year

+2%

+19%

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 · 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.

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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 government school for the centre of Geelong West - Hamlyn Heights (VIC catchment data) - addresses elsewhere in the suburb may be zoned to a different school.

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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 Fraser Rise - Plumpton (1,031).

Catholic/independent schools are separate from the free government catchment - average ICSEA Geelong West - Hamlyn Heights 1,075 (3 schools), Fraser Rise - Plumpton none in this SA2.

There are 9 schools in Geelong West - Hamlyn Heights, compared to 2 in Fraser Rise - Plumpton.

Childcare services matched by suburb name: 13 in Geelong West - Hamlyn Heights vs 6 in Fraser Rise - Plumpton.

The proportion of children from non-English-speaking backgrounds is lower in Geelong West - Hamlyn Heights at 12.0% (vs 52.9% in Fraser Rise - Plumpton).

Median house prices are 14% higher in Geelong West - Hamlyn Heights ($800,000 vs $700,000).

Similar suburbs near Geelong West - Hamlyn Heights

Newtown VIC

Gov ICSEA1,115

Schools7

SEIFA IRSAD Decile 9 · Decile 10 = most advantaged

Geelong VIC

House$902,500

Gov ICSEA1,022

Schools7

Childcare11

SEIFA IRSAD Decile 6 · Decile 10 = most advantaged

Belmont VIC

House$745,000

Gov ICSEA1,021

Schools8

Childcare14

SEIFA IRSAD Decile 5 · Decile 10 = most advantaged

Highton VIC

House$886,000

Gov ICSEA1,096

Schools6

Childcare14

SEIFA IRSAD Decile 8 · Decile 10 = most advantaged

Grovedale - Mount Duneed VIC

House$720,000

Gov ICSEA1,024

Schools7

Childcare15

SEIFA IRSAD Decile 6 · Decile 10 = most advantaged

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