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Moving to Warrnambool - South from Werribee - West

Schools, childcare, demographics and house prices for Warrnambool - South and Werribee - West, side by side - all from public government data.

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Comparing
Werribee - West
VIC · current home
Warrnambool - South
VIC · destination
Population & growth ABS ERP June 2025
Population (2025)
32,943
13,590
Annual growth
+8.3%
+0.6%
Demographics ABS Census 2021
Median household income
$1,995/wk
$1,380/wk
Overseas born
35.4%
10.8%
Non-English-speaking background
34.6%
6.5%
Children aged 0–14
23.1%
15.4%
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
Decile 4
IRSAD score
992
972
Schools & childcare ACARA 2025 · ACECQA
Schools
10
4
Government schools ICSEA (avg intake)
995
1,006
Catholic/independent schools ICSEA (avg intake)
1,053
1,084
Childcare services (matched by suburb name)
57
5
Property VIC + NSW in v1
Median house price
$635,000
$515,000
House price YoY
+4.3%
-7.2%
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 Nearest-station AM-peak estimate (VIC/QLD/WA); a blank means no station matched within range for that suburb - not that it has no transport.
44 min
-
GPs nearby
0
3
Supermarkets nearby
3
4
Parks nearby
85
24
Train stations
1
3
Safety CSA Victoria (year ending March 2026)
Recorded incidents, latest year (raw count - not population-adjusted)
4,121
2,478
Change vs prior year
-7%
-7%

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 · Werribee - West
Your zoned school Live VIC + NSW catchments

Lollypop Creek Primary School

The government school your child can attend for free by living in Werribee - West.

Sector Government
Years Prep-6
Students 390
ICSEA 1034
A picture of students’ family backgrounds - not a ranking or a quality score.

This is the zoned government school for the centre of Werribee - 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)
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School
Catholic 402 students
ICSEA 1085 intake context
St Andrew's School
Catholic 290 students
ICSEA 1021 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 · Warrnambool - South
Your zoned school Live VIC + NSW catchments

Warrnambool East Primary School

The government school your child can attend for free by living in Warrnambool - South.

Sector Government
Years Prep-6
Students 496
ICSEA 994
A picture of students’ family backgrounds - not a ranking or a quality score.

This is the zoned government school for the centre of Warrnambool - South (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 Help of Christians School
Catholic 470 students
ICSEA 1084 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 Warrnambool - South (ICSEA 1,006) and Werribee - West (995).

Catholic/independent schools are separate from the free government catchment - average ICSEA Warrnambool - South 1,084 (1 school), Werribee - West 1,053 (2 schools).

There are 4 schools in Warrnambool - South, compared to 10 in Werribee - West.

Childcare services matched by suburb name: 5 in Warrnambool - South vs 57 in Werribee - West.

The proportion of children from non-English-speaking backgrounds is lower in Warrnambool - South at 6.5% (vs 34.6% in Werribee - West).

Warrnambool - South has a SEIFA advantage (IRSAD) of Decile 4, below Werribee - West's Decile 5. Decile 10 is the most advantaged nationally.

Median house prices are 19% lower in Warrnambool - South ($515,000 vs $635,000).

Similar suburbs near Warrnambool - South
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House$646,500
Gov ICSEA967
Schools11
Childcare26
SEIFA IRSAD Decile 4 · Decile 10 = most advantaged
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House$375,000
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Schools6
Childcare9
SEIFA IRSAD Decile 5 · Decile 10 = most advantaged
Moyne - West VIC
House$800,000
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Childcare7
SEIFA IRSAD Decile 6 · Decile 10 = most advantaged
Corangamite - South VIC
House$455,000
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Childcare4
SEIFA IRSAD Decile 5 · Decile 10 = most advantaged
Camperdown VIC
House$536,000
Gov ICSEA983
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Childcare5
SEIFA IRSAD Decile 3 · Decile 10 = most advantaged
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