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Moving to Strathfieldsaye from Wallan

Schools, childcare, demographics and house prices for Strathfieldsaye and Wallan, side by side — all from public government data.

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Comparing
Wallan
VIC · current home
Strathfieldsaye
VIC · destination
Population & growth ABS ERP June 2025
Population (2024)
30,342
11,705
Annual growth
+7.1%
+2.2%
Demographics ABS Census 2021
Median household income
$2,002/wk
$2,217/wk
Overseas born
18.9%
8.4%
Non-English-speaking background
18.9%
4.5%
Children aged 0–14
24.7%
23.7%
SEIFA advantage ABS SEIFA 2021
IRSAD decile (1 = most disadvantaged, 10 = most advantaged)
Decile 5
Decile 8
IRSAD score
986
1,050
Schools & childcare ACARA 2025 · ACECQA
Schools
6
2
Government schools ICSEA (avg intake)
985
1,038
Catholic/independent schools ICSEA (avg intake)
1,039
1,093
Childcare services (matched by postcode)
27
Property VIC + NSW in v1
Median house price
$640,000
$680,000
House price YoY
-2.7%
+7.3%
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.
Getting around GTFS commute · OpenStreetMap amenities
GPs nearby
1
0
Supermarkets nearby
3
1
Parks nearby
70
15
Train stations
5
0
Safety CSA Victoria (year ending Dec 2025)
Recorded incidents, latest year (raw count — not population-adjusted)
1,021
111
Change vs prior year
-12%
-18%

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 →

Which school is zoned?

The free government school your child can attend in each area — side by side, never a blended average.

From · Wallan
Your zoned school Live VIC + NSW catchments

Muyan Primary School

The government school your child can attend for free by living in Wallan.

Sector Government

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

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Also nearby — Catholic & Independent schools (not your catchment)
Our Lady of the Way Catholic Primary School
Catholic 698 students
ICSEA 1039 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.

To · Strathfieldsaye
Your zoned school Live VIC + NSW catchments

Strathfieldsaye Primary School

The government school your child can attend for free by living in Strathfieldsaye.

Sector Government
Years Prep-6
Students 538
ICSEA 1038
A picture of students’ family backgrounds — not a ranking or a quality score.

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

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Also nearby — Catholic & Independent schools (not your catchment)
St Francis of the Fields School
Catholic 614 students
ICSEA 1093 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

Strathfieldsaye has stronger government school academic context than Wallan, with an average ICSEA of 1,038 compared to 985. 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 Strathfieldsaye 1,093 (1 school), Wallan 1,039 (1 school).

There are 2 schools in Strathfieldsaye, compared to 6 in Wallan.

The proportion of children from non-English-speaking backgrounds is lower in Strathfieldsaye at 4.5% (vs 18.9% in Wallan).

Strathfieldsaye has a SEIFA advantage (IRSAD) of Decile 8, above Wallan's Decile 5. Decile 10 is the most advantaged nationally.

Median house prices are 6% higher in Strathfieldsaye ($680,000 vs $640,000).

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