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Moving to Wallan from Belmont

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

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Comparing

Belmont

VIC · current home

Wallan

VIC · destination

Population & growth ABS ERP June 2025

Population (2025)

15,227

30,342

Annual growth

+0.9%

+7.1%

Demographics ABS Census 2021

Median household income

$1,510/wk

$2,002/wk

Overseas born

17.1%

18.9%

Non-English-speaking background

11.7%

18.9%

Children aged 0–14

17.1%

24.7%

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 5

IRSAD score

995

986

Schools & childcare ACARA 2025 · ACECQA

Schools

Government schools ICSEA (avg intake)

1,021

985

Catholic/independent schools ICSEA (avg intake)

1,095

1,039

Childcare services (matched by suburb name)

Property VIC + NSW in v1

Median house price

$745,000

$652,500

House price YoY

+4.2%

+3.0%

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

Train to CBD, AM peak

72 min

62 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)

1,058

1,063

Change vs prior year

+17%

-4%

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 · Belmont

Your zoned school Live VIC + NSW catchments

Oberon Primary School

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

Sector Government

Years Prep-6

Students 224

ICSEA 1024

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

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

Clairvaux Catholic School

Catholic 631 students

ICSEA 1095 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 · 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 government school for the centre of Wallan (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)

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.

Honest tradeoff

Wallan's government schools have an average ICSEA of 985, compared to 1,021 in Belmont. 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 Wallan 1,039 (1 school), Belmont 1,095 (1 school).

There are 6 schools in Wallan, compared to 8 in Belmont.

Childcare services matched by suburb name: 26 in Wallan vs 14 in Belmont.

The proportion of children from non-English-speaking backgrounds is higher in Wallan at 18.9% (vs 11.7% in Belmont).

Median house prices are 12% lower in Wallan ($652,500 vs $745,000).

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House$660,300

Gov ICSEA993

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House$717,000

Gov ICSEA1,013

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SEIFA IRSAD Decile 6 · Decile 10 = most advantaged

Kilmore - Broadford VIC

House$615,000

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SEIFA IRSAD Decile 4 · Decile 10 = most advantaged

Craigieburn - North VIC

Gov ICSEA974

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SEIFA IRSAD Decile 4 · Decile 10 = most advantaged

Craigieburn - North West VIC

Gov ICSEA1,032

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SEIFA IRSAD Decile 5 · Decile 10 = most advantaged

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