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 (2025)

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) A relative socio-economic index - not a measure of safety or community quality.

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 suburb name)

Property VIC + NSW in v1

Median house price

$652,500

$715,000

House price YoY

+3.0%

+3.7%

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.

$500

Getting around GTFS commute · OpenStreetMap amenities

Train to CBD, AM peak

62 min

49 min

GPs nearby

Supermarkets nearby

Parks nearby

Train stations

Safety CSA Victoria (year ending March 2026)

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

1,063

906

Change vs prior year

-4%

-2%

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 government school for the centre of Wallan (VIC catchment data) - addresses elsewhere in the suburb may be zoned to a different school.

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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 government school for the centre of Lara (VIC catchment data) - addresses elsewhere in the suburb may be zoned to a different school.

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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 suburb name: 16 in Lara vs 26 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 10% higher in Lara ($715,000 vs $652,500).

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SEIFA IRSAD Decile 5 · Decile 10 = most advantaged

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SEIFA IRSAD Decile 6 · Decile 10 = most advantaged

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