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Moving to Traralgon - West from Churchill

Schools, childcare, demographics and house prices for Traralgon - West and Churchill, side by side - all from public government data.

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Churchill

VIC · current home

Traralgon - West

VIC · destination

Population & growth ABS ERP June 2025

Population (2025)

12,325

17,236

Annual growth

+1.1%

+0.5%

Demographics ABS Census 2021

Median household income

$1,409/wk

$1,635/wk

Overseas born

10.8%

12.9%

Non-English-speaking background

4.1%

7.8%

Children aged 0–14

18.3%

19.0%

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 3

Decile 5

IRSAD score

942

978

Schools & childcare ACARA 2025 · ACECQA

Schools

Government schools ICSEA (avg intake)

975

966

Catholic/independent schools ICSEA (avg intake)

986

1,033

Childcare services (matched by suburb name)

Property VIC + NSW in v1

Median house price

$447,500

$569,000

House price YoY

+26.8%

+12.2%

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.

$460

Getting around GTFS commute · OpenStreetMap amenities

Train to CBD, AM peak

135 min

143 min

GPs nearby

Supermarkets nearby

Parks nearby

Train stations

Safety CSA Victoria (year ending March 2026)

Recorded incidents, latest year (raw count - not population-adjusted)

508

3,063

Change vs prior year

+12%

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 · Churchill

Your zoned school Live VIC + NSW catchments

Churchill North Primary School

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

Sector Government

Years Prep-6

Students 118

ICSEA 908

A picture of students’ family backgrounds - not a ranking or a quality score.

This is the zoned government school for the centre of Churchill (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)

Lumen Christi School

Catholic 87 students

ICSEA 986 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 · Traralgon - West

Your zoned school Live VIC + NSW catchments

Traralgon (Kosciuszko Street) Primary School

The government school your child can attend for free by living in Traralgon - West.

Sector Government

Years Prep-6

Students 318

ICSEA 986

A picture of students’ family backgrounds - not a ranking or a quality score.

This is the zoned government school for the centre of Traralgon - West (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)

Lavalla Catholic College

Catholic 1,358 students

ICSEA 1028 intake context

St Gabriel's School

Catholic 499 students

ICSEA 1038 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 school academic context is comparable between Traralgon - West (ICSEA 966) and Churchill (975).

Catholic/independent schools are separate from the free government catchment - average ICSEA Traralgon - West 1,033 (2 schools), Churchill 986 (1 school).

There are 5 schools in Traralgon - West, compared to 8 in Churchill.

Childcare services matched by suburb name: 23 in Traralgon - West vs 10 in Churchill.

Traralgon - West has a SEIFA advantage (IRSAD) of Decile 5, above Churchill's Decile 3. Decile 10 is the most advantaged nationally.

Median house prices are 27% higher in Traralgon - West ($569,000 vs $447,500).

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SEIFA IRSAD Decile 3 · Decile 10 = most advantaged

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House$340,000

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Childcare5

SEIFA IRSAD Decile 3 · Decile 10 = most advantaged

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House$455,000

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SEIFA IRSAD Decile 4 · Decile 10 = most advantaged

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SEIFA IRSAD Decile 4 · Decile 10 = most advantaged

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SEIFA IRSAD Decile 5 · Decile 10 = most advantaged

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