Ararat
Victoria · Grampians · North West
This profile uses the ABS Ararat statistical area (SA2) — the level Australian government data is published at. SA2 boundaries don’t always match suburb boundaries.
Ararat is a locality in the Grampians area of Victoria. This profile draws on ABS population and Census figures, the ACARA school register and ACECQA childcare ratings for the Ararat SA2.
Schools, childcare & safety
Live data for the Ararat SA2 — ACARA schools register, ACECQA childcare ratings, police-recorded incidents.
Ararat Primary School
The government school your child can attend for free by living in Ararat.
This is the zoned in-area government school for Ararat (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 Ararat
- Secondary · Catholic · Years 7-12Enrolment369ICSEA1017
- Secondary · Government · Years 7-12Enrolment332ICSEA940
- Primary · Government · Years Prep-6Enrolment257ICSEA984
- Primary · Government · Years Prep-6Enrolment223ICSEA971
- Primary · Catholic · Years Prep-6Enrolment121ICSEA1038
- Primary · Government · Years Prep-6Enrolment49ICSEA862
ICSEA reflects student intake context, not teaching quality (1000 = national average). All VIC schools →
Childcare & early learning
- Exceeding NQSCarey St KindergartenCentre-Based Care · 30 places · Ararat
- Meeting NQSArarat Early Learning CentreCentre-Based Care · 92 places · Ararat
- Meeting NQSArarat North Kinder CareCentre-Based Care · 60 places · Ararat
- Meeting NQSARARAT CHILD CARE & KINDER RETREATCentre-Based Care · 50 places · Ararat
- Meeting NQSArarat 800 OSHC and Vacation CareCentre-Based Care · 30 places · Ararat
- Meeting NQSSt Andrews KindergartenCentre-Based Care · 30 places · Ararat
- Working Towards NQSArarat Village Early Learning CentreCentre-Based Care · 99 places · Ararat
- Working Towards NQSMoyston Primary School OSHCCentre-Based Care · 22 places · Moyston
NQS = National Quality Standard, rated by ACECQA. Services matched by postcode — verify locations before visiting.
Safety — recorded incidents
- Incidents, latest year
- 947
- vs previous year
- -1%
- vs 2021
- 884
- Property and deception offences 450
- Crimes against the person 207
- Justice procedures offences 199
- 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
- 0
- Supermarkets
- 1
- Parks
- 8
- Train stations
- 1
Counts of OSM-tagged features within the Ararat SA2 polygon. OpenStreetMap coverage varies — verify with local directories before relying on these counts.
Climate & hazards
- Bushfire overlay
- Within the official Bushfire Management Overlay · 26.2% of the SA2
This shows whether the Ararat 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
- $341,000
- House price YoY
- -9.1%
- Median 3BR house rent
- —
Where did the gain come from?
+111Reading the streams: Australian movers from other suburbs drove most of the change.
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