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Moving to Mickleham - Yuroke from Bendigo Surrounds - South

Schools, childcare, demographics and house prices for Mickleham - Yuroke and Bendigo Surrounds - South, side by side — all from public government data.

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Bendigo Surrounds - South

VIC · current home

Mickleham - Yuroke

VIC · destination

Population & growth ABS ERP June 2025

Population (2024)

9,094

39,389

Annual growth

+1.7%

+11.8%

Demographics ABS Census 2021

Median household income

$2,040/wk

$1,982/wk

Overseas born

6.8%

45.5%

Non-English-speaking background

2.4%

60.5%

Children aged 0–14

20.7%

29.0%

SEIFA advantage ABS SEIFA 2021

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

Decile 7

Decile 6

IRSAD score

1,025

997

Schools & childcare ACARA 2025 · ACECQA

Schools

Government schools ICSEA (avg intake)

1,012

1,013

Catholic/independent schools ICSEA (avg intake)

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1,068

Childcare services (matched by postcode)

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Property VIC + NSW in v1

Median house price

$672,500

$700,000

House price YoY

+1.9%

+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

Supermarkets nearby

Parks nearby

Train stations

Safety CSA Victoria (year ending Dec 2025)

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

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1,001

Change vs prior year

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+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 · Bendigo Surrounds - South

Your zoned school Live VIC + NSW catchments

Kangaroo Flat Primary School

The government school your child can attend for free by living in Bendigo Surrounds - South.

Sector Government

Years Prep-6

Students 313

ICSEA 908

A picture of students’ family backgrounds — not a ranking or a quality score.

The government catchment school for parts of Bendigo Surrounds - South is Kangaroo Flat Primary School — just outside the suburb boundary (VIC catchment data).

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We show school intake context and catchments, not exam results. We don’t publish a school ranking.

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

Government school academic context is comparable between Mickleham - Yuroke (ICSEA 1,013) and Bendigo Surrounds - South (1,012).

Catholic/independent schools are separate from the free government catchment — average ICSEA Mickleham - Yuroke 1,068 (2 schools), Bendigo Surrounds - South none in this SA2.

There are 8 schools in Mickleham - Yuroke, compared to 4 in Bendigo Surrounds - South.

The proportion of children from non-English-speaking backgrounds is higher in Mickleham - Yuroke at 60.5% (vs 2.4% in Bendigo Surrounds - South).

Mickleham - Yuroke has a SEIFA advantage (IRSAD) of Decile 6, below Bendigo Surrounds - South's Decile 7. Decile 10 is the most advantaged nationally.

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Gov ICSEA1,032

Schools1

SEIFA IRSAD Decile 5 · Decile 10 = most advantaged

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Gov ICSEA974

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SEIFA IRSAD Decile 4 · Decile 10 = most advantaged

Craigieburn - West VIC

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SEIFA IRSAD Decile 4 · Decile 10 = most advantaged

Craigieburn - South VIC

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SEIFA IRSAD Decile 4 · Decile 10 = most advantaged

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Childcare16

SEIFA IRSAD Decile 7 · Decile 10 = most advantaged

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