Moving to Lynbrook (Lyndhurst area) from Mooroolbark
Schools, childcare, demographics and house prices for Lynbrook - Lyndhurst and Mooroolbark, side by side - all from public government data.
Lynbrook (Lyndhurst area) has 19,545 people (ABS, June 2025), +0.9% in a year, a median house price of $958,500, 3 schools and 6 childcare services. Full Lynbrook (Lyndhurst area) suburb profile.
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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 sales Mar 2026 and rent Jun 2026 (NSW) · RTA Queensland rents (QLD) · 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.
Bimbadeen Heights Primary School
The government school your child can attend for free by living in Mooroolbark.
This is the zoned government school for the centre of Mooroolbark (VIC catchment data) - addresses elsewhere in the suburb may be zoned to a different school.
See the catchment on the mapFee-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.
Lynbrook Primary School
The government school your child can attend for free by living in Lynbrook - Lyndhurst.
This is the zoned government school for the centre of Lynbrook - Lyndhurst (VIC catchment data) - addresses elsewhere in the suburb may be zoned to a different school.
See the catchment on the mapFee-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
Lynbrook - Lyndhurst's government schools have an average ICSEA of 1,005, compared to 990 in Mooroolbark. ICSEA reflects the socioeconomic intake of students, not teaching quality - it is not a ranking of school performance.
Catholic/independent schools are separate from the free government catchment - average ICSEA Lynbrook - Lyndhurst 1,042 (1 school), Mooroolbark 1,046 (3 schools).
There are 3 schools in Lynbrook - Lyndhurst, compared to 10 in Mooroolbark.
Childcare services matched by suburb name: 6 in Lynbrook - Lyndhurst vs 21 in Mooroolbark.
The proportion of children from non-English-speaking backgrounds is higher in Lynbrook - Lyndhurst at 60.4% (vs 15.7% in Mooroolbark).
Lynbrook - Lyndhurst has a SEIFA advantage (IRSAD) of Decile 7, above Mooroolbark's Decile 6. Decile 10 is the most advantaged nationally.
Median house prices are 6% higher in Lynbrook - Lyndhurst ($958,500 vs $902,500).
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What is the population of Lynbrook (Lyndhurst area)?
19,545 people lived in Lynbrook (Lyndhurst area) at June 2025 (ABS Estimated Resident Population), a change of +0.9% over the year. Mooroolbark had 24,395.
Are houses cheaper in Lynbrook (Lyndhurst area) than in Mooroolbark?
No. The median house price is $958,500 in Lynbrook (Lyndhurst area) and $902,500 in Mooroolbark, 6% higher in Lynbrook (Lyndhurst area).
How many schools are in Lynbrook (Lyndhurst area)?
ACARA lists 3 schools in Lynbrook (Lyndhurst area), against 10 in Mooroolbark. The zoned government school for an address is shown above under "Which school is zoned?".
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Plan the move: Mooroolbark → Lynbrook - Lyndhurst