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Moving to Taylors Hill from Caroline Springs

Schools, childcare, demographics and house prices for Taylors Hill and Caroline Springs, side by side - all from public government data.

Taylors Hill has 19,874 people (ABS, June 2025), +0.3% in a year, a median house price of $938,000, 4 schools and 7 childcare services. Full Taylors Hill suburb profile.

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Caroline Springs
VIC · current home
Taylors Hill
VIC · destination
Population & growth ABS ERP June 2025
Population (2025)
20,934
19,874
Annual growth
-0.1%
+0.3%
Demographics ABS Census 2021
Median household income
$2,133/wk
$2,315/wk
Overseas born
41.4%
36.1%
Non-English-speaking background
47.9%
47.6%
Children aged 0–14
22.4%
25.2%
SEIFA advantage ABS SEIFA 2021
IRSAD decile (1 = most disadvantaged, 10 = most advantaged) A relative socio-economic index - not a measure of safety or community quality.
Decile 6
Decile 7
IRSAD score
1,011
1,023
Schools & childcare ACARA 2025 · ACECQA
Schools
6
4
Government schools ICSEA (avg intake)
1,014
1,027
Catholic/independent schools ICSEA (avg intake)
1,054
1,085
Childcare services (matched by suburb name)
16
7
Property VIC + NSW; QLD rent only
Median house price
$835,000
$938,000
House price YoY
+13.2%
+8.6%
Median 3-bed house rent /wk "Not published" means rent was suppressed for this area (too few lettings to publish a reliable median) - not that rent is unavailable there.
not published
not published
Getting around GTFS commute · OpenStreetMap amenities
Train to CBD, AM peak
28 min
29 min
GPs nearby
None mapped
None mapped
Supermarkets nearby
3
2
Parks nearby
46
36
Train stations
None mapped
None mapped
Crime & safety CSA Victoria (year ending June 2026)
Recorded incidents, latest year (raw count - not population-adjusted)
968
311
Change vs prior year
+2%
+5%
LGA rate, as published: recorded incidents per 100,000 people, whole council area (Crime Statistics Agency Victoria, year ending June 2026, released September 2026)
4,907.4 (Melton)
4,907.4 (Melton)
Counts are often higher where many people visit (shopping centres, stations, nightlife), not only where many people live. SuburbRadar does not rate suburbs as safe or unsafe.

Crime Statistics Agency Victoria data, licensed under CC BY 3.0 AU. Suburb totals are added up from published figures.

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.

From: Caroline Springs
Your zoned school Live VIC + NSW + QLD catchments

Creekside K-9 College

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

Sector Government
Years Prep-9
Students 1,287
ICSEA 1018
A picture of students’ family backgrounds - not a ranking or a quality score.

This is the zoned government school for the centre of Caroline Springs (VIC catchment data) - addresses elsewhere in the suburb may be zoned to a different school.

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Also nearby - Catholic & Independent schools (not your catchment)
Catholic Regional College Caroline Springs
Catholic 1,079 students
ICSEA 1045 intake context
Christ the Priest Catholic Primary School
Catholic 494 students
ICSEA 1062 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: Taylors Hill
Your zoned school Live VIC + NSW + QLD catchments

Taylors Hill Primary School

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

Sector Government
Years Prep-6
Students 575
ICSEA 1027
A picture of students’ family backgrounds - not a ranking or a quality score.

This is the zoned government school for the centre of Taylors Hill (VIC catchment data) - addresses elsewhere in the suburb may be zoned to a different school.

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Also nearby - Catholic & Independent schools (not your catchment)
Gilson College
Independent 1,102 students
ICSEA 1073 intake context
Southern Cross Grammar
Independent 904 students
ICSEA 1136 intake context
St George Preca School
Catholic 728 students
ICSEA 1047 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

Government schools in Taylors Hill and Caroline Springs have a similar average ICSEA (1,027 and 1,014) - a measure of student intake, not teaching quality.

Catholic/independent schools are separate from the free government catchment - average ICSEA Taylors Hill 1,085 (3 schools), Caroline Springs 1,054 (2 schools).

There are 4 schools in Taylors Hill, compared to 6 in Caroline Springs.

Childcare services matched by suburb name: 7 in Taylors Hill vs 16 in Caroline Springs.

Taylors Hill has a SEIFA advantage (IRSAD) of Decile 7, above Caroline Springs's Decile 6. Decile 10 is the most advantaged nationally.

Median house prices are 12% higher in Taylors Hill ($938,000 vs $835,000).

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Bundoora - North VIC
SEIFA IRSAD Decile 7 · Decile 10 = most advantaged
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House$770,000
Gov ICSEA1,082
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Childcare4
SEIFA IRSAD Decile 6 · Decile 10 = most advantaged
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House$847,500
Gov ICSEA1,014
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SEIFA IRSAD Decile 6 · Decile 10 = most advantaged
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House$780,000
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SEIFA IRSAD Decile 5 · Decile 10 = most advantaged
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House$700,000
Gov ICSEA1,031
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Childcare6
SEIFA IRSAD Decile 7 · Decile 10 = most advantaged

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What is the population of Taylors Hill?

19,874 people lived in Taylors Hill at June 2025 (ABS Estimated Resident Population), a change of +0.3% over the year. Caroline Springs had 20,934.

Are houses cheaper in Taylors Hill than in Caroline Springs?

No. The median house price is $938,000 in Taylors Hill and $835,000 in Caroline Springs, 12% higher in Taylors Hill.

How many schools are in Taylors Hill?

ACARA lists 4 schools in Taylors Hill, against 6 in Caroline Springs. The zoned government school for an address is shown above under "Which school is zoned?".

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