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Moving to Kangaroo Flat - Golden Square from Cranbourne West

Schools, childcare, demographics and house prices for Kangaroo Flat - Golden Square and Cranbourne West, side by side — all from public government data.

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Comparing
Cranbourne West
VIC · current home
Kangaroo Flat - Golden Square
VIC · destination
Population & growth ABS ERP June 2025
Population (2024)
25,490
21,369
Annual growth
+2.6%
0.0%
Demographics ABS Census 2021
Median household income
$1,903/wk
$1,238/wk
Overseas born
41.4%
10.5%
Non-English-speaking background
44.7%
8.0%
Children aged 0–14
26.5%
16.8%
SEIFA advantage ABS SEIFA 2021
IRSAD decile (1 = most disadvantaged, 10 = most advantaged)
Decile 5
Decile 2
IRSAD score
973
921
Schools & childcare ACARA 2025 · ACECQA
Schools
4
7
Government schools ICSEA (avg intake)
1,003
949
Catholic/independent schools ICSEA (avg intake)
1,045
1,032
Childcare services (matched by postcode)
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16
Property VIC + NSW in v1
Median house price
$700,000
$555,000
House price YoY
+5.3%
+1.4%
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
3
1
Supermarkets nearby
7
3
Parks nearby
40
33
Train stations
0
1
Safety CSA Victoria (year ending Dec 2025)
Recorded incidents, latest year (raw count — not population-adjusted)
1,115
804
Change vs prior year
+18%
-23%

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 · Kangaroo Flat - Golden Square
Your zoned school Live VIC + NSW catchments

Kangaroo Flat Primary School

The government school your child can attend for free by living in Kangaroo Flat - Golden Square.

Sector Government
Years Prep-6
Students 313
ICSEA 908
A picture of students’ family backgrounds — not a ranking or a quality score.

This is the zoned in-area government school for Kangaroo Flat - Golden Square (VIC catchment data).

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Also nearby — Catholic & Independent schools (not your catchment)
St Monica's School
Catholic 284 students
ICSEA 1032 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

Kangaroo Flat - Golden Square has weaker government school academic context than Cranbourne West, with an average ICSEA of 949 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 Kangaroo Flat - Golden Square 1,032 (1 school), Cranbourne West 1,045 (1 school).

There are 7 schools in Kangaroo Flat - Golden Square, compared to 4 in Cranbourne West.

The proportion of children from non-English-speaking backgrounds is lower in Kangaroo Flat - Golden Square at 8.0% (vs 44.7% in Cranbourne West).

Kangaroo Flat - Golden Square has a SEIFA advantage (IRSAD) of Decile 2, below Cranbourne West's Decile 5. Decile 10 is the most advantaged nationally.

Median house prices are 21% lower in Kangaroo Flat - Golden Square ($555,000 vs $700,000).

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