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Moving to Morwell from Churchill

Schools, childcare, demographics and house prices for Morwell and Churchill, side by side - all from public government data.

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Comparing
Churchill
VIC · current home
Morwell
VIC · destination
Population & growth ABS ERP June 2025
Population (2025)
12,325
14,487
Annual growth
+1.1%
+0.1%
Demographics ABS Census 2021
Median household income
$1,409/wk
$942/wk
Overseas born
10.8%
16.0%
Non-English-speaking background
4.1%
11.9%
Children aged 0–14
18.3%
17.3%
SEIFA advantage ABS SEIFA 2021
IRSAD decile (1 = most disadvantaged, 10 = most advantaged) A relative socio-economic index - not a measure of safety or community quality.
Decile 3
Decile 1
IRSAD score
942
820
Schools & childcare ACARA 2025 · ACECQA
Schools
8
5
Government schools ICSEA (avg intake)
975
901
Catholic/independent schools ICSEA (avg intake)
986
986
Childcare services (matched by suburb name)
10
10
Property VIC + NSW in v1
Median house price
$447,500
$392,500
House price YoY
+26.8%
+14.4%
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.
-
$400
Getting around GTFS commute · OpenStreetMap amenities
Train to CBD, AM peak
135 min
135 min
GPs nearby
1
1
Supermarkets nearby
2
3
Parks nearby
34
22
Train stations
0
2
Safety CSA Victoria (year ending March 2026)
Recorded incidents, latest year (raw count - not population-adjusted)
508
3,544
Change vs prior year
0%
-3%

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 · Churchill
Your zoned school Live VIC + NSW catchments

Churchill North Primary School

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

Sector Government
Years Prep-6
Students 118
ICSEA 908
A picture of students’ family backgrounds - not a ranking or a quality score.

This is the zoned government school for the centre of Churchill (VIC catchment data) - addresses elsewhere in the suburb may be zoned to a different school.

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Also nearby - Catholic & Independent schools (not your catchment)
Lumen Christi School
Catholic 87 students
ICSEA 986 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 · Morwell
Your zoned school Live VIC + NSW catchments

Morwell Central Primary School

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

Sector Government
Years Prep-6
Students 419
ICSEA 888
A picture of students’ family backgrounds - not a ranking or a quality score.

This is the zoned government school for the centre of Morwell (VIC catchment data) - addresses elsewhere in the suburb may be zoned to a different school.

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Also nearby - Catholic & Independent schools (not your catchment)
St Vincent de Paul's School
Catholic 215 students
ICSEA 1001 intake context
Sacred Heart School
Catholic 102 students
ICSEA 970 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

Morwell's government schools have an average ICSEA of 901, compared to 975 in Churchill. 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 Morwell 986 (2 schools), Churchill 986 (1 school).

There are 5 schools in Morwell, compared to 8 in Churchill.

The proportion of children from non-English-speaking backgrounds is higher in Morwell at 11.9% (vs 4.1% in Churchill).

Morwell has a SEIFA advantage (IRSAD) of Decile 1, below Churchill's Decile 3. Decile 10 is the most advantaged nationally.

Median house prices are 12% lower in Morwell ($392,500 vs $447,500).

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