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Moving to North Geelong - Bell Park from Cranbourne South

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

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Comparing
Cranbourne South
VIC · current home
North Geelong - Bell Park
VIC · destination
Population & growth ABS ERP June 2025
Population (2024)
27,368
15,724
Annual growth
+11.6%
+0.4%
Demographics ABS Census 2021
Median household income
$2,228/wk
$1,386/wk
Overseas born
26.9%
27.9%
Non-English-speaking background
24.2%
28.3%
Children aged 0–14
24.3%
15.5%
SEIFA advantage ABS SEIFA 2021
IRSAD decile (1 = most disadvantaged, 10 = most advantaged)
Decile 7
Decile 4
IRSAD score
1,031
956
Schools & childcare ACARA 2025 · ACECQA
Schools
7
7
Government schools ICSEA (avg intake)
1,012
964
Catholic/independent schools ICSEA (avg intake)
1,093
1,085
Childcare services (matched by postcode)
20
Property VIC + NSW in v1
Median house price
$700,000
$641,000
House price YoY
-14.9%
-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
1
1
Supermarkets nearby
1
2
Parks nearby
65
32
Train stations
3
1
Safety CSA Victoria (year ending Dec 2025)
Recorded incidents, latest year (raw count — not population-adjusted)
173
549
Change vs prior year
-2%
+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 · Cranbourne South
Your zoned school Live VIC + NSW catchments

Botanic Ridge Primary School

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

Sector Government
Years Prep-6
Students 445
ICSEA 1027
A picture of students’ family backgrounds — not a ranking or a quality score.

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

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Also nearby — Catholic & Independent schools (not your catchment)
Lighthouse Christian College Cranbourne
Independent 1,034 students
ICSEA 1093 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 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 Cranbourne South, with an average ICSEA of 964 compared to 1,012. 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), Cranbourne South 1,093 (1 school).

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

Median house prices are 8% lower in North Geelong - Bell Park ($641,000 vs $700,000).

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
Belmont VIC
House$686,000
Gov ICSEA1,021
Schools8
SEIFA IRSAD Decile 5 · Decile 10 = most advantaged
Grovedale - Mount Duneed VIC
House$710,000
Gov ICSEA1,024
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Childcare18
SEIFA IRSAD Decile 6 · Decile 10 = most advantaged
Lara VIC
House$688,800
Gov ICSEA995
Schools5
Childcare12
SEIFA IRSAD Decile 5 · Decile 10 = most advantaged
Charlemont VIC
House$651,000
Schools2
SEIFA IRSAD Decile 6 · Decile 10 = most advantaged

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