Moving to Strathfieldsaye from Wendouree (Miners Rest area)
Schools, childcare, demographics and house prices for Strathfieldsaye and Wendouree - Miners Rest, 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.
Yuille Park Community College
The government school your child can attend for free by living in Wendouree - Miners Rest.
This is the zoned government school for the centre of Wendouree - Miners Rest (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
Strathfieldsaye's government schools have an average ICSEA of 1,038, compared to 922 in Wendouree - Miners Rest. 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 Strathfieldsaye 1,093 (1 school), Wendouree - Miners Rest 1,069 (2 schools).
There are 2 schools in Strathfieldsaye, compared to 7 in Wendouree - Miners Rest.
Childcare services matched by suburb name: 7 in Strathfieldsaye vs 14 in Wendouree - Miners Rest.
Strathfieldsaye has a SEIFA advantage (IRSAD) of Decile 8, above Wendouree - Miners Rest's Decile 1. Decile 10 is the most advantaged nationally.
Median house prices are 44% higher in Strathfieldsaye ($772,500 vs $537,600).
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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. Wendouree (Miners Rest area) had 15,548.
Are houses cheaper in Strathfieldsaye than in Wendouree (Miners Rest area)?
No. The median house price is $772,500 in Strathfieldsaye and $537,600 in Wendouree (Miners Rest area), 44% higher in Strathfieldsaye.
How many schools are in Strathfieldsaye?
ACARA lists 2 schools in Strathfieldsaye, against 7 in Wendouree (Miners Rest area). The zoned government school for an address is shown above under "Which school is zoned?".
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