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Moving to Highett (East) - Cheltenham from Bentleigh - McKinnon

Schools, childcare, demographics and house prices for Highett (East) - Cheltenham and Bentleigh - McKinnon, side by side — all from public government data.

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Bentleigh - McKinnon

VIC · current home

Highett (East) - Cheltenham

VIC · destination

Population & growth ABS ERP June 2025

Population (2024)

26,966

26,320

Annual growth

+0.8%

+2.0%

Demographics ABS Census 2021

Median household income

$2,240/wk

$1,853/wk

Overseas born

36.8%

31.6%

Non-English-speaking background

32.5%

26.8%

Children aged 0–14

18.5%

17.1%

SEIFA advantage ABS SEIFA 2021

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

Decile 9

Decile 8

IRSAD score

1,102

1,055

Schools & childcare ACARA 2025 · ACECQA

Schools

Government schools ICSEA (avg intake)

1,132

1,083

Catholic/independent schools ICSEA (avg intake)

1,114

1,107

Childcare services (matched by postcode)

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Property VIC + NSW in v1

Median house price

$1.85M

$1.3M

House price YoY

+2.2%

-7.3%

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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$720

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)

716

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Change vs prior year

-5%

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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 (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 · Bentleigh - McKinnon

Your zoned school Live VIC + NSW catchments

Bentleigh West Primary School

The government school your child can attend for free by living in Bentleigh - McKinnon.

Sector Government

Years Prep-6

Students 788

ICSEA 1146

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

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

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

Our Lady of the Sacred Heart College

Catholic 732 students

ICSEA 1093 intake context

St Paul's School

Catholic 341 students

ICSEA 1134 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 · Highett (East) - Cheltenham

Your zoned school Live VIC + NSW catchments

Le Page Primary School

The government school your child can attend for free by living in Highett (East) - Cheltenham.

Sector Government

Years Prep-6

Students 215

ICSEA 1080

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

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

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

Our Lady of the Assumption School

Catholic 257 students

ICSEA 1107 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

Highett (East) - Cheltenham has weaker government school academic context than Bentleigh - McKinnon, with an average ICSEA of 1,083 compared to 1,132. 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 Highett (East) - Cheltenham 1,107 (1 school), Bentleigh - McKinnon 1,114 (2 schools).

There are 5 schools in Highett (East) - Cheltenham, compared to 4 in Bentleigh - McKinnon.

The proportion of children from non-English-speaking backgrounds is lower in Highett (East) - Cheltenham at 26.8% (vs 32.5% in Bentleigh - McKinnon).

Highett (East) - Cheltenham has a SEIFA advantage (IRSAD) of Decile 8, below Bentleigh - McKinnon's Decile 9. Decile 10 is the most advantaged nationally.

Median house prices are 30% lower in Highett (East) - Cheltenham ($1.3M vs $1.85M).

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SEIFA IRSAD Decile 8 · Decile 10 = most advantaged

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SEIFA IRSAD Decile 8 · Decile 10 = most advantaged

Moorabbin - Heatherton VIC

House$1.21M

Gov ICSEA1,106

Schools6

Childcare8

SEIFA IRSAD Decile 8 · Decile 10 = most advantaged

Mentone VIC

House$1.49M

Gov ICSEA1,104

Schools8

Childcare18

SEIFA IRSAD Decile 8 · Decile 10 = most advantaged

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SEIFA IRSAD Decile 9 · Decile 10 = most advantaged

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