Moving to Point Cook (East area) from Bentleigh (McKinnon area)
Schools, childcare, demographics and house prices for Point Cook - East and Bentleigh - McKinnon, side by side - all from public government data.
Point Cook (East area) has 21,797 people (ABS, June 2025), +1.9% in a year, a median house price of $842,000, 3 schools and 38 childcare services. Full Point Cook (East area) suburb profile.
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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 sales Mar 2026 and rent Jun 2026 (NSW) · RTA Queensland rents (QLD) · 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.
Bentleigh West Primary School
The government school your child can attend for free by living in Bentleigh - McKinnon.
This is the zoned government school for the centre of Bentleigh - McKinnon (VIC catchment data) - addresses elsewhere in the suburb may be zoned to a different school.
See the catchment on the mapFee-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.
Saltwater P-9 College
The government school your child can attend for free by living in Point Cook - East.
This is the zoned government school for the centre of Point Cook - East (VIC catchment data) - addresses elsewhere in the suburb may be zoned to a different school.
See the catchment on the mapFee-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
Point Cook - East's government schools have an average ICSEA of 1,073, compared to 1,132 in Bentleigh - McKinnon. 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 Point Cook - East 1,074 (1 school), Bentleigh - McKinnon 1,114 (2 schools).
There are 3 schools in Point Cook - East, compared to 4 in Bentleigh - McKinnon.
Childcare services matched by suburb name: 38 in Point Cook - East vs 16 in Bentleigh - McKinnon.
The proportion of children from non-English-speaking backgrounds is higher in Point Cook - East at 49.3% (vs 32.5% in Bentleigh - McKinnon).
Point Cook - East has a SEIFA advantage (IRSAD) of Decile 8, below Bentleigh - McKinnon's Decile 9. Decile 10 is the most advantaged nationally.
Median house prices are 49% lower in Point Cook - East ($842,000 vs $1.65M).
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What is the population of Point Cook (East area)?
21,797 people lived in Point Cook (East area) at June 2025 (ABS Estimated Resident Population), a change of +1.9% over the year. Bentleigh (McKinnon area) had 26,966.
Are houses cheaper in Point Cook (East area) than in Bentleigh (McKinnon area)?
Yes. The median house price is $842,000 in Point Cook (East area) and $1.65M in Bentleigh (McKinnon area), 49% lower in Point Cook (East area).
How many schools are in Point Cook (East area)?
ACARA lists 3 schools in Point Cook (East area), against 4 in Bentleigh (McKinnon area). The zoned government school for an address is shown above under "Which school is zoned?".
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Plan the move: Bentleigh - McKinnon → Point Cook - East