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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 (2024)
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)
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 postcode)
7
20
Property VIC + NSW in v1
Median house price
$960,000
$641,000
House price YoY
+1.1%
-9.7%
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
GPs nearby
7
1
Supermarkets nearby
2
2
Parks nearby
68
32
Train stations
0
1
Safety CSA Victoria (year ending Dec 2025)
Recorded incidents, latest year (raw count — not population-adjusted)
508
549
Change vs prior year
+43%
+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 →

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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 in-area government school for Beaconsfield - Officer (VIC catchment data).

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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.

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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 in-area government school for North Geelong - Bell Park (VIC catchment data).

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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 has weaker government school academic context than Beaconsfield - Officer, with an average ICSEA of 964 compared to 1,026. 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 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 postcode: 20 in North Geelong - Bell Park vs 7 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 33% lower in North Geelong - Bell Park ($641,000 vs $960,000).

Similar suburbs near North Geelong - Bell Park
Geelong VIC
House$682,500
Gov ICSEA1,022
Schools7
Childcare21
SEIFA IRSAD Decile 6 · Decile 10 = most advantaged
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House$686,000
Gov ICSEA1,021
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SEIFA IRSAD Decile 5 · Decile 10 = most advantaged
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House$710,000
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SEIFA IRSAD Decile 6 · Decile 10 = most advantaged
Lara VIC
House$688,800
Gov ICSEA995
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SEIFA IRSAD Decile 5 · Decile 10 = most advantaged
Charlemont VIC
House$651,000
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SEIFA IRSAD Decile 6 · Decile 10 = most advantaged

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