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Moving to White Hills (Ascot area) from Ballarat East (Warrenheip area)

Schools, childcare, demographics and house prices for White Hills - Ascot and Ballarat East - Warrenheip, side by side - all from public government data.

White Hills (Ascot area) has 16,095 people (ABS, June 2025), +3.0% in a year, a median house price of $650,000, 5 schools and 14 childcare services. Full White Hills (Ascot area) suburb profile.

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Ballarat East - Warrenheip
VIC · current home
White Hills - Ascot
VIC · destination
Population & growth ABS ERP June 2025
Population (2025)
9,771
16,095
Annual growth
+1.0%
+3.0%
Demographics ABS Census 2021
Median household income
$1,209/wk
$1,689/wk
Overseas born
10.4%
9.9%
Non-English-speaking background
5.7%
9.0%
Children aged 0–14
15.8%
23.6%
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 3
Decile 4
IRSAD score
940
961
Schools & childcare ACARA 2025 · ACECQA
Schools
5
5
Government schools ICSEA (avg intake)
969
965
Catholic/independent schools ICSEA (avg intake)
1,062
1,052
Childcare services (matched by suburb name)
4
14
Property VIC + NSW; QLD rent only
Median house price
$580,000
$650,000
House price YoY
+29.0%
+7.9%
Median 3-bed house rent /wk "Not published" means rent was suppressed for this area (too few lettings to publish a reliable median) - not that rent is unavailable there.
not published
not published
Getting around GTFS commute · OpenStreetMap amenities
Train to CBD, AM peak
82 min
128 min
GPs nearby
None mapped
1
Supermarkets nearby
1
3
Parks nearby
40
27
Train stations
None mapped
1
Crime & safety CSA Victoria (year ending June 2026)
Recorded incidents, latest year (raw count - not population-adjusted)
645
189
Change vs prior year
+39%
-16%
LGA rate, as published: recorded incidents per 100,000 people, whole council area (Crime Statistics Agency Victoria, year ending June 2026, released September 2026)
9,401.4 (Ballarat)
6,720.6 (Greater Bendigo)
Counts are often higher where many people visit (shopping centres, stations, nightlife), not only where many people live. SuburbRadar does not rate suburbs as safe or unsafe.

Crime Statistics Agency Victoria data, licensed under CC BY 3.0 AU. Suburb totals are added up from published figures.

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.

From: Ballarat East - Warrenheip
Your zoned school Live VIC + NSW + QLD catchments

Caledonian Primary School

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

Sector Government
Years Prep-6
Students 215
ICSEA 1010
A picture of students’ family backgrounds - not a ranking or a quality score.

This is the zoned government school for the centre of Ballarat East - Warrenheip (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 Francis Xavier School
Catholic 482 students
ICSEA 1071 intake context
St Alipius' Parish School
Catholic 248 students
ICSEA 1052 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: White Hills - Ascot
Your zoned school Live VIC + NSW + QLD catchments

Epsom Primary School

The government school your child can attend for free by living in White Hills - Ascot.

Sector Government
Years Prep-6
Students 425
ICSEA 967
A picture of students’ family backgrounds - not a ranking or a quality score.

This is the zoned government school for the centre of White Hills - Ascot (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)
Holy Rosary School
Catholic 295 students
ICSEA 1052 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

Government schools in White Hills - Ascot and Ballarat East - Warrenheip have a similar average ICSEA (965 and 969) - a measure of student intake, not teaching quality.

Catholic/independent schools are separate from the free government catchment - average ICSEA White Hills - Ascot 1,052 (1 school), Ballarat East - Warrenheip 1,062 (2 schools).

Childcare services matched by suburb name: 14 in White Hills - Ascot vs 4 in Ballarat East - Warrenheip.

White Hills - Ascot has a SEIFA advantage (IRSAD) of Decile 4, above Ballarat East - Warrenheip's Decile 3. Decile 10 is the most advantaged nationally.

Median house prices are 12% higher in White Hills - Ascot ($650,000 vs $580,000).

Similar suburbs near White Hills - Ascot

Bendigo VIC
House$605,000
Gov ICSEA960
Schools11
Childcare22
SEIFA IRSAD Decile 2 · Decile 10 = most advantaged
East Bendigo - Kennington VIC
House$654,000
Gov ICSEA979
Schools3
Childcare6
SEIFA IRSAD Decile 5 · Decile 10 = most advantaged
Flora Hill - Spring Gully VIC
House$592,000
Gov ICSEA1,036
Schools4
Childcare4
SEIFA IRSAD Decile 5 · Decile 10 = most advantaged
Kangaroo Flat - Golden Square VIC
House$610,000
Gov ICSEA949
Schools7
Childcare16
SEIFA IRSAD Decile 2 · Decile 10 = most advantaged
Bendigo Surrounds - North VIC
House$510,000
Gov ICSEA966
Schools4
Childcare3
SEIFA IRSAD Decile 4 · Decile 10 = most advantaged

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What is the population of White Hills (Ascot area)?

16,095 people lived in White Hills (Ascot area) at June 2025 (ABS Estimated Resident Population), a change of +3.0% over the year. Ballarat East (Warrenheip area) had 9,771.

Are houses cheaper in White Hills (Ascot area) than in Ballarat East (Warrenheip area)?

No. The median house price is $650,000 in White Hills (Ascot area) and $580,000 in Ballarat East (Warrenheip area), 12% higher in White Hills (Ascot area).

How many schools are in White Hills (Ascot area)?

ACARA lists 5 schools in White Hills (Ascot area), against 5 in Ballarat East (Warrenheip area). The zoned government school for an address is shown above under "Which school is zoned?".

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Plan the move: Ballarat East - Warrenheip → White Hills - Ascot