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Moving to Geelong West - Hamlyn Heights from Lara

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

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Lara

VIC · current home

Geelong West - Hamlyn Heights

VIC · destination

Population & growth ABS ERP June 2025

Population (2024)

23,952

22,415

Annual growth

+4.5%

+1.5%

Demographics ABS Census 2021

Median household income

$1,966/wk

$1,719/wk

Overseas born

17.2%

15.7%

Non-English-speaking background

11.8%

12.0%

Children aged 0–14

19.4%

18.1%

SEIFA advantage ABS SEIFA 2021

IRSAD decile (1 = most disadvantaged, 10 = most advantaged)

Decile 5

Decile 7

IRSAD score

994

1,022

Schools & childcare ACARA 2025 · ACECQA

Schools

Government schools ICSEA (avg intake)

995

1,022

Catholic/independent schools ICSEA (avg intake)

1,040

1,075

Childcare services (matched by postcode)

Property VIC + NSW in v1

Median house price

$688,800

$1.2M

House price YoY

-1.0%

-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.

$500

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Getting around GTFS commute · OpenStreetMap amenities

GPs nearby

Supermarkets nearby

Parks nearby

Train stations

Safety CSA Victoria (year ending Dec 2025)

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

939

694

Change vs prior year

+1%

+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 · Lara

Your zoned school Live VIC + NSW catchments

Lara Primary School

The government school your child can attend for free by living in Lara.

Sector Government

Years Prep-6

Students 439

ICSEA 993

A picture of students’ family backgrounds — not a ranking or a quality score.

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

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Also nearby — Catholic & Independent schools (not your catchment)

St Anthony's School

Catholic 477 students

ICSEA 1040 intake context

Fee-paying schools can’t be enrolled in by zone — they’re shown for context, not as the area’s school quality.

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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

Geelong West - Hamlyn Heights has stronger government school academic context than Lara, with an average ICSEA of 1,022 compared to 995. ICSEA reflects the academic and socioeconomic intake of students — a higher score signals a higher-resourced school community.

Catholic/independent schools are separate from the free government catchment — average ICSEA Geelong West - Hamlyn Heights 1,075 (3 schools), Lara 1,040 (1 school).

There are 9 schools in Geelong West - Hamlyn Heights, compared to 5 in Lara.

Childcare services matched by postcode: 11 in Geelong West - Hamlyn Heights vs 12 in Lara.

Geelong West - Hamlyn Heights has a SEIFA advantage (IRSAD) of Decile 7, above Lara's Decile 5. Decile 10 is the most advantaged nationally.

Median house prices are 74% higher in Geelong West - Hamlyn Heights ($1.2M vs $688,800).

Similar suburbs near Geelong West - Hamlyn Heights

Newtown VIC

Gov ICSEA1,115

Schools7

SEIFA IRSAD Decile 9 · Decile 10 = most advantaged

Geelong VIC

House$682,500

Gov ICSEA1,022

Schools7

Childcare21

SEIFA IRSAD Decile 6 · Decile 10 = most advantaged

Belmont VIC

House$686,000

Gov ICSEA1,021

Schools8

SEIFA IRSAD Decile 5 · Decile 10 = most advantaged

Highton VIC

House$892,500

Gov ICSEA1,096

Schools6

Childcare45

SEIFA IRSAD Decile 8 · Decile 10 = most advantaged

Grovedale - Mount Duneed VIC

House$710,000

Gov ICSEA1,024

Schools7

Childcare18

SEIFA IRSAD Decile 6 · Decile 10 = most advantaged

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