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Moving to Werribee - West from Torquay

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

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Comparing

Torquay

VIC · current home

Werribee - West

VIC · destination

Population & growth ABS ERP June 2025

Population (2024)

26,581

32,943

Annual growth

+0.8%

+8.3%

Demographics ABS Census 2021

Median household income

$2,281/wk

$1,995/wk

Overseas born

12.7%

35.4%

Non-English-speaking background

4.8%

34.6%

Children aged 0–14

21.9%

23.1%

SEIFA advantage ABS SEIFA 2021

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

Decile 9

Decile 5

IRSAD score

1,092

992

Schools & childcare ACARA 2025 · ACECQA

Schools

Government schools ICSEA (avg intake)

1,093

995

Catholic/independent schools ICSEA (avg intake)

1,113

1,053

Childcare services (matched by postcode)

Property VIC + NSW in v1

Median house price

$1.18M

$607,500

House price YoY

-2.5%

-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.

$650

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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)

534

4,114

Change vs prior year

+3%

-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 · Torquay

Your zoned school Live VIC + NSW catchments

Torquay P-6 College

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

Sector Government

Years Prep-6

Students 617

ICSEA 1092

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

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

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

Lisieux Catholic Primary School

Catholic 333 students

ICSEA 1106 intake context

St Therese School

Catholic 332 students

ICSEA 1119 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 Torquay, with an average ICSEA of 995 compared to 1,093. 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), Torquay 1,113 (2 schools).

There are 10 schools in Werribee - West, compared to 6 in Torquay.

Childcare services matched by postcode: 3 in Werribee - West vs 20 in Torquay.

The proportion of children from non-English-speaking backgrounds is higher in Werribee - West at 34.6% (vs 4.8% in Torquay).

Werribee - West has a SEIFA advantage (IRSAD) of Decile 5, below Torquay's Decile 9. Decile 10 is the most advantaged nationally.

Median house prices are 49% lower in Werribee - West ($607,500 vs $1.18M).

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SEIFA IRSAD Decile 3 · Decile 10 = most advantaged

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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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