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Moving to Wallan from Torquay

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

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Comparing
Torquay
VIC · current home
Wallan
VIC · destination
Population & growth ABS ERP June 2025
Population (2024)
26,581
30,342
Annual growth
+0.8%
+7.1%
Demographics ABS Census 2021
Median household income
$2,281/wk
$2,002/wk
Overseas born
12.7%
18.9%
Non-English-speaking background
4.8%
18.9%
Children aged 0–14
21.9%
24.7%
SEIFA advantage ABS SEIFA 2021
IRSAD decile (1 = most disadvantaged, 10 = most advantaged)
Decile 9
Decile 5
IRSAD score
1,092
986
Schools & childcare ACARA 2025 · ACECQA
Schools
6
6
Government schools ICSEA (avg intake)
1,093
985
Catholic/independent schools ICSEA (avg intake)
1,113
1,039
Childcare services (matched by postcode)
20
27
Property VIC + NSW in v1
Median house price
$1.18M
$640,000
House price YoY
-2.5%
-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.
$650
—
Getting around GTFS commute · OpenStreetMap amenities
GPs nearby
4
1
Supermarkets nearby
0
3
Parks nearby
35
70
Train stations
0
5
Safety CSA Victoria (year ending Dec 2025)
Recorded incidents, latest year (raw count — not population-adjusted)
534
1,021
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 →

Which school is zoned?

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

From · Torquay
Your zoned school Live VIC + NSW catchments

Torquay P-6 College

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

Sector Government
Years Prep-6
Students 617
ICSEA 1092
A picture of students’ family backgrounds — not a ranking or a quality score.

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

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Also nearby — Catholic & Independent schools (not your catchment)
Lisieux Catholic Primary School
Catholic 333 students
ICSEA 1106 intake context
St Therese School
Catholic 332 students
ICSEA 1119 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

Wallan has weaker government school academic context than Torquay, with an average ICSEA of 985 compared to 1,093. ICSEA reflects the academic and socioeconomic intake of students — a higher score signals a higher-resourced school community.

Catholic/independent schools are separate from the free government catchment — average ICSEA Wallan 1,039 (1 school), Torquay 1,113 (2 schools).

Childcare services matched by postcode: 27 in Wallan vs 20 in Torquay.

The proportion of children from non-English-speaking backgrounds is higher in Wallan at 18.9% (vs 4.8% in Torquay).

Wallan has a SEIFA advantage (IRSAD) of Decile 5, below Torquay's Decile 9. Decile 10 is the most advantaged nationally.

Median house prices are 46% lower in Wallan ($640,000 vs $1.18M).

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