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Moving to Werribee - West from Yagoona - Birrong

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

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Comparing
Yagoona - Birrong
NSW · current home
Werribee - West
VIC · destination
Population & growth ABS ERP June 2025
Population (2024)
23,744
32,943
Annual growth
+1.4%
+8.3%
Demographics ABS Census 2021
Median household income
$1,453/wk
$1,995/wk
Overseas born
44.3%
35.4%
Non-English-speaking background
69.8%
34.6%
Children aged 0–14
21.6%
23.1%
SEIFA advantage ABS SEIFA 2021
IRSAD decile (1 = most disadvantaged, 10 = most advantaged)
Decile 3
Decile 5
IRSAD score
930
992
Schools & childcare ACARA 2025 · ACECQA
Schools
5
10
Government schools ICSEA (avg intake)
962
995
Catholic/independent schools ICSEA (avg intake)
1,042
1,053
Childcare services (matched by postcode)
15
3
Property VIC + NSW in v1
Median house price
$1.5M
$607,500
House price YoY
+11.6%
-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.
$745
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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
0
0
Supermarkets nearby
1
3
Parks nearby
24
85
Train stations
2
1
Safety NSW BOCSAR · CSA Victoria (2025) — counts not comparable across states
Recorded incidents, latest year (raw count — not population-adjusted)
919
4,114
Change vs prior year
-9%
-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 →

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The free government school your child can attend in each area — side by side, never a blended average.

From · Yagoona - Birrong
Your zoned school Live VIC + NSW catchments

Birrong Public School

The government school your child can attend for free by living in Yagoona - Birrong.

Sector Government
Years K-6
Students 451
ICSEA 967
A picture of students’ family backgrounds — not a ranking or a quality score.

This is the zoned in-area government school for Yagoona - Birrong (NSW catchment data).

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Also nearby — Catholic & Independent schools (not your catchment)
Christ the King Catholic Primary School Bass Hill
Catholic 179 students
ICSEA 1042 intake context

Fee-paying schools can’t be enrolled in by zone — they’re shown for context, not as the area’s school quality.

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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 stronger government school academic context than Yagoona - Birrong, with an average ICSEA of 995 compared to 962. 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), Yagoona - Birrong 1,042 (1 school).

There are 10 schools in Werribee - West, compared to 5 in Yagoona - Birrong.

Childcare services matched by postcode: 3 in Werribee - West vs 15 in Yagoona - Birrong.

The proportion of children from non-English-speaking backgrounds is lower in Werribee - West at 34.6% (vs 69.8% in Yagoona - Birrong).

Werribee - West has a SEIFA advantage (IRSAD) of Decile 5, above Yagoona - Birrong's Decile 3. Decile 10 is the most advantaged nationally.

Median house prices are 59% lower in Werribee - West ($607,500 vs $1.5M).

Similar suburbs near Werribee - West
Wyndham Vale - South VIC
House$590,000
Gov ICSEA980
Schools2
Childcare32
SEIFA IRSAD Decile 3 · Decile 10 = most advantaged
Wyndham Vale - North VIC
Gov ICSEA1,034
Schools1
SEIFA IRSAD Decile 5 · Decile 10 = most advantaged
Manor Lakes - Quandong VIC
House$650,000
Gov ICSEA1,026
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SEIFA IRSAD Decile 7 · Decile 10 = most advantaged
Werribee - South VIC
Gov ICSEA1,076
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SEIFA IRSAD Decile 6 · Decile 10 = most advantaged
Tarneit (West) - Mount Cottrell VIC
Gov ICSEA1,055
Schools3
Childcare9
SEIFA IRSAD Decile 6 · Decile 10 = most advantaged

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