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Moving to Melton South - Weir Views from Geelong West - Hamlyn Heights

Schools, childcare, demographics and house prices for Melton South - Weir Views and Geelong West - Hamlyn Heights, side by side — all from public government data.

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Comparing
Geelong West - Hamlyn Heights
VIC · current home
Melton South - Weir Views
VIC · destination
Population & growth ABS ERP June 2025
Population (2024)
22,415
22,821
Annual growth
+1.5%
+5.5%
Demographics ABS Census 2021
Median household income
$1,719/wk
$1,363/wk
Overseas born
15.7%
34.7%
Non-English-speaking background
12.0%
38.3%
Children aged 0–14
18.1%
26.7%
SEIFA advantage ABS SEIFA 2021
IRSAD decile (1 = most disadvantaged, 10 = most advantaged)
Decile 7
Decile 1
IRSAD score
1,022
881
Schools & childcare ACARA 2025 · ACECQA
Schools
9
6
Government schools ICSEA (avg intake)
1,022
950
Catholic/independent schools ICSEA (avg intake)
1,075
1,028
Childcare services (matched by postcode)
11
35
Property VIC + NSW in v1
Median house price
$1.2M
$565,000
House price YoY
-8.8%
0.0%
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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Getting around GTFS commute · OpenStreetMap amenities
GPs nearby
0
1
Supermarkets nearby
1
2
Parks nearby
27
23
Train stations
0
1
Safety CSA Victoria (year ending Dec 2025)
Recorded incidents, latest year (raw count — not population-adjusted)
694
1,035
Change vs prior year
+5%
-4%

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 · Geelong West - Hamlyn Heights
Your zoned school Live VIC + NSW catchments

Herne Hill Primary School

The government school your child can attend for free by living in Geelong West - Hamlyn Heights.

Sector Government
Years Prep-6
Students 267
ICSEA 1023
A picture of students’ family backgrounds — not a ranking or a quality score.

This is the zoned in-area government school for Geelong West - Hamlyn Heights (VIC catchment data).

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Also nearby — Catholic & Independent schools (not your catchment)
Clonard College
Catholic 940 students
ICSEA 1051 intake context
St Patrick's School
Catholic 418 students
ICSEA 1107 intake context
Holy Spirit Parish School
Catholic 326 students
ICSEA 1068 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 · Melton South - Weir Views
Your zoned school Live VIC + NSW catchments

Melton South Primary School

The government school your child can attend for free by living in Melton South - Weir Views.

Sector Government
Years Prep-6
Students 972
ICSEA 962
A picture of students’ family backgrounds — not a ranking or a quality score.

This is the zoned in-area government school for Melton South - Weir Views (VIC catchment data).

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Also nearby — Catholic & Independent schools (not your catchment)
Al Iman College
Independent 1,149 students
ICSEA 1059 intake context
St Anthony's School
Catholic 646 students
ICSEA 1000 intake context
St Lawrence of Brindisi Catholic Primary School
Catholic 473 students
ICSEA 1024 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

Melton South - Weir Views has weaker government school academic context than Geelong West - Hamlyn Heights, with an average ICSEA of 950 compared to 1,022. 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 Melton South - Weir Views 1,028 (3 schools), Geelong West - Hamlyn Heights 1,075 (3 schools).

There are 6 schools in Melton South - Weir Views, compared to 9 in Geelong West - Hamlyn Heights.

Childcare services matched by postcode: 35 in Melton South - Weir Views vs 11 in Geelong West - Hamlyn Heights.

The proportion of children from non-English-speaking backgrounds is higher in Melton South - Weir Views at 38.3% (vs 12.0% in Geelong West - Hamlyn Heights).

Melton South - Weir Views has a SEIFA advantage (IRSAD) of Decile 1, below Geelong West - Hamlyn Heights's Decile 7. Decile 10 is the most advantaged nationally.

Median house prices are 53% lower in Melton South - Weir Views ($565,000 vs $1.2M).

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SEIFA IRSAD Decile 1 · Decile 10 = most advantaged
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SEIFA IRSAD Decile 3 · Decile 10 = most advantaged

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