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Moving to North Geelong - Bell Park from Werribee - West

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

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Comparing
Werribee - West
VIC · current home
North Geelong - Bell Park
VIC · destination
Population & growth ABS ERP June 2025
Population (2024)
32,943
15,724
Annual growth
+8.3%
+0.4%
Demographics ABS Census 2021
Median household income
$1,995/wk
$1,386/wk
Overseas born
35.4%
27.9%
Non-English-speaking background
34.6%
28.3%
Children aged 0–14
23.1%
15.5%
SEIFA advantage ABS SEIFA 2021
IRSAD decile (1 = most disadvantaged, 10 = most advantaged)
Decile 5
Decile 4
IRSAD score
992
956
Schools & childcare ACARA 2025 · ACECQA
Schools
10
7
Government schools ICSEA (avg intake)
995
964
Catholic/independent schools ICSEA (avg intake)
1,053
1,085
Childcare services (matched by postcode)
3
20
Property VIC + NSW in v1
Median house price
$607,500
$641,000
House price YoY
-4.0%
-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.
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$495
Getting around GTFS commute · OpenStreetMap amenities
Train to CBD, AM peak Nearest-station AM-peak estimate (VIC/QLD/WA); a blank means no station matched within range for that suburb — not that it has no transport.
39 min
—
GPs nearby
0
1
Supermarkets nearby
3
2
Parks nearby
85
32
Train stations
1
1
Safety CSA Victoria (year ending Dec 2025)
Recorded incidents, latest year (raw count — not population-adjusted)
4,114
549
Change vs prior year
-8%
+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 · Werribee - West
Your zoned school Live VIC + NSW catchments

Lollypop Creek Primary School

The government school your child can attend for free by living in Werribee - West.

Sector Government
Years Prep-6
Students 390
ICSEA 1034
A picture of students’ family backgrounds — not a ranking or a quality score.

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

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Also nearby — Catholic & Independent schools (not your catchment)
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School
Catholic 402 students
ICSEA 1085 intake context
St Andrew's School
Catholic 290 students
ICSEA 1021 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 Werribee - West, with an average ICSEA of 964 compared to 995. 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), Werribee - West 1,053 (2 schools).

There are 7 schools in North Geelong - Bell Park, compared to 10 in Werribee - West.

Childcare services matched by postcode: 20 in North Geelong - Bell Park vs 3 in Werribee - West.

The proportion of children from non-English-speaking backgrounds is lower in North Geelong - Bell Park at 28.3% (vs 34.6% in Werribee - West).

North Geelong - Bell Park has a SEIFA advantage (IRSAD) of Decile 4, below Werribee - West's Decile 5. Decile 10 is the most advantaged nationally.

Median house prices are 6% higher in North Geelong - Bell Park ($641,000 vs $607,500).

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
Schools7
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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