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Moving to Newport from Caulfield - North

Schools, childcare, demographics and house prices for Newport and Caulfield - North, side by side - all from public government data.

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Comparing
Caulfield - North
VIC · current home
Newport
VIC · destination
Population & growth ABS ERP June 2025
Population (2025)
24,635
20,328
Annual growth
+1.0%
+2.3%
Demographics ABS Census 2021
Median household income
$2,184/wk
$2,555/wk
Overseas born
34.9%
23.4%
Non-English-speaking background
26.9%
19.1%
Children aged 0–14
17.7%
21.5%
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 10
Decile 9
IRSAD score
1,122
1,103
Schools & childcare ACARA 2025 · ACECQA
Schools
7
5
Government schools ICSEA (avg intake)
1,097
1,116
Catholic/independent schools ICSEA (avg intake)
1,105
1,124
Childcare services (matched by suburb name)
16
17
Property VIC + NSW in v1
Median house price
$2.18M
$1.34M
House price YoY
+0.9%
+2.2%
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.
-
-
Getting around GTFS commute · OpenStreetMap amenities
Train to CBD, AM peak
26 min
21 min
GPs nearby
6
1
Supermarkets nearby
2
2
Parks nearby
9
31
Train stations
0
1
Safety CSA Victoria (year ending March 2026)
Recorded incidents, latest year (raw count - not population-adjusted)
286
697
Change vs prior year
+10%
-10%

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 · Caulfield - North
Your zoned school Live VIC + NSW catchments

Caulfield Junior College

The government school your child can attend for free by living in Caulfield - North.

Sector Government
Years Prep-6
Students 536
ICSEA 1160
A picture of students’ family backgrounds - not a ranking or a quality score.

This is the zoned government school for the centre of Caulfield - North (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)
Caulfield Grammar School
Independent 3,555 students
ICSEA 1157 intake context
Beth Rivkah Ladies College
Independent 489 students
ICSEA 1086 intake context
Yeshivah College
Independent 362 students
ICSEA 1073 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 · Newport
Your zoned school Live VIC + NSW catchments

Newport Lakes Primary School

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

Sector Government
Years Prep-6
Students 566
ICSEA 1126
A picture of students’ family backgrounds - not a ranking or a quality score.

This is the zoned government school for the centre of Newport (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)
Sacred Heart School
Catholic 297 students
ICSEA 1126 intake context
St Margaret Mary's School
Catholic 159 students
ICSEA 1122 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

Newport's government schools have an average ICSEA of 1,116, compared to 1,097 in Caulfield - North. 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 Newport 1,124 (2 schools), Caulfield - North 1,105 (3 schools).

There are 5 schools in Newport, compared to 7 in Caulfield - North.

Childcare services matched by suburb name: 17 in Newport vs 16 in Caulfield - North.

The proportion of children from non-English-speaking backgrounds is lower in Newport at 19.1% (vs 26.9% in Caulfield - North).

Newport has a SEIFA advantage (IRSAD) of Decile 9, below Caulfield - North's Decile 10. Decile 10 is the most advantaged nationally.

Median house prices are 38% lower in Newport ($1.34M vs $2.18M).

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House$1.56M
Gov ICSEA1,094
Schools6
Childcare10
SEIFA IRSAD Decile 9 · Decile 10 = most advantaged
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House$950,000
Gov ICSEA1,100
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Childcare17
SEIFA IRSAD Decile 7 · Decile 10 = most advantaged
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House$1.55M
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Gov ICSEA1,064
Schools2
Childcare7
SEIFA IRSAD Decile 8 · Decile 10 = most advantaged
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