Moving to Werribee (West area) from Shepparton (South East area)
Schools, childcare, demographics and house prices for Werribee - West and Shepparton - South East, side by side - all from public government data.
Werribee (West area) has 32,943 people (ABS, June 2025), +8.3% in a year, a median house price of $680,000, 10 schools and 59 childcare services. Full Werribee (West area) suburb profile.
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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.
Wilmot Road Primary School Shepparton
The government school your child can attend for free by living in Shepparton - South East.
This is the zoned government school for the centre of Shepparton - South East (VIC catchment data) - addresses elsewhere in the suburb may be zoned to a different school.
See the catchment on the mapFee-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.
Lollypop Creek Primary School
The government school your child can attend for free by living in Werribee - West.
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.
See the catchment on the mapFee-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's government schools have an average ICSEA of 995, compared to 924 in Shepparton - South East. 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 Werribee - West 1,053 (2 schools), Shepparton - South East 999 (1 school).
There are 10 schools in Werribee - West, compared to 6 in Shepparton - South East.
Childcare services matched by suburb name: 59 in Werribee - West vs 3 in Shepparton - South East.
Werribee - West has a SEIFA advantage (IRSAD) of Decile 5, above Shepparton - South East's Decile 1. Decile 10 is the most advantaged nationally.
Median house prices are 27% higher in Werribee - West ($680,000 vs $537,000).
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What is the population of Werribee (West area)?
32,943 people lived in Werribee (West area) at June 2025 (ABS Estimated Resident Population), a change of +8.3% over the year. Shepparton (South East area) had 16,334.
Are houses cheaper in Werribee (West area) than in Shepparton (South East area)?
No. The median house price is $680,000 in Werribee (West area) and $537,000 in Shepparton (South East area), 27% higher in Werribee (West area).
How many schools are in Werribee (West area)?
ACARA lists 10 schools in Werribee (West area), against 6 in Shepparton (South East area). The zoned government school for an address is shown above under "Which school is zoned?".
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Plan the move: Shepparton - South East → Werribee - West