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Moving to Highton from Geelong West - Hamlyn Heights

Schools, childcare, demographics and house prices for Highton and Geelong West - Hamlyn Heights, side by side — all from public government data.

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Comparing
Geelong West - Hamlyn Heights
VIC · current home
Highton
VIC · destination
Population & growth ABS ERP June 2025
Population (2024)
22,415
25,794
Annual growth
+1.5%
+1.0%
Demographics ABS Census 2021
Median household income
$1,719/wk
$2,111/wk
Overseas born
15.7%
18.8%
Non-English-speaking background
12.0%
12.8%
Children aged 0–14
18.1%
18.3%
SEIFA advantage ABS SEIFA 2021
IRSAD decile (1 = most disadvantaged, 10 = most advantaged)
Decile 7
Decile 8
IRSAD score
1,022
1,070
Schools & childcare ACARA 2025 · ACECQA
Schools
9
6
Government schools ICSEA (avg intake)
1,022
1,096
Catholic/independent schools ICSEA (avg intake)
1,075
1,099
Childcare services (matched by postcode)
11
45
Property VIC + NSW in v1
Median house price
$1.2M
$892,500
House price YoY
-8.8%
+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
GPs nearby
0
1
Supermarkets nearby
1
2
Parks nearby
27
42
Train stations
0
0
Safety CSA Victoria (year ending Dec 2025)
Recorded incidents, latest year (raw count — not population-adjusted)
694
384
Change vs prior year
+5%
-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 · Geelong West - Hamlyn Heights
Your zoned school Live VIC + NSW catchments

Herne Hill Primary School

The government school your child can attend for free by living in Geelong West - Hamlyn Heights.

Sector Government
Years Prep-6
Students 267
ICSEA 1023
A picture of students’ family backgrounds — not a ranking or a quality score.

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

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Also nearby — Catholic & Independent schools (not your catchment)
Clonard College
Catholic 940 students
ICSEA 1051 intake context
St Patrick's School
Catholic 418 students
ICSEA 1107 intake context
Holy Spirit Parish School
Catholic 326 students
ICSEA 1068 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 Geelong West - Hamlyn Heights, with an average ICSEA of 1,096 compared to 1,022. 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), Geelong West - Hamlyn Heights 1,075 (3 schools).

There are 6 schools in Highton, compared to 9 in Geelong West - Hamlyn Heights.

Childcare services matched by postcode: 45 in Highton vs 11 in Geelong West - Hamlyn Heights.

Highton has a SEIFA advantage (IRSAD) of Decile 8, above Geelong West - Hamlyn Heights's Decile 7. Decile 10 is the most advantaged nationally.

Median house prices are 26% lower in Highton ($892,500 vs $1.2M).

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