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Moving to Newport from Highett (East) - Cheltenham

Schools, childcare, demographics and house prices for Newport and Highett (East) - Cheltenham, side by side — all from public government data.

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Highett (East) - Cheltenham

VIC · current home

Newport

VIC · destination

Population & growth ABS ERP June 2025

Population (2024)

26,320

20,328

Annual growth

+2.0%

+2.3%

Demographics ABS Census 2021

Median household income

$1,853/wk

$2,555/wk

Overseas born

31.6%

23.4%

Non-English-speaking background

26.8%

19.1%

Children aged 0–14

17.1%

21.5%

SEIFA advantage ABS SEIFA 2021

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

Decile 8

Decile 9

IRSAD score

1,055

1,103

Schools & childcare ACARA 2025 · ACECQA

Schools

Government schools ICSEA (avg intake)

1,083

1,116

Catholic/independent schools ICSEA (avg intake)

1,107

1,124

Childcare services (matched by postcode)

Property VIC + NSW in v1

Median house price

$1.3M

$1.2M

House price YoY

-7.3%

+7.1%

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.

$720

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Getting around GTFS commute · OpenStreetMap amenities

GPs nearby

Supermarkets nearby

Parks nearby

Train stations

Safety CSA Victoria (year ending Dec 2025)

Recorded incidents, latest year (raw count — not population-adjusted)

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735

Change vs prior year

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+1%

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 · Highett (East) - Cheltenham

Your zoned school Live VIC + NSW catchments

Le Page Primary School

The government school your child can attend for free by living in Highett (East) - Cheltenham.

Sector Government

Years Prep-6

Students 215

ICSEA 1080

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

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

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

Our Lady of the Assumption School

Catholic 257 students

ICSEA 1107 intake context

Fee-paying schools can’t be enrolled in by zone — they’re shown for context, not as the area’s school quality.

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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

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

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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 has stronger government school academic context than Highett (East) - Cheltenham, with an average ICSEA of 1,116 compared to 1,083. 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 Newport 1,124 (2 schools), Highett (East) - Cheltenham 1,107 (1 school).

Childcare services matched by postcode: 17 in Newport vs 23 in Highett (East) - Cheltenham.

The proportion of children from non-English-speaking backgrounds is lower in Newport at 19.1% (vs 26.8% in Highett (East) - Cheltenham).

Newport has a SEIFA advantage (IRSAD) of Decile 9, above Highett (East) - Cheltenham's Decile 8. Decile 10 is the most advantaged nationally.

Median house prices are 8% lower in Newport ($1.2M vs $1.3M).

Similar suburbs near Newport

Williamstown VIC

House$1.6M

Gov ICSEA1,094

Schools6

Childcare10

SEIFA IRSAD Decile 9 · Decile 10 = most advantaged

Footscray VIC

House$880,000

Gov ICSEA1,100

Schools6

Childcare16

SEIFA IRSAD Decile 7 · Decile 10 = most advantaged

Port Melbourne VIC

House$1.5M

Gov ICSEA1,108

Schools2

Childcare9

SEIFA IRSAD Decile 9 · Decile 10 = most advantaged

Altona VIC

House$1.05M

Gov ICSEA1,087

Schools5

Childcare11

SEIFA IRSAD Decile 8 · Decile 10 = most advantaged

Maribyrnong VIC

House$1.25M

Gov ICSEA1,064

Schools2

SEIFA IRSAD Decile 8 · Decile 10 = most advantaged

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