Moving to Springfield Lakes from Werribee (West area)
Schools, childcare, demographics and house prices for Springfield Lakes and Werribee - West, side by side - all from public government data.
Springfield Lakes has 29,522 people (ABS, June 2025), +4.7% in a year, 7 schools and 11 childcare services. Full Springfield Lakes 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.
Lollypop Creek Primary School
The government school your child can attend for free by living in Werribee - West.
This is the zoned government school for the centre of Werribee - West (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.
Springfield Central State School
The government school your child can attend for free by living in Springfield Lakes.
This is the zoned government school for the centre of Springfield Lakes (QLD 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
Springfield Lakes's government schools have an average ICSEA of 1,051, compared to 995 in Werribee - West. 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 Springfield Lakes 1,066 (3 schools), Werribee - West 1,053 (2 schools).
There are 7 schools in Springfield Lakes, compared to 10 in Werribee - West.
Childcare services matched by suburb name: 11 in Springfield Lakes vs 59 in Werribee - West.
Springfield Lakes has a SEIFA advantage (IRSAD) of Decile 7, above Werribee - West's Decile 5. Decile 10 is the most advantaged nationally.
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What is the population of Springfield Lakes?
29,522 people lived in Springfield Lakes at June 2025 (ABS Estimated Resident Population), a change of +4.7% over the year. Werribee (West area) had 32,943.
How many schools are in Springfield Lakes?
ACARA lists 7 schools in Springfield Lakes, against 10 in Werribee (West area). The zoned government school for an address is shown above under "Which school is zoned?".
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Plan the move: Werribee - West → Springfield Lakes