Moving to Mildura (South area) from Wollert
Schools, childcare, demographics and house prices for Mildura - South and Wollert, side by side - all from public government data.
Mildura (South area) has 16,707 people (ABS, June 2025), +1.0% in a year, a median house price of $575,000, 5 schools and 21 childcare services. Full Mildura (South 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.
Edgars Creek Primary School
The government school your child can attend for free by living in Wollert.
This is the zoned government school for the centre of Wollert (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.
Ranfurly Primary School
The government school your child can attend for free by living in Mildura - South.
This is the zoned government school for the centre of Mildura - South (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
Mildura - South's government schools have an average ICSEA of 926, compared to 1,026 in Wollert. 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 Mildura - South 1,077 (1 school), Wollert 1,085 (2 schools).
There are 5 schools in Mildura - South, compared to 8 in Wollert.
Childcare services matched by suburb name: 21 in Mildura - South vs 24 in Wollert.
The proportion of children from non-English-speaking backgrounds is lower in Mildura - South at 18.6% (vs 67.4% in Wollert).
Mildura - South has a SEIFA advantage (IRSAD) of Decile 3, below Wollert's Decile 6. Decile 10 is the most advantaged nationally.
Median house prices are 21% lower in Mildura - South ($575,000 vs $725,000).
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What is the population of Mildura (South area)?
16,707 people lived in Mildura (South area) at June 2025 (ABS Estimated Resident Population), a change of +1.0% over the year. Wollert had 36,658.
Are houses cheaper in Mildura (South area) than in Wollert?
Yes. The median house price is $575,000 in Mildura (South area) and $725,000 in Wollert, 21% lower in Mildura (South area).
How many schools are in Mildura (South area)?
ACARA lists 5 schools in Mildura (South area), against 8 in Wollert. The zoned government school for an address is shown above under "Which school is zoned?".
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