Altona North
Victoria · Hobsons Bay · Melbourne - West
This profile uses the ABS Altona North statistical area (SA2) — the level Australian government data is published at. SA2 boundaries don’t always match suburb boundaries.
Altona North 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 North SA2.
Schools, childcare & safety
Live data for the Altona North SA2 — ACARA schools register, ACECQA childcare ratings, police-recorded incidents.
Altona North Primary School
The government school your child can attend for free by living in Altona North.
This is the zoned in-area government school for Altona North (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 North
- Secondary · Catholic · Years 7-12Enrolment2,533ICSEA1079
- Primary · Catholic · Years Prep-6Enrolment342ICSEA1116
- Primary · Government · Years Prep-6Enrolment217ICSEA994
- Primary · Independent · Years Prep-6Enrolment151ICSEA1032
- Primary · Catholic · Years Prep-6Enrolment65ICSEA1068
ICSEA reflects student intake context, not teaching quality (1000 = national average). All VIC schools →
Childcare & early learning
- Exceeding NQSDobson KindergartenCentre-Based Care · 99 places · Maidstone
- Exceeding NQSEmma McLean Kindergarten & Daycare IncCentre-Based Care · 88 places · Spotswood
- Exceeding NQSNewport Lakes Childcare & Early LearningCentre-Based Care · 65 places · Newport
- Exceeding NQSHome Road KindergartenCentre-Based Care · 55 places · Newport
- Exceeding NQSSouth Kingsville PreschoolCentre-Based Care · 52 places · South Kingsville
- Exceeding NQSOnly About Children Altona NorthCentre-Based Care · 48 places · Altona North
- Exceeding NQSKingsville KindergartenCentre-Based Care · 30 places · West Footscray
- Meeting NQSNewport Gardens Early Years CentreCentre-Based Care · 182 places · Newport
- Meeting NQSGuardian Childcare & Education Altona NorthCentre-Based Care · 160 places · Altona North
- Meeting NQSGuardian Childcare & Education MaidstoneCentre-Based Care · 160 places · Maidstone
- Meeting NQSKelly Club OSHC Kingsville Primary SchoolCentre-Based Care · 150 places · Kingsville
- Meeting NQSOne Tree Altona North Children's ServiceCentre-Based Care · 146 places · Altona North
+ 31 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
- 1,288
- vs previous year
- +22%
- vs 2021
- 737
- Property and deception offences 942
- Crimes against the person 136
- Justice procedures offences 122
- Public order and security offences 48
- Drug offences 39
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
- 2
- Supermarkets
- 1
- Parks
- 26
- Train stations
- 0
Counts of OSM-tagged features within the Altona North SA2 polygon. OpenStreetMap coverage varies — verify with local directories before relying on these counts.
Commute
- To CBD by train, AM peak
- 33 min
- Nearest station
- Altona Railway Station (3.5 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) · 10% of the SA2
This shows whether the Altona North 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
- $715,000
- House price YoY
- -17.8%
- Median 3BR house rent
- —
Where did the gain come from?
+642Reading the streams: Australian movers from other suburbs drove most of the change.
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