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Moving to Highton from Wallan

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

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Comparing
Wallan
VIC · current home
Highton
VIC · destination
Population & growth ABS ERP June 2025
Population (2024)
30,342
25,794
Annual growth
+7.1%
+1.0%
Demographics ABS Census 2021
Median household income
$2,002/wk
$2,111/wk
Overseas born
18.9%
18.8%
Non-English-speaking background
18.9%
12.8%
Children aged 0–14
24.7%
18.3%
SEIFA advantage ABS SEIFA 2021
IRSAD decile (1 = most disadvantaged, 10 = most advantaged)
Decile 5
Decile 8
IRSAD score
986
1,070
Schools & childcare ACARA 2025 · ACECQA
Schools
6
6
Government schools ICSEA (avg intake)
985
1,096
Catholic/independent schools ICSEA (avg intake)
1,039
1,099
Childcare services (matched by postcode)
27
45
Property VIC + NSW in v1
Median house price
$640,000
$892,500
House price YoY
-2.7%
+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
1
1
Supermarkets nearby
3
2
Parks nearby
70
42
Train stations
5
0
Safety CSA Victoria (year ending Dec 2025)
Recorded incidents, latest year (raw count — not population-adjusted)
1,021
384
Change vs prior year
-12%
-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 · Wallan
Your zoned school Live VIC + NSW catchments

Muyan Primary School

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

Sector Government

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

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Also nearby — Catholic & Independent schools (not your catchment)
Our Lady of the Way Catholic Primary School
Catholic 698 students
ICSEA 1039 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 Wallan, with an average ICSEA of 1,096 compared to 985. 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), Wallan 1,039 (1 school).

Childcare services matched by postcode: 45 in Highton vs 27 in Wallan.

The proportion of children from non-English-speaking backgrounds is lower in Highton at 12.8% (vs 18.9% in Wallan).

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

Median house prices are 39% higher in Highton ($892,500 vs $640,000).

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