Altona Meadows
Victoria · Hobsons Bay · Melbourne - West
This profile uses the ABS Altona Meadows statistical area (SA2) — the level Australian government data is published at. SA2 boundaries don’t always match suburb boundaries.
Altona Meadows is a locality in the Hobsons Bay area of Victoria. This profile draws on ABS population and Census figures, the ACARA school register and ACECQA childcare ratings for the Altona Meadows SA2.
Schools, childcare & safety
Live data for the Altona Meadows SA2 — ACARA schools register, ACECQA childcare ratings, police-recorded incidents.
Altona Meadows Primary School
The government school your child can attend for free by living in Altona Meadows.
This is the zoned in-area government school for Altona Meadows (VIC catchment data).
See the catchment on the mapFee-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 Altona Meadows
- Primary · Catholic · Years Prep-6Enrolment485ICSEA1064
- Primary · Government · Years Prep-6Enrolment418ICSEA1051
- Primary · Government · Years Prep-6Enrolment235ICSEA1000
ICSEA reflects student intake context, not teaching quality (1000 = national average). All VIC schools →
Childcare & early learning
- Exceeding NQSLaverton Community Children's CentreCentre-Based Care · 116 places · Laverton
- Exceeding NQSSeabrook KindergartenCentre-Based Care · 66 places · Seabrook
- Exceeding NQSHobsons Bay Children's CentreCentre-Based Care · 65 places · Altona Meadows
- Exceeding NQSCooraminta KindergartenCentre-Based Care · 55 places · Altona Meadows
- Exceeding NQSRussell Court Kindergarten and Childrens' Centre IncCentre-Based Care · 54 places · Altona Meadows
- Exceeding NQSCooraminta North KindergartenCentre-Based Care · 35 places · Laverton
- Meeting NQSInspira Kids Early Learning Centre LavertonCentre-Based Care · 137 places · Laverton
- Meeting NQSSeabrook OSHClubCentre-Based Care · 132 places · Seabrook
- Meeting NQSAltona Meadows Montessori AcademyCentre-Based Care · 124 places · Altona Meadows
- Meeting NQSBusy Bees at Altona MeadowsCentre-Based Care · 114 places · Altona Meadows
- Meeting NQSTeamKids - Altona Green PrimaryCentre-Based Care · 106 places · Altona Meadows
- Meeting NQSPeach & Plum Early Learning CentreCentre-Based Care · 96 places · Altona Meadows
+ 8 more services in this area's postcodes.
NQS = National Quality Standard, rated by ACECQA. Services matched by postcode — verify locations before visiting.
Safety — recorded incidents
- Incidents, latest year
- 881
- vs previous year
- +16%
- vs 2021
- 773
- Property and deception offences 531
- Crimes against the person 156
- Justice procedures offences 122
- Public order and security offences 44
- Drug offences 27
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 →
Amenities
- GPs / clinics
- 1
- Supermarkets
- 4
- Parks
- 36
- Train stations
- 0
Counts of OSM-tagged features within the Altona Meadows SA2 polygon. OpenStreetMap coverage varies — verify with local directories before relying on these counts.
Commute
- To CBD by train, AM peak
- 28 min
- Nearest station
- Laverton Railway Station (2.1 km)
Median scheduled weekday AM-peak train travel time from the nearest station to the CBD terminus. Distance to that station is straight-line, not a walk time.
Climate & hazards
- Flood overlay
- Within an official flood overlay (inundation / floodway / overland) · 14.3% of the SA2
This shows whether the Altona Meadows 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.
Property & rent
- Median house price
- $730,000
- House price YoY
- +3.0%
- Median 3BR house rent
- —
Where did the gain come from?
+50Reading the streams: overseas arrivals were the dominant force — more came from abroad than the suburb grew on its own.
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