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Moving to North Geelong - Bell Park from Beaconsfield - Officer

Schools, childcare, demographics and house prices for North Geelong - Bell Park and Beaconsfield - Officer, side by side - all from public government data.

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Comparing
Beaconsfield - Officer
VIC · current home
North Geelong - Bell Park
VIC · destination
Population & growth ABS ERP June 2025
Population (2025)
29,524
15,724
Annual growth
+4.3%
+0.4%
Demographics ABS Census 2021
Median household income
$2,146/wk
$1,386/wk
Overseas born
30.3%
27.9%
Non-English-speaking background
26.6%
28.3%
Children aged 0–14
23.1%
15.5%
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 7
Decile 4
IRSAD score
1,036
956
Schools & childcare ACARA 2025 · ACECQA
Schools
10
7
Government schools ICSEA (avg intake)
1,026
964
Catholic/independent schools ICSEA (avg intake)
1,063
1,085
Childcare services (matched by suburb name)
37
15
Property VIC + NSW in v1
Median house price
$1M
$711,000
House price YoY
-5.2%
+12.5%
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.
-
$495
Getting around GTFS commute · OpenStreetMap amenities
Train to CBD, AM peak
58 min
58 min
GPs nearby
7
1
Supermarkets nearby
2
2
Parks nearby
68
32
Train stations
0
1
Safety CSA Victoria (year ending March 2026)
Recorded incidents, latest year (raw count - not population-adjusted)
470
561
Change vs prior year
+8%
-4%

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 →

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The free government school your child can attend in each area - side by side, never a blended average.

From · Beaconsfield - Officer
Your zoned school Live VIC + NSW catchments

Kurmile Primary School

The government school your child can attend for free by living in Beaconsfield - Officer.

Sector Government
Years Prep-6
Students 107
ICSEA 1008
A picture of students’ family backgrounds - not a ranking or a quality score.

This is the zoned government school for the centre of Beaconsfield - Officer (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 Francis Xavier College
Catholic 2,797 students
ICSEA 1043 intake context
St Brigid's School
Catholic 375 students
ICSEA 1082 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 · North Geelong - Bell Park
Your zoned school Live VIC + NSW catchments

Bell Park North Primary School

The government school your child can attend for free by living in North Geelong - Bell Park.

Sector Government
Years Prep-6
Students 292
ICSEA 956
A picture of students’ family backgrounds - not a ranking or a quality score.

This is the zoned government school for the centre of North Geelong - Bell Park (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)
Kardinia International College
Independent 1,925 students
ICSEA 1155 intake context
Covenant College
Independent 735 students
ICSEA 1070 intake context
Holy Family School
Catholic 344 students
ICSEA 1029 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

North Geelong - Bell Park's government schools have an average ICSEA of 964, compared to 1,026 in Beaconsfield - Officer. 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 North Geelong - Bell Park 1,085 (3 schools), Beaconsfield - Officer 1,063 (2 schools).

There are 7 schools in North Geelong - Bell Park, compared to 10 in Beaconsfield - Officer.

Childcare services matched by suburb name: 15 in North Geelong - Bell Park vs 37 in Beaconsfield - Officer.

North Geelong - Bell Park has a SEIFA advantage (IRSAD) of Decile 4, below Beaconsfield - Officer's Decile 7. Decile 10 is the most advantaged nationally.

Median house prices are 29% lower in North Geelong - Bell Park ($711,000 vs $1M).

Similar suburbs near North Geelong - Bell Park
Geelong VIC
House$902,500
Gov ICSEA1,022
Schools7
Childcare11
SEIFA IRSAD Decile 6 · Decile 10 = most advantaged
Belmont VIC
House$745,000
Gov ICSEA1,021
Schools8
Childcare14
SEIFA IRSAD Decile 5 · Decile 10 = most advantaged
Grovedale - Mount Duneed VIC
House$720,000
Gov ICSEA1,024
Schools7
Childcare15
SEIFA IRSAD Decile 6 · Decile 10 = most advantaged
Lara VIC
House$715,000
Gov ICSEA995
Schools5
Childcare16
SEIFA IRSAD Decile 5 · Decile 10 = most advantaged
Charlemont VIC
House$630,000
Schools2
Childcare2
SEIFA IRSAD Decile 6 · Decile 10 = most advantaged
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