Skip to main content
SuburbRadar
Move comparison · VIC → VIC

Moving to Wallan from White Hills (Ascot area)

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

Wallan has 30,342 people (ABS, June 2025), +7.1% in a year, a median house price of $650,000, 6 schools and 27 childcare services. Full Wallan suburb profile.

Open this plan in the Move Planner →

Add your kids' ages, see school catchment zones on the map, and get a shareable link.

Send to my partner
Comparing
White Hills - Ascot
VIC · current home
Wallan
VIC · destination
Population & growth ABS ERP June 2025
Population (2025)
16,095
30,342
Annual growth
+3.0%
+7.1%
Demographics ABS Census 2021
Median household income
$1,689/wk
$2,002/wk
Overseas born
9.9%
18.9%
Non-English-speaking background
9.0%
18.9%
Children aged 0–14
23.6%
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 4
Decile 5
IRSAD score
961
986
Schools & childcare ACARA 2025 · ACECQA
Schools
5
6
Government schools ICSEA (avg intake)
965
985
Catholic/independent schools ICSEA (avg intake)
1,052
1,039
Childcare services (matched by suburb name)
14
27
Property VIC + NSW; QLD rent only
Median house price
$650,000
$650,000
House price YoY
+7.9%
+9.2%
Median 3-bed house rent /wk "Not published" means rent was suppressed for this area (too few lettings to publish a reliable median) - not that rent is unavailable there.
not published
not published
Getting around GTFS commute · OpenStreetMap amenities
Train to CBD, AM peak
128 min
62 min
GPs nearby
1
None mapped
Supermarkets nearby
3
3
Parks nearby
27
70
Train stations
1
3
Crime & safety CSA Victoria (year ending June 2026)
Recorded incidents, latest year (raw count - not population-adjusted)
189
1,198
Change vs prior year
-16%
+20%
LGA rate, as published: recorded incidents per 100,000 people, whole council area (Crime Statistics Agency Victoria, year ending June 2026, released September 2026)
6,720.6 (Greater Bendigo)
6,073.1 (Mitchell)
Counts are often higher where many people visit (shopping centres, stations, nightlife), not only where many people live. SuburbRadar does not rate suburbs as safe or unsafe.

Crime Statistics Agency Victoria data, licensed under CC BY 3.0 AU. Suburb totals are added up from published figures.

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 sales Mar 2026 and rent Jun 2026 (NSW) · RTA Queensland rents (QLD) · 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: White Hills - Ascot
Your zoned school Live VIC + NSW + QLD catchments

Epsom Primary School

The government school your child can attend for free by living in White Hills - Ascot.

Sector Government
Years Prep-6
Students 425
ICSEA 967
A picture of students’ family backgrounds - not a ranking or a quality score.

This is the zoned government school for the centre of White Hills - Ascot (VIC catchment data) - addresses elsewhere in the suburb may be zoned to a different school.

See the catchment on the map
Also nearby - Catholic & Independent schools (not your catchment)
Holy Rosary School
Catholic 295 students
ICSEA 1052 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 + QLD 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.

See the catchment on the map
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 965 in White Hills - Ascot. 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), White Hills - Ascot 1,052 (1 school).

There are 6 schools in Wallan, compared to 5 in White Hills - Ascot.

Childcare services matched by suburb name: 27 in Wallan vs 14 in White Hills - Ascot.

The proportion of children from non-English-speaking backgrounds is higher in Wallan at 18.9% (vs 9.0% in White Hills - Ascot).

Wallan has a SEIFA advantage (IRSAD) of Decile 5, above White Hills - Ascot's Decile 4. Decile 10 is the most advantaged nationally.

Similar suburbs near Wallan

Whittlesea VIC
House$750,000
Gov ICSEA993
Schools4
Childcare11
SEIFA IRSAD Decile 6 · Decile 10 = most advantaged
Mickleham - Yuroke VIC
House$717,000
Gov ICSEA1,013
Schools8
Childcare24
SEIFA IRSAD Decile 6 · Decile 10 = most advantaged
Kilmore - Broadford VIC
House$615,000
Gov ICSEA971
Schools7
Childcare11
SEIFA IRSAD Decile 4 · Decile 10 = most advantaged
Craigieburn - North VIC
House$730,000
Gov ICSEA974
Schools3
Childcare51
SEIFA IRSAD Decile 4 · Decile 10 = most advantaged
Craigieburn - North West VIC
House$730,000
Gov ICSEA1,032
Schools1
SEIFA IRSAD Decile 5 · Decile 10 = most advantaged

Related moves

Moving to Mickleham - Yuroke from White Hills - Ascot, VIC Moving to Wallan from Schofields - East, NSW Moving to Wollert from White Hills - Ascot, VIC Moving to Wallan from Marsden Park - Shanes Park, NSW

What is the population of Wallan?

30,342 people lived in Wallan at June 2025 (ABS Estimated Resident Population), a change of +7.1% over the year. White Hills (Ascot area) had 16,095.

Are houses cheaper in Wallan than in White Hills (Ascot area)?

Median house prices are about the same: $650,000 in Wallan and $650,000 in White Hills (Ascot area).

How many schools are in Wallan?

ACARA lists 6 schools in Wallan, against 5 in White Hills (Ascot area). The zoned government school for an address is shown above under "Which school is zoned?".

Make this comparison yours

The Move Planner adds your kids' ages, school catchment zones on the map, and a shareable link for your partner.

Plan the move: White Hills - Ascot → Wallan