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Moving to Lara from Corio - Lovely Banks

Schools, childcare, demographics and house prices for Lara and Corio - Lovely Banks, side by side — all from public government data.

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Comparing
Corio - Lovely Banks
VIC · current home
Lara
VIC · destination
Population & growth ABS ERP June 2025
Population (2024)
18,486
23,952
Annual growth
+0.2%
+4.5%
Demographics ABS Census 2021
Median household income
$1,230/wk
$1,966/wk
Overseas born
25.0%
17.2%
Non-English-speaking background
24.5%
11.8%
Children aged 0–14
18.4%
19.4%
SEIFA advantage ABS SEIFA 2021
IRSAD decile (1 = most disadvantaged, 10 = most advantaged)
Decile 1
Decile 5
IRSAD score
849
994
Schools & childcare ACARA 2025 · ACECQA
Schools
4
5
Government schools ICSEA (avg intake)
877
995
Catholic/independent schools ICSEA (avg intake)
1,039
1,040
Childcare services (matched by postcode)
2
12
Property VIC + NSW in v1
Median house price
$698,000
$688,800
House price YoY
-9.4%
-1.0%
Median 3-bed house rent /wk
$420
$500
Getting around GTFS commute · OpenStreetMap amenities
GPs nearby
0
2
Supermarkets nearby
2
2
Parks nearby
39
53
Train stations
1
1
Safety CSA Victoria (year ending Dec 2025)
Recorded incidents, latest year (raw count — not population-adjusted)
2,051
939
Change vs prior year
+3%
+1%

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 · Corio - Lovely Banks
Your zoned school Live VIC + NSW catchments

Northern Bay P-12 College

The government school your child can attend for free by living in Corio - Lovely Banks.

Sector Government
Years Prep-12
Students 1,726
ICSEA 877
A picture of students’ family backgrounds — not a ranking or a quality score.

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

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Also nearby — Catholic & Independent schools (not your catchment)
Geelong Grammar School
Independent 1,422 students
ICSEA 1149 intake context
Geelong Baptist College
Independent 255 students
ICSEA 1031 intake context
St Francis Xavier School
Catholic 177 students
ICSEA 937 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 · Lara
Your zoned school Live VIC + NSW catchments

Lara Primary School

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

Sector Government
Years Prep-6
Students 439
ICSEA 993
A picture of students’ family backgrounds — not a ranking or a quality score.

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

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Also nearby — Catholic & Independent schools (not your catchment)
St Anthony's School
Catholic 477 students
ICSEA 1040 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

Lara has stronger government school academic context than Corio - Lovely Banks, with an average ICSEA of 995 compared to 877. 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 Lara 1,040 (1 school), Corio - Lovely Banks 1,039 (3 schools).

There are 5 schools in Lara, compared to 4 in Corio - Lovely Banks.

Childcare services matched by postcode: 12 in Lara vs 2 in Corio - Lovely Banks.

The proportion of children from non-English-speaking backgrounds is lower in Lara at 11.8% (vs 24.5% in Corio - Lovely Banks).

Lara has a SEIFA advantage (IRSAD) of Decile 5, above Corio - Lovely Banks's Decile 1. Decile 10 is the most advantaged nationally.

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