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Moving to Highett (East) - Cheltenham from Dandenong North

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

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Comparing
Dandenong North
VIC · current home
Highett (East) - Cheltenham
VIC · destination
Population & growth ABS ERP June 2025
Population (2025)
23,391
26,320
Annual growth
+0.6%
+2.0%
Demographics ABS Census 2021
Median household income
$1,436/wk
$1,853/wk
Overseas born
50.9%
31.6%
Non-English-speaking background
59.8%
26.8%
Children aged 0–14
17.5%
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 3
Decile 8
IRSAD score
934
1,055
Schools & childcare ACARA 2025 · ACECQA
Schools
5
5
Government schools ICSEA (avg intake)
971
1,083
Catholic/independent schools ICSEA (avg intake)
1,045
1,107
Childcare services (matched by suburb name)
13
22
Property VIC + NSW in v1
Median house price
$761,500
$1.39M
House price YoY
+7.3%
+6.0%
Median 3-bed house rent /wk
$560
$720
Getting around GTFS commute · OpenStreetMap amenities
Train to CBD, AM peak
50 min
49 min
GPs nearby
3
6
Supermarkets nearby
0
6
Parks nearby
22
26
Train stations
0
0
Safety CSA Victoria (year ending March 2026)
Recorded incidents, latest year (raw count - not population-adjusted)
1,247
-
Change vs prior year
-2%
-

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 · Dandenong North
Your zoned school Live VIC + NSW catchments

Wooranna Park Primary School

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

Sector Government
Years Prep-6
Students 263
ICSEA 953
A picture of students’ family backgrounds - not a ranking or a quality score.

This is the zoned government school for the centre of Dandenong 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)
St Elizabeth's School
Catholic 244 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 · 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

Highett (East) - Cheltenham's government schools have an average ICSEA of 1,083, compared to 971 in Dandenong North. ICSEA reflects the socioeconomic intake of students, not teaching quality - it is not a ranking of school performance.

Catholic/independent schools are separate from the free government catchment - average ICSEA Highett (East) - Cheltenham 1,107 (1 school), Dandenong North 1,045 (1 school).

Childcare services matched by suburb name: 22 in Highett (East) - Cheltenham vs 13 in Dandenong North.

The proportion of children from non-English-speaking backgrounds is lower in Highett (East) - Cheltenham at 26.8% (vs 59.8% in Dandenong North).

Highett (East) - Cheltenham has a SEIFA advantage (IRSAD) of Decile 8, above Dandenong North's Decile 3. Decile 10 is the most advantaged nationally.

Median house prices are 82% higher in Highett (East) - Cheltenham ($1.39M vs $761,500).

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SEIFA IRSAD Decile 8 · Decile 10 = most advantaged
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SEIFA IRSAD Decile 8 · Decile 10 = most advantaged
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House$1.25M
Gov ICSEA1,106
Schools6
Childcare9
SEIFA IRSAD Decile 8 · Decile 10 = most advantaged
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SEIFA IRSAD Decile 8 · Decile 10 = most advantaged
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