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Moving to Werribee - West from Ballarat

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

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Ballarat

VIC · current home

Werribee - West

VIC · destination

Population & growth ABS ERP June 2025

Population (2024)

11,668

32,943

Annual growth

-0.4%

+8.3%

Demographics ABS Census 2021

Median household income

$1,573/wk

$1,995/wk

Overseas born

13.3%

35.4%

Non-English-speaking background

8.2%

34.6%

Children aged 0–14

14.7%

23.1%

SEIFA advantage ABS SEIFA 2021

IRSAD decile (1 = most disadvantaged, 10 = most advantaged)

Decile 7

Decile 5

IRSAD score

1,040

992

Schools & childcare ACARA 2025 · ACECQA

Schools

Government schools ICSEA (avg intake)

1,027

995

Catholic/independent schools ICSEA (avg intake)

1,099

1,053

Childcare services (matched by postcode)

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Property VIC + NSW in v1

Median house price

$795,000

$607,500

House price YoY

-39.3%

-4.0%

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.

$410

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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.

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39 min

GPs nearby

Supermarkets nearby

Parks nearby

Train stations

Safety CSA Victoria (year ending Dec 2025)

Recorded incidents, latest year (raw count — not population-adjusted)

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4,114

Change vs prior year

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-8%

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 · Ballarat

Your zoned school Live VIC + NSW catchments

Pleasant Street Primary School (Ballarat)

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

Sector Government

Years Prep-6

Students 350

ICSEA 1095

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

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

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Also nearby — Catholic & Independent schools (not your catchment)

Ballarat Clarendon College

Independent 1,896 students

ICSEA 1172 intake context

St Patrick's College

Catholic 1,267 students

ICSEA 1055 intake context

Loreto College

Catholic 948 students

ICSEA 1073 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 · 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 in-area government school for Werribee - West (VIC catchment data).

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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.

Honest tradeoff

Werribee - West has weaker government school academic context than Ballarat, with an average ICSEA of 995 compared to 1,027. 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 Werribee - West 1,053 (2 schools), Ballarat 1,099 (4 schools).

There are 10 schools in Werribee - West, compared to 9 in Ballarat.

The proportion of children from non-English-speaking backgrounds is higher in Werribee - West at 34.6% (vs 8.2% in Ballarat).

Werribee - West has a SEIFA advantage (IRSAD) of Decile 5, below Ballarat's Decile 7. Decile 10 is the most advantaged nationally.

Median house prices are 24% lower in Werribee - West ($607,500 vs $795,000).

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SEIFA IRSAD Decile 5 · Decile 10 = most advantaged

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SEIFA IRSAD Decile 6 · Decile 10 = most advantaged

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