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Moving to Grovedale - Mount Duneed from Cranbourne West

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

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Cranbourne West

VIC · current home

Grovedale - Mount Duneed

VIC · destination

Population & growth ABS ERP June 2025

Population (2024)

25,490

28,585

Annual growth

+2.6%

+3.1%

Demographics ABS Census 2021

Median household income

$1,903/wk

$1,779/wk

Overseas born

41.4%

18.1%

Non-English-speaking background

44.7%

12.4%

Children aged 0–14

26.5%

18.2%

SEIFA advantage ABS SEIFA 2021

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

Decile 5

Decile 6

IRSAD score

973

1,003

Schools & childcare ACARA 2025 · ACECQA

Schools

Government schools ICSEA (avg intake)

1,003

1,024

Catholic/independent schools ICSEA (avg intake)

1,045

1,076

Childcare services (matched by postcode)

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Property VIC + NSW in v1

Median house price

$700,000

$710,000

House price YoY

+5.3%

+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

Train to CBD, AM peak Nearest-station AM-peak estimate (VIC/QLD/WA); a blank means no station matched within range for that suburb — not that it has no transport.

71 min

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GPs nearby

Supermarkets nearby

Parks nearby

Train stations

Safety CSA Victoria (year ending Dec 2025)

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

1,115

866

Change vs prior year

+18%

-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 · Cranbourne West

Your zoned school Live VIC + NSW catchments

Quarters Primary School

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

Sector Government

Years Prep-6

Students 466

ICSEA 1003

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

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

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

St Peter's College

Catholic 2,089 students

ICSEA 1045 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

Grovedale - Mount Duneed has stronger government school academic context than Cranbourne West, with an average ICSEA of 1,024 compared to 1,003. 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 Grovedale - Mount Duneed 1,076 (1 school), Cranbourne West 1,045 (1 school).

There are 7 schools in Grovedale - Mount Duneed, compared to 4 in Cranbourne West.

The proportion of children from non-English-speaking backgrounds is lower in Grovedale - Mount Duneed at 12.4% (vs 44.7% in Cranbourne West).

Grovedale - Mount Duneed has a SEIFA advantage (IRSAD) of Decile 6, above Cranbourne West's Decile 5. Decile 10 is the most advantaged nationally.

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SEIFA IRSAD Decile 5 · Decile 10 = most advantaged

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