Moving to Mickleham (Yuroke area) from Kangaroo Flat (Golden Square area)
Schools, childcare, demographics and house prices for Mickleham - Yuroke and Kangaroo Flat - Golden Square, side by side - all from public government data.
Mickleham (Yuroke area) has 39,389 people (ABS, June 2025), +11.8% in a year, a median house price of $717,000, 8 schools and 24 childcare services. Full Mickleham (Yuroke 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.
Kangaroo Flat Primary School
The government school your child can attend for free by living in Kangaroo Flat - Golden Square.
This is the zoned government school for the centre of Kangaroo Flat - Golden Square (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.
Yubup Primary School
The government school your child can attend for free by living in Mickleham - Yuroke.
This is the zoned government school for the centre of Mickleham - Yuroke (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
Mickleham - Yuroke's government schools have an average ICSEA of 1,013, compared to 949 in Kangaroo Flat - Golden Square. 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 Mickleham - Yuroke 1,068 (2 schools), Kangaroo Flat - Golden Square 1,032 (1 school).
There are 8 schools in Mickleham - Yuroke, compared to 7 in Kangaroo Flat - Golden Square.
Childcare services matched by suburb name: 24 in Mickleham - Yuroke vs 16 in Kangaroo Flat - Golden Square.
The proportion of children from non-English-speaking backgrounds is higher in Mickleham - Yuroke at 60.5% (vs 8.0% in Kangaroo Flat - Golden Square).
Mickleham - Yuroke has a SEIFA advantage (IRSAD) of Decile 6, above Kangaroo Flat - Golden Square's Decile 2. Decile 10 is the most advantaged nationally.
Median house prices are 18% higher in Mickleham - Yuroke ($717,000 vs $610,000).
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What is the population of Mickleham (Yuroke area)?
39,389 people lived in Mickleham (Yuroke area) at June 2025 (ABS Estimated Resident Population), a change of +11.8% over the year. Kangaroo Flat (Golden Square area) had 21,369.
Are houses cheaper in Mickleham (Yuroke area) than in Kangaroo Flat (Golden Square area)?
No. The median house price is $717,000 in Mickleham (Yuroke area) and $610,000 in Kangaroo Flat (Golden Square area), 18% higher in Mickleham (Yuroke area).
How many schools are in Mickleham (Yuroke area)?
ACARA lists 8 schools in Mickleham (Yuroke area), against 7 in Kangaroo Flat (Golden Square area). The zoned government school for an address is shown above under "Which school is zoned?".
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Plan the move: Kangaroo Flat - Golden Square → Mickleham - Yuroke