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Schools in Doncaster 3108

4 open schools: 3 government, 1 Catholic

Doncaster is in the Manningham council area. The nearest suburbs with schools are Box Hill North, Mont Albert North and Templestowe Lower. About 25,020 people lived here at the 2021 Census.

Who lives in Doncaster

Doncaster had 25,020 residents at the 2021 Census. The median age was 40. 54.6% were born overseas. 58.2% speak a language other than English at home, most often Mandarin, Cantonese and Greek.

25,020Residents
40Median age
$1,592Median household income a week
2.4Average household size
3,071Children aged 5 to 17
54.6%Born overseas

Children of school age: 1,666 aged 5 to 11 (primary age) and 1,405 aged 12 to 17 (secondary age), about 12.3% of residents.

Where local students go to school

Students who live in Doncaster, wherever they attend school.

Disadvantage index (SEIFA 2021)

IndexScoreDecile
Disadvantage (IRSD)1,027 6
Advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD)1,056 9
Education and occupation (IEO)1,083 10
Economic resources (IER)1,006 4

How to read a decile. The ABS ranks every suburb in Australia and splits them into ten equal groups. The group number is the decile. A lower number means more disadvantage. A higher number means less. Deciles 5 and 6 sit in the middle.

The score behind the decile averages 1,000 across Australia. Lower scores mean more disadvantage. The indexes describe an area, not any one household or school.

These figures describe people who live in the suburb, not the students at any one school. For school-level measures, see ICSEA on My School. Based on Australian Bureau of Statistics data, Census 2021 and SEIFA 2021 (CC BY 4.0).

Kindergartens near Doncaster

Kindergarten in Victoria starts at age three. The Victorian Government's Find a Kinder map lists approved programs, both standalone kindergartens and long day care, with contact details and how to enrol. Rollcall does not list kindergartens itself.

1,144Children aged 0 to 4
463Aged 3 or 4 (kinder age)

Counted at the 2021 Census, so these children are now older. Read the numbers as a guide to how many young families live in Doncaster. Based on Australian Bureau of Statistics data, Census 2021 (CC BY 4.0).

Compare neighbouring suburbs

SuburbDistanceResidentsMedian ageHousehold income a weekAged 5 to 17Disadvantage decilePrimary students in government schools
Doncaster this suburb25,02040$1,5923,071674%
Box Hill North 31291.9 km12,33737$1,8201,869678%
Mont Albert North 31292.4 km5,60943$2,1841,0011076%
Templestowe Lower 31072.4 km14,09845$1,9202,208869%
Doncaster East 31093.0 km30,92641$1,7925,114784%
Templestowe 31063.3 km16,96646$2,1632,514973%
Mont Albert 31273.6 km4,94842$2,3247001071%

Nearest suburbs with schools, by distance between suburb centres. Disadvantage decile: 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth of Australian suburbs, 10 the least. Based on ABS data, Census 2021 and SEIFA 2021 (CC BY 4.0).

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