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Moving to Highton from Cranbourne West

Schools, childcare, demographics and house prices for Highton and Cranbourne West, side by side — all from public government data.

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Comparing

Cranbourne West

VIC · current home

Highton

VIC · destination

Population & growth ABS ERP June 2025

Population (2024)

25,490

25,794

Annual growth

+2.6%

+1.0%

Demographics ABS Census 2021

Median household income

$1,903/wk

$2,111/wk

Overseas born

41.4%

18.8%

Non-English-speaking background

44.7%

12.8%

Children aged 0–14

26.5%

18.3%

SEIFA advantage ABS SEIFA 2021

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

Decile 5

Decile 8

IRSAD score

973

1,070

Schools & childcare ACARA 2025 · ACECQA

Schools

Government schools ICSEA (avg intake)

1,003

1,096

Catholic/independent schools ICSEA (avg intake)

1,045

1,099

Childcare services (matched by postcode)

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Property VIC + NSW in v1

Median house price

$700,000

$892,500

House price YoY

+5.3%

+0.3%

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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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

384

Change vs prior year

+18%

-30%

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 · Highton

Your zoned school Live VIC + NSW catchments

Highton Primary School

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

Sector Government

Years Prep-6

Students 359

ICSEA 1121

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

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

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

Christian College Geelong

Independent 1,908 students

ICSEA 1098 intake context

Woodline Primary

Independent 73 students

ICSEA 1100 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

Highton has stronger government school academic context than Cranbourne West, with an average ICSEA of 1,096 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 Highton 1,099 (2 schools), Cranbourne West 1,045 (1 school).

There are 6 schools in Highton, compared to 4 in Cranbourne West.

The proportion of children from non-English-speaking backgrounds is lower in Highton at 12.8% (vs 44.7% in Cranbourne West).

Highton has a SEIFA advantage (IRSAD) of Decile 8, above Cranbourne West's Decile 5. Decile 10 is the most advantaged nationally.

Median house prices are 28% higher in Highton ($892,500 vs $700,000).

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