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Moving to Mickleham - Yuroke from Torquay

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

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Comparing

Torquay

VIC · current home

Mickleham - Yuroke

VIC · destination

Population & growth ABS ERP June 2025

Population (2024)

26,581

39,389

Annual growth

+0.8%

+11.8%

Demographics ABS Census 2021

Median household income

$2,281/wk

$1,982/wk

Overseas born

12.7%

45.5%

Non-English-speaking background

4.8%

60.5%

Children aged 0–14

21.9%

29.0%

SEIFA advantage ABS SEIFA 2021

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

Decile 9

Decile 6

IRSAD score

1,092

997

Schools & childcare ACARA 2025 · ACECQA

Schools

Government schools ICSEA (avg intake)

1,093

1,013

Catholic/independent schools ICSEA (avg intake)

1,113

1,068

Childcare services (matched by postcode)

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Property VIC + NSW in v1

Median house price

$1.18M

$700,000

House price YoY

-2.5%

+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.

$650

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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)

534

1,001

Change vs prior year

+3%

+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 · Torquay

Your zoned school Live VIC + NSW catchments

Torquay P-6 College

The government school your child can attend for free by living in Torquay.

Sector Government

Years Prep-6

Students 617

ICSEA 1092

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

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

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Also nearby — Catholic & Independent schools (not your catchment)

Lisieux Catholic Primary School

Catholic 333 students

ICSEA 1106 intake context

St Therese School

Catholic 332 students

ICSEA 1119 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 · 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 Torquay, with an average ICSEA of 1,013 compared to 1,093. 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), Torquay 1,113 (2 schools).

There are 8 schools in Mickleham - Yuroke, compared to 6 in Torquay.

The proportion of children from non-English-speaking backgrounds is higher in Mickleham - Yuroke at 60.5% (vs 4.8% in Torquay).

Mickleham - Yuroke has a SEIFA advantage (IRSAD) of Decile 6, below Torquay's Decile 9. Decile 10 is the most advantaged nationally.

Median house prices are 41% lower in Mickleham - Yuroke ($700,000 vs $1.18M).

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