Winter Valley
Child Care Needs Analysis



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Key Metrics

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LDC Providers
LDC Providers
Total LDC Places
Total LDC Places
Total Population
Total Population
Persons Per Place
Persons Per Place
Avg Centre Age
Avg Centre Age
Population Aged 0-4
Population Aged 0-4
Pop Aged 0-4 Per LDC Place
Pop Aged 0-4 Per LDC Place
Pop Aged 0-4 Per LDC Place (Comm Adj)
Workforce Impact
Standard
Standard
Total School Attendance
Total School Attendance
School Places Per LDC Place
School Places Per LDC Place
Average LDC Fee($/day)
Average LDC Fee($/day)
Other Places (PSK / OOSH)
Other Places (PSK / OOSH)

SOURCE: ACECQA, StartingBlocks, ABS data analysed by AreaSearch
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Winter Valley ChildCare FAQ


What is the Child Care supply composition of Winter Valley?

As of our last update on April 6, 2025, there are 1 child care centre in Winter Valley. Of these, a single centre provides Long Day Care admissions with 120 places. There are no schools in the area with student enrolement data at present.

What population do these centres in Winter Valley service?

AreaSearch's latest population estimate for Winter Valley as at February 2025 stands at a total of 5,893 people, of this 647 are estimated to be children under five years of age.

Why do your population numbers differ from Census figures for Winter Valley?

Some areas have changed considerably since the 2021 Census was undertaken. At the 2021 Census Winter Valley was assessed as having 3,440 people with 348 of these (10.1%) being children under 5yo. Winter Valley has seen 1153 new addresses added since this time, which, combined with broader ABS population estimates for resident population, leads us to estimate that Winter Valley has experienced population growth of approximately 2,453 people from the 2021 Census. Further, new estimates have been release for age cohort splits, which have been applied to our figures.

How does the ratio of children per LDC place in Winter Valley compare to those in Rest of Vic.?

In Winter Valley, our latest analysis shows there are 5.4 resident children under 5yo per LDC place. This figure is significantly higher than the 2.4 children per place across Rest of Vic..

How do childcare fees in Winter Valley relate to those in Rest of Vic.?

Childcare fees in Winter Valley average $148, which is comparable to the regional average of $142 in Rest of Vic..

How does the ratio of school population per LDC place compare in Winter Valley and Rest of Vic.?

There are no schools reporting attendance in Winter Valley, while there is an average of 6.4 students per LDC place across Rest of Vic..

What is the average age of Long Daycare Centres in Winter Valley?

The average LDC in Winter Valley was approved 3.3 years ago, while across Rest of Vic. the typical centre approval is 9.5 years old.

Is the local workforce a significant driver of additional child care demand for Winter Valley?

Workforce activity is within the standard range and may moderately influence child care demand in this area.

Who would typically use analysis such as this?

Childcare operators, developers, investors and financiers would typically conduct a thorough child care supply and demand analysis (SDA) on Winter Valley before allocating the significant amount of capital required. Boundary-based analysis such as this is often used as an initial guide however, and analysis would be undertaken on the specific site adopting a radial, travel time, or custom catchment to take into account nearby competition and demand drivers that would influence a centre's performance.

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