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Moving to Wallan from Lara

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

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Comparing
Lara
VIC · current home
Wallan
VIC · destination
Population & growth ABS ERP June 2025
Population (2024)
23,952
30,342
Annual growth
+4.5%
+7.1%
Demographics ABS Census 2021
Median household income
$1,966/wk
$2,002/wk
Overseas born
17.2%
18.9%
Non-English-speaking background
11.8%
18.9%
Children aged 0–14
19.4%
24.7%
SEIFA advantage ABS SEIFA 2021
IRSAD decile (1 = most disadvantaged, 10 = most advantaged)
Decile 5
Decile 5
IRSAD score
994
986
Schools & childcare ACARA 2025 · ACECQA
Schools
5
6
Government schools ICSEA (avg intake)
995
985
Catholic/independent schools ICSEA (avg intake)
1,040
1,039
Childcare services (matched by postcode)
12
27
Property VIC + NSW in v1
Median house price
$688,800
$640,000
House price YoY
-1.0%
-2.7%
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.
$500
—
Getting around GTFS commute · OpenStreetMap amenities
GPs nearby
2
1
Supermarkets nearby
2
3
Parks nearby
53
70
Train stations
1
5
Safety CSA Victoria (year ending Dec 2025)
Recorded incidents, latest year (raw count — not population-adjusted)
939
1,021
Change vs prior year
+1%
-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 · Lara
Your zoned school Live VIC + NSW catchments

Lara Primary School

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

Sector Government
Years Prep-6
Students 439
ICSEA 993
A picture of students’ family backgrounds — not a ranking or a quality score.

This is the zoned in-area government school for Lara (VIC catchment data).

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Also nearby — Catholic & Independent schools (not your catchment)
St Anthony's School
Catholic 477 students
ICSEA 1040 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 in-area government school for Wallan (VIC catchment data).

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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

Government school academic context is comparable between Wallan (ICSEA 985) and Lara (995).

Catholic/independent schools are separate from the free government catchment — average ICSEA Wallan 1,039 (1 school), Lara 1,040 (1 school).

There are 6 schools in Wallan, compared to 5 in Lara.

Childcare services matched by postcode: 27 in Wallan vs 12 in Lara.

The proportion of children from non-English-speaking backgrounds is higher in Wallan at 18.9% (vs 11.8% in Lara).

Median house prices are 7% lower in Wallan ($640,000 vs $688,800).

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SEIFA IRSAD Decile 5 · Decile 10 = most advantaged

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