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Moving to Traralgon - West from Morwell

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

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Comparing
Morwell
VIC · current home
Traralgon - West
VIC · destination
Population & growth ABS ERP June 2025
Population (2025)
14,487
17,236
Annual growth
+0.1%
+0.5%
Demographics ABS Census 2021
Median household income
$942/wk
$1,635/wk
Overseas born
16.0%
12.9%
Non-English-speaking background
11.9%
7.8%
Children aged 0–14
17.3%
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 1
Decile 5
IRSAD score
820
978
Schools & childcare ACARA 2025 · ACECQA
Schools
5
5
Government schools ICSEA (avg intake)
901
966
Catholic/independent schools ICSEA (avg intake)
986
1,033
Childcare services (matched by suburb name)
10
23
Property VIC + NSW in v1
Median house price
$392,500
$569,000
House price YoY
+14.4%
+12.2%
Median 3-bed house rent /wk
$400
$460
Getting around GTFS commute · OpenStreetMap amenities
Train to CBD, AM peak
135 min
143 min
GPs nearby
1
1
Supermarkets nearby
3
1
Parks nearby
22
33
Train stations
2
0
Safety CSA Victoria (year ending March 2026)
Recorded incidents, latest year (raw count - not population-adjusted)
3,544
3,063
Change vs prior year
-3%
+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 →

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

From · Morwell
Your zoned school Live VIC + NSW catchments

Morwell Central Primary School

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

Sector Government
Years Prep-6
Students 419
ICSEA 888
A picture of students’ family backgrounds - not a ranking or a quality score.

This is the zoned government school for the centre of Morwell (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)
St Vincent de Paul's School
Catholic 215 students
ICSEA 1001 intake context
Sacred Heart School
Catholic 102 students
ICSEA 970 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

Traralgon - West's government schools have an average ICSEA of 966, compared to 901 in Morwell. 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 Traralgon - West 1,033 (2 schools), Morwell 986 (2 schools).

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

Traralgon - West has a SEIFA advantage (IRSAD) of Decile 5, above Morwell's Decile 1. Decile 10 is the most advantaged nationally.

Median house prices are 45% higher in Traralgon - West ($569,000 vs $392,500).

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