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Alfredton

Victoria · Ballarat · Ballarat

This profile uses the ABS Alfredton statistical area (SA2) — the level Australian government data is published at. SA2 boundaries don’t always match suburb boundaries.

Alfredton is a locality in the Ballarat area of Victoria. This profile draws on ABS population and Census figures, the ACARA school register and ACECQA childcare ratings for the Alfredton SA2.

Where in VIC
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At a glance
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Schools
4
Top ICSEA 1029 (gov)
Childcare
55
NQS-rated services
Recorded incidents
545
+8% vs prior year
Median house
$625,000
+1.0% YoY
Population
20,825
+3.7% in 1 year
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Family essentials

Schools, childcare & safety

Live data for the Alfredton SA2 — ACARA schools register, ACECQA childcare ratings, police-recorded incidents.

Your zoned school Live VIC + NSW catchments

Lucas Primary School

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

Sector Government
Years Prep-6
Students 527
ICSEA 1029
A picture of students’ family backgrounds — not a ranking or a quality score.

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

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Also nearby — Catholic & Independent schools (not your catchment)
St Thomas More School
Catholic 431 students
ICSEA 1087 intake context
Siena Catholic Primary School
Catholic 336 students
ICSEA 1055 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.

Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors. Primary catchment zone shown where matched to official government data. School pins are approximate (ACARA geocoded location).

Schools in Alfredton

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ICSEA reflects student intake context, not teaching quality (1000 = national average). All VIC schools →

Source: ACARA School Profile 2025

Childcare & early learning

Live
  • Ballarat & Clarendon College Preschool
    Centre-Based Care · 165 places · Ballarat
    Exceeding NQS
  • Mt Clear Community Kindergarten
    Centre-Based Care · 66 places · Mount Clear
    Exceeding NQS
  • Mt Pleasant Kindergarten
    Centre-Based Care · 63 places · Ballarat
    Exceeding NQS
  • Bakery Hill Kindergarten
    Centre-Based Care · 55 places · Ballarat
    Exceeding NQS
  • Enid Rogers Uniting Kindergarten
    Centre-Based Care · 33 places · Ballarat
    Exceeding NQS
  • Ballarat Fidelity Club Kindergarten
    Centre-Based Care · 30 places · Ballarat
    Exceeding NQS
  • St Alipius Kindergarten
    Centre-Based Care · 28 places · Ballarat
    Exceeding NQS
  • Black Hill Kindergarten
    Centre-Based Care · 25 places · Black Hill
    Exceeding NQS
  • BEGINNINGS EARLY LEARNERS
    Centre-Based Care · 130 places · Alfredton
    Meeting NQS
  • Great Beginnings Mt Clear
    Centre-Based Care · 126 places · Mount Clear
    Meeting NQS
  • Jennys ELC - The Arch
    Centre-Based Care · 122 places · Alfredton
    Meeting NQS
  • Ballarat North Early Learning Centre
    Centre-Based Care · 120 places · Ballarat
    Meeting NQS

+ 43 more services in this area's postcodes.

NQS = National Quality Standard, rated by ACECQA. Services matched by postcode — verify locations before visiting.

Source: ACECQA NQS register

Safety — recorded incidents

Live
Incidents, latest year
545
vs previous year
+8%
vs 2021
459
  • Property and deception offences 363
  • Crimes against the person 104
  • Justice procedures offences 55
  • Public order and security offences 12
  • Drug offences 10

Police-recorded incident counts (Years ending December; latest = year ending December 2025). These are not population-adjusted and are not a judgement about the suburb — larger, busier areas record more incidents. More on safety →

Source: Crime Statistics Agency Victoria
The neighbourhood

Amenities

Live
GPs / clinics
1
Supermarkets
1
Parks
72
Train stations
0

Counts of OSM-tagged features within the Alfredton SA2 polygon. OpenStreetMap coverage varies — verify with local directories before relying on these counts.

Source: OpenStreetMap contributors

Climate & hazards

Live
Bushfire overlay
Within the official Bushfire Management Overlay · 3.3% of the SA2
Flood overlay
Within an official flood overlay (inundation / floodway / overland) · 2.1% of the SA2

This shows whether the Alfredton SA2 intersects an official Victorian government hazard overlay, and the share of the SA2 area it covers. It is the published overlay extent — not a risk rating, hazard score, or insurance assessment, and we compute none. A single property inside the SA2 may or may not be affected. Not financial or insurance advice — check the current planning scheme and your insurer for any specific address.

Source: Vicmap Planning, © State of Victoria (DEECA) — CC BY 4.0
Money

Property & rent

Live
Median house price
$625,000
House price YoY
+1.0%
Median 3BR house rent
Source: Valuer-General VIC Q2 2025 · DFFH Sep 2025
Population & growth
Population
20,825
Jun 2025
1yr growth
+3.70%
2024→25
Net change
+743
people / yr
Density
395
people / km²

Where did the gain come from?

+743
Natural increase
Births minus deaths
+218
Internal migration
Net movers from elsewhere in Australia
+446
Overseas migration
Net arrivals from overseas
+79

Reading the streams: Australian movers from other suburbs drove most of the change.

Growth vs benchmarks
Alfredton
+3.70%
VIC median
+0.90%
National median
+0.80%