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Moving to Grovedale - Mount Duneed from Charlemont

Schools, childcare, demographics and house prices for Grovedale - Mount Duneed and Charlemont, side by side — all from public government data.

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Comparing
Charlemont
VIC · current home
Grovedale - Mount Duneed
VIC · destination
Population & growth ABS ERP June 2025
Population (2024)
15,110
28,585
Annual growth
+8.2%
+3.1%
Demographics ABS Census 2021
Median household income
$1,988/wk
$1,779/wk
Overseas born
18.4%
18.1%
Non-English-speaking background
14.5%
12.4%
Children aged 0–14
20.9%
18.2%
SEIFA advantage ABS SEIFA 2021
IRSAD decile (1 = most disadvantaged, 10 = most advantaged)
Decile 6
Decile 6
IRSAD score
1,021
1,003
Schools & childcare ACARA 2025 · ACECQA
Schools
2
7
Government schools ICSEA (avg intake)
—
1,024
Catholic/independent schools ICSEA (avg intake)
1,090
1,076
Childcare services (matched by postcode)
—
18
Property VIC + NSW in v1
Median house price
$651,000
$710,000
House price YoY
+7.0%
+0.7%
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
2
2
Supermarkets nearby
2
2
Parks nearby
41
31
Train stations
1
1
Safety CSA Victoria (year ending Dec 2025)
Recorded incidents, latest year (raw count — not population-adjusted)
219
866
Change vs prior year
+21%
-8%

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 · Charlemont
Your zoned school Live VIC + NSW catchments

Mirripoa Primary School

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

Sector Government
Years Prep-6
Students 638
ICSEA 1058
A picture of students’ family backgrounds — not a ranking or a quality score.

The government catchment school for parts of Charlemont is Mirripoa Primary School — just outside the suburb boundary (VIC catchment data).

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Also nearby — Catholic & Independent schools (not your catchment)
Iona College Geelong
Catholic 1,332 students
ICSEA 1078 intake context
Geelong Lutheran College
Independent 1,317 students
ICSEA 1101 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 · Grovedale - Mount Duneed
Your zoned school Live VIC + NSW catchments

Grovedale West Primary School

The government school your child can attend for free by living in Grovedale - Mount Duneed.

Sector Government
Years Prep-6
Students 324
ICSEA 1026
A picture of students’ family backgrounds — not a ranking or a quality score.

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

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Also nearby — Catholic & Independent schools (not your catchment)
Nazareth School
Catholic 367 students
ICSEA 1076 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

Catholic/independent schools are separate from the free government catchment — average ICSEA Grovedale - Mount Duneed 1,076 (1 school), Charlemont 1,090 (2 schools).

There are 7 schools in Grovedale - Mount Duneed, compared to 2 in Charlemont.

Median house prices are 9% higher in Grovedale - Mount Duneed ($710,000 vs $651,000).

Similar suburbs near Grovedale - Mount Duneed
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
Geelong VIC
House$682,500
Gov ICSEA1,022
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Childcare21
SEIFA IRSAD Decile 6 · Decile 10 = most advantaged
Barwon Heads - Armstrong Creek VIC
House$1.46M
Gov ICSEA1,055
Schools4
Childcare2
SEIFA IRSAD Decile 8 · Decile 10 = most advantaged
Geelong West - Hamlyn Heights VIC
House$1.2M
Gov ICSEA1,022
Schools9
Childcare11
SEIFA IRSAD Decile 7 · Decile 10 = most advantaged

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