Moving to Strathfieldsaye from Ballarat
Schools, childcare, demographics and house prices for Strathfieldsaye and Ballarat, side by side - all from public government data.
Strathfieldsaye has 11,705 people (ABS, June 2025), +2.2% in a year, a median house price of $772,500, 2 schools and 7 childcare services. Full Strathfieldsaye 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.
Pleasant Street Primary School (Ballarat)
The government school your child can attend for free by living in Ballarat.
This is the zoned government school for the centre of Ballarat (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.
Strathfieldsaye Primary School
The government school your child can attend for free by living in Strathfieldsaye.
This is the zoned government school for the centre of Strathfieldsaye (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
Government schools in Strathfieldsaye and Ballarat have a similar average ICSEA (1,038 and 1,027) - a measure of student intake, not teaching quality.
Catholic/independent schools are separate from the free government catchment - average ICSEA Strathfieldsaye 1,093 (1 school), Ballarat 1,099 (4 schools).
There are 2 schools in Strathfieldsaye, compared to 9 in Ballarat.
Childcare services matched by suburb name: 7 in Strathfieldsaye vs 11 in Ballarat.
Strathfieldsaye has a SEIFA advantage (IRSAD) of Decile 8, above Ballarat's Decile 7. Decile 10 is the most advantaged nationally.
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What is the population of Strathfieldsaye?
11,705 people lived in Strathfieldsaye at June 2025 (ABS Estimated Resident Population), a change of +2.2% over the year. Ballarat had 11,668.
Are houses cheaper in Strathfieldsaye than in Ballarat?
No. The median house price is $772,500 in Strathfieldsaye and $750,000 in Ballarat, 3% higher in Strathfieldsaye.
How many schools are in Strathfieldsaye?
ACARA lists 2 schools in Strathfieldsaye, against 9 in Ballarat. The zoned government school for an address is shown above under "Which school is zoned?".
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Plan the move: Ballarat → Strathfieldsaye