Moving to Sebastopol (Redan area) from Highton
Schools, childcare, demographics and house prices for Sebastopol - Redan and Highton, side by side - all from public government data.
Sebastopol (Redan area) has 12,766 people (ABS, June 2025), -0.2% in a year, a median house price of $513,000, 5 schools and 13 childcare services. Full Sebastopol (Redan 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.
Highton Primary School
The government school your child can attend for free by living in Highton.
This is the zoned government school for the centre of Highton (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.
Sebastopol Primary School
The government school your child can attend for free by living in Sebastopol - Redan.
This is the zoned government school for the centre of Sebastopol - Redan (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
Sebastopol - Redan's government schools have an average ICSEA of 924, compared to 1,096 in Highton. 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 Sebastopol - Redan 1,038 (3 schools), Highton 1,099 (2 schools).
There are 5 schools in Sebastopol - Redan, compared to 6 in Highton.
Childcare services matched by suburb name: 13 in Sebastopol - Redan vs 14 in Highton.
The proportion of children from non-English-speaking backgrounds is lower in Sebastopol - Redan at 5.6% (vs 12.8% in Highton).
Sebastopol - Redan has a SEIFA advantage (IRSAD) of Decile 1, below Highton's Decile 8. Decile 10 is the most advantaged nationally.
Median house prices are 42% lower in Sebastopol - Redan ($513,000 vs $886,000).
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What is the population of Sebastopol (Redan area)?
12,766 people lived in Sebastopol (Redan area) at June 2025 (ABS Estimated Resident Population), a change of -0.2% over the year. Highton had 25,794.
Are houses cheaper in Sebastopol (Redan area) than in Highton?
Yes. The median house price is $513,000 in Sebastopol (Redan area) and $886,000 in Highton, 42% lower in Sebastopol (Redan area).
How many schools are in Sebastopol (Redan area)?
ACARA lists 5 schools in Sebastopol (Redan area), against 6 in Highton. The zoned government school for an address is shown above under "Which school is zoned?".
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