Move comparison · VIC → VIC

Moving to Lara from Wallan

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

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Comparing

Wallan

VIC · current home

Lara

VIC · destination

Population & growth ABS ERP June 2025

Population (2024)

30,342

23,952

Annual growth

+7.1%

+4.5%

Demographics ABS Census 2021

Median household income

$2,002/wk

$1,966/wk

Overseas born

18.9%

17.2%

Non-English-speaking background

18.9%

11.8%

Children aged 0–14

24.7%

19.4%

SEIFA advantage ABS SEIFA 2021

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

Decile 5

IRSAD score

986

994

Schools & childcare ACARA 2025 · ACECQA

Schools

Government schools ICSEA (avg intake)

985

995

Catholic/independent schools ICSEA (avg intake)

1,039

1,040

Childcare services (matched by postcode)

Property VIC + NSW in v1

Median house price

$640,000

$688,800

House price YoY

-2.7%

-1.0%

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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$500

Getting around GTFS commute · OpenStreetMap amenities

GPs nearby

Supermarkets nearby

Parks nearby

Train stations

Safety CSA Victoria (year ending Dec 2025)

Recorded incidents, latest year (raw count — not population-adjusted)

1,021

939

Change vs prior year

-12%

+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 · 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 · 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

Government school academic context is comparable between Lara (ICSEA 995) and Wallan (985).

Catholic/independent schools are separate from the free government catchment — average ICSEA Lara 1,040 (1 school), Wallan 1,039 (1 school).

There are 5 schools in Lara, compared to 6 in Wallan.

Childcare services matched by postcode: 12 in Lara vs 27 in Wallan.

The proportion of children from non-English-speaking backgrounds is lower in Lara at 11.8% (vs 18.9% in Wallan).

Median house prices are 8% higher in Lara ($688,800 vs $640,000).

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