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Moving to Highett (East) - Cheltenham from Caulfield - North

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

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Comparing
Caulfield - North
VIC · current home
Highett (East) - Cheltenham
VIC · destination
Population & growth ABS ERP June 2025
Population (2025)
24,635
26,320
Annual growth
+1.0%
+2.0%
Demographics ABS Census 2021
Median household income
$2,184/wk
$1,853/wk
Overseas born
34.9%
31.6%
Non-English-speaking background
26.9%
26.8%
Children aged 0–14
17.7%
17.1%
SEIFA advantage ABS SEIFA 2021
IRSAD decile (1 = most disadvantaged, 10 = most advantaged) A relative socio-economic index - not a measure of safety or community quality.
Decile 10
Decile 8
IRSAD score
1,122
1,055
Schools & childcare ACARA 2025 · ACECQA
Schools
7
5
Government schools ICSEA (avg intake)
1,097
1,083
Catholic/independent schools ICSEA (avg intake)
1,105
1,107
Childcare services (matched by suburb name)
16
22
Property VIC + NSW in v1
Median house price
$2.18M
$1.39M
House price YoY
+0.9%
+6.0%
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
Train to CBD, AM peak
26 min
49 min
GPs nearby
6
6
Supermarkets nearby
2
6
Parks nearby
9
26
Train stations
0
0
Safety CSA Victoria (year ending March 2026)
Recorded incidents, latest year (raw count - not population-adjusted)
286
-
Change vs prior year
+10%
-

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 · Caulfield - North
Your zoned school Live VIC + NSW catchments

Caulfield Junior College

The government school your child can attend for free by living in Caulfield - North.

Sector Government
Years Prep-6
Students 536
ICSEA 1160
A picture of students’ family backgrounds - not a ranking or a quality score.

This is the zoned government school for the centre of Caulfield - North (VIC catchment data) - addresses elsewhere in the suburb may be zoned to a different school.

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Also nearby - Catholic & Independent schools (not your catchment)
Caulfield Grammar School
Independent 3,555 students
ICSEA 1157 intake context
Beth Rivkah Ladies College
Independent 489 students
ICSEA 1086 intake context
Yeshivah College
Independent 362 students
ICSEA 1073 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 · 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 government school for the centre of Highett (East) - Cheltenham (VIC catchment data) - addresses elsewhere in the suburb may be zoned to a different school.

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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

Government school academic context is comparable between Highett (East) - Cheltenham (ICSEA 1,083) and Caulfield - North (1,097).

Catholic/independent schools are separate from the free government catchment - average ICSEA Highett (East) - Cheltenham 1,107 (1 school), Caulfield - North 1,105 (3 schools).

There are 5 schools in Highett (East) - Cheltenham, compared to 7 in Caulfield - North.

Childcare services matched by suburb name: 22 in Highett (East) - Cheltenham vs 16 in Caulfield - North.

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

Median house prices are 36% lower in Highett (East) - Cheltenham ($1.39M vs $2.18M).

Similar suburbs near Highett (East) - Cheltenham
Melbourne CBD - North VIC
SEIFA IRSAD Decile 8 · Decile 10 = most advantaged
Melbourne CBD - West VIC
SEIFA IRSAD Decile 8 · Decile 10 = most advantaged
Moorabbin - Heatherton VIC
House$1.25M
Gov ICSEA1,106
Schools6
Childcare9
SEIFA IRSAD Decile 8 · Decile 10 = most advantaged
Mentone VIC
House$1.35M
Gov ICSEA1,104
Schools8
Childcare17
SEIFA IRSAD Decile 8 · Decile 10 = most advantaged
South Yarra - South VIC
SEIFA IRSAD Decile 9 · Decile 10 = most advantaged
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