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Moving to Werribee - West from Tarneit - North

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

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Comparing
Tarneit - North
VIC · current home
Werribee - West
VIC · destination
Population & growth ABS ERP June 2025
Population (2025)
15,880
32,943
Annual growth
+18.5%
+8.3%
Demographics ABS Census 2021
Median household income
$2,198/wk
$1,995/wk
Overseas born
64.7%
35.4%
Non-English-speaking background
79.5%
34.6%
Children aged 0–14
29.7%
23.1%
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 7
Decile 5
IRSAD score
1,031
992
Schools & childcare ACARA 2025 · ACECQA
Schools
3
10
Government schools ICSEA (avg intake)
1,049
995
Catholic/independent schools ICSEA (avg intake)
1,104
1,053
Childcare services (matched by suburb name)
-
57
Property VIC + NSW in v1
Median house price
$675,000
$635,000
House price YoY
+3.1%
+4.3%
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
30 min
44 min
GPs nearby
0
0
Supermarkets nearby
0
3
Parks nearby
61
85
Train stations
2
1
Safety CSA Victoria (year ending March 2026)
Recorded incidents, latest year (raw count - not population-adjusted)
3,661
4,121
Change vs prior year
+14%
-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 · Tarneit - North
Your zoned school Live VIC + NSW catchments

Nearnung Primary School

The government school your child can attend for free by living in Tarneit - North.

Sector Government
Years Prep-6
Students 485
ICSEA 1045
A picture of students’ family backgrounds - not a ranking or a quality score.

This is the zoned government school for the centre of Tarneit - North (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 Teresa of Kolkata Catholic Primary School
Catholic 204 students
ICSEA 1104 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 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.

Honest tradeoff

Werribee - West's government schools have an average ICSEA of 995, compared to 1,049 in Tarneit - North. 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), Tarneit - North 1,104 (1 school).

There are 10 schools in Werribee - West, compared to 3 in Tarneit - North.

The proportion of children from non-English-speaking backgrounds is lower in Werribee - West at 34.6% (vs 79.5% in Tarneit - North).

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

Median house prices are 6% lower in Werribee - West ($635,000 vs $675,000).

Similar suburbs near Werribee - West
Wyndham Vale - South VIC
House$615,000
Gov ICSEA980
Schools2
SEIFA IRSAD Decile 3 · Decile 10 = most advantaged
Wyndham Vale - North VIC
Gov ICSEA1,034
Schools1
Childcare24
SEIFA IRSAD Decile 5 · Decile 10 = most advantaged
Manor Lakes - Quandong VIC
House$660,000
Gov ICSEA1,026
Schools3
Childcare8
SEIFA IRSAD Decile 7 · Decile 10 = most advantaged
Werribee - South VIC
Gov ICSEA1,076
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Childcare3
SEIFA IRSAD Decile 6 · Decile 10 = most advantaged
Tarneit (West) - Mount Cottrell VIC
Gov ICSEA1,055
Schools3
SEIFA IRSAD Decile 6 · Decile 10 = most advantaged
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