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Moving to Mickleham - Yuroke from Barwon Heads - Armstrong Creek

Schools, childcare, demographics and house prices for Mickleham - Yuroke and Barwon Heads - Armstrong Creek, side by side — all from public government data.

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Comparing
Barwon Heads - Armstrong Creek
VIC · current home
Mickleham - Yuroke
VIC · destination
Population & growth ABS ERP June 2025
Population (2024)
15,749
39,389
Annual growth
+9.6%
+11.8%
Demographics ABS Census 2021
Median household income
$2,201/wk
$1,982/wk
Overseas born
14.6%
45.5%
Non-English-speaking background
7.9%
60.5%
Children aged 0–14
23.3%
29.0%
SEIFA advantage ABS SEIFA 2021
IRSAD decile (1 = most disadvantaged, 10 = most advantaged)
Decile 8
Decile 6
IRSAD score
1,064
997
Schools & childcare ACARA 2025 · ACECQA
Schools
4
8
Government schools ICSEA (avg intake)
1,055
1,013
Catholic/independent schools ICSEA (avg intake)
1,070
1,068
Childcare services (matched by postcode)
2
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Property VIC + NSW in v1
Median house price
$1.46M
$700,000
House price YoY
+13.0%
+4.5%
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
Train to CBD, AM peak Nearest-station AM-peak estimate (VIC/QLD/WA); a blank means no station matched within range for that suburb — not that it has no transport.
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46 min
GPs nearby
0
0
Supermarkets nearby
1
2
Parks nearby
32
82
Train stations
0
0
Safety CSA Victoria (year ending Dec 2025)
Recorded incidents, latest year (raw count — not population-adjusted)
125
1,001
Change vs prior year
+25%
+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 →

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The free government school your child can attend in each area — side by side, never a blended average.

From · Barwon Heads - Armstrong Creek
Your zoned school Live VIC + NSW catchments

Armstrong Creek School

The government school your child can attend for free by living in Barwon Heads - Armstrong Creek.

Sector Government
Years U, Prep-6
Students 905
ICSEA 1023
A picture of students’ family backgrounds — not a ranking or a quality score.

This is the zoned in-area government school for Barwon Heads - Armstrong Creek (VIC catchment data).

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Also nearby — Catholic & Independent schools (not your catchment)
St Catherine of Siena Catholic Primary School
Catholic 504 students
ICSEA 1070 intake context

Fee-paying schools can’t be enrolled in by zone — they’re shown for context, not as the area’s school quality.

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To · Mickleham - Yuroke
Your zoned school Live VIC + NSW catchments

Yubup Primary School

The government school your child can attend for free by living in Mickleham - Yuroke.

Sector Government
Years Prep-6
Students 710
ICSEA 1009
A picture of students’ family backgrounds — not a ranking or a quality score.

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

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Also nearby — Catholic & Independent schools (not your catchment)
Hume Anglican Grammar
Independent 2,948 students
ICSEA 1095 intake context
Holy Cross Catholic Primary School
Catholic 401 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

Mickleham - Yuroke has weaker government school academic context than Barwon Heads - Armstrong Creek, with an average ICSEA of 1,013 compared to 1,055. 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 Mickleham - Yuroke 1,068 (2 schools), Barwon Heads - Armstrong Creek 1,070 (1 school).

There are 8 schools in Mickleham - Yuroke, compared to 4 in Barwon Heads - Armstrong Creek.

The proportion of children from non-English-speaking backgrounds is higher in Mickleham - Yuroke at 60.5% (vs 7.9% in Barwon Heads - Armstrong Creek).

Mickleham - Yuroke has a SEIFA advantage (IRSAD) of Decile 6, below Barwon Heads - Armstrong Creek's Decile 8. Decile 10 is the most advantaged nationally.

Median house prices are 52% lower in Mickleham - Yuroke ($700,000 vs $1.46M).

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SEIFA IRSAD Decile 4 · Decile 10 = most advantaged

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Plan the move: Barwon Heads - Armstrong Creek → Mickleham - Yuroke