Moving to Geelong West (Hamlyn Heights area) from Highton
Schools, childcare, demographics and house prices for Geelong West - Hamlyn Heights and Highton, side by side - all from public government data.
Geelong West (Hamlyn Heights area) has 22,415 people (ABS, June 2025), +1.5% in a year, a median house price of $800,000, 9 schools and 12 childcare services. Full Geelong West (Hamlyn Heights 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.
Highton Primary School
The government school your child can attend for free by living in Highton.
This is the zoned government school for the centre of Highton (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.
Herne Hill Primary School
The government school your child can attend for free by living in Geelong West - Hamlyn Heights.
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.
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.
Honest tradeoff
Geelong West - Hamlyn Heights's government schools have an average ICSEA of 1,022, compared to 1,096 in Highton. 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 Geelong West - Hamlyn Heights 1,075 (3 schools), Highton 1,099 (2 schools).
There are 9 schools in Geelong West - Hamlyn Heights, compared to 6 in Highton.
Childcare services matched by suburb name: 12 in Geelong West - Hamlyn Heights vs 14 in Highton.
Geelong West - Hamlyn Heights has a SEIFA advantage (IRSAD) of Decile 7, below Highton's Decile 8. Decile 10 is the most advantaged nationally.
Median house prices are 10% lower in Geelong West - Hamlyn Heights ($800,000 vs $886,000).
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What is the population of Geelong West (Hamlyn Heights area)?
22,415 people lived in Geelong West (Hamlyn Heights area) at June 2025 (ABS Estimated Resident Population), a change of +1.5% over the year. Highton had 25,794.
Are houses cheaper in Geelong West (Hamlyn Heights area) than in Highton?
Yes. The median house price is $800,000 in Geelong West (Hamlyn Heights area) and $886,000 in Highton, 10% lower in Geelong West (Hamlyn Heights area).
How many schools are in Geelong West (Hamlyn Heights area)?
ACARA lists 9 schools in Geelong West (Hamlyn Heights area), against 6 in Highton. The zoned government school for an address is shown above under "Which school is zoned?".
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