Bacchus Marsh
Victoria · Melton - Bacchus Marsh · Melbourne - West
This profile uses the ABS Bacchus Marsh statistical area (SA2) — the level Australian government data is published at. SA2 boundaries don’t always match suburb boundaries.
Bacchus Marsh is a locality in the Melton - Bacchus Marsh area of Victoria. This profile draws on ABS population and Census figures, the ACARA school register and ACECQA childcare ratings for the Bacchus Marsh SA2.
Schools, childcare & safety
Live data for the Bacchus Marsh SA2 — ACARA schools register, ACECQA childcare ratings, police-recorded incidents.
Darley Primary School
The government school your child can attend for free by living in Bacchus Marsh.
This is the zoned in-area government school for Bacchus Marsh (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 Bacchus Marsh
- Combined · Independent · Years Prep-12Enrolment3,826ICSEA1115
- Secondary · Government · Years 7-12Enrolment987ICSEA966
- Primary · Government · Years Prep-6Enrolment776ICSEA1008
- Primary · Government · Years Prep-6Enrolment556ICSEA1009
- Primary · Government · Years Prep-6Enrolment505ICSEA988
- Primary · Catholic · Years Prep-6Enrolment328ICSEA1035
- Primary · Government · Years Prep-6Enrolment71ICSEA994
ICSEA reflects student intake context, not teaching quality (1000 = national average). All VIC schools →
Childcare & early learning
- Exceeding NQSYoung Street KindergartenCentre-Based Care · 60 places · Bacchus Marsh
- Meeting NQSYMCA Ballarat - Bacchus Marsh GrammarCentre-Based Care · 180 places · Maddingley
- Meeting NQSAMIGA Montessori MaddingleyCentre-Based Care · 132 places · Maddingley
- Meeting NQSJourney Early Learning Centre - Bacchus MarshCentre-Based Care · 122 places · Bacchus Marsh
- Meeting NQSEden Academy MaddingleyCentre-Based Care · 110 places · Maddingley
- Meeting NQSMaddingley Montessori CentreCentre-Based Care · 110 places · Maddingley
- Meeting NQSGreen Leaves Early Learning Bacchus MarshCentre-Based Care · 108 places · Bacchus Marsh
- Meeting NQSMayfield Early Education MaddingleyCentre-Based Care · 103 places · Maddingley
- Meeting NQSPentland Childcare & Kindergarten CentreCentre-Based Care · 100 places · Darley
- Meeting NQSBacchus Marsh Montessori Uniting KindergartenCentre-Based Care · 99 places · Bacchus Marsh
- Meeting NQSDarley Early Years HubCentre-Based Care · 99 places · Darley
- Meeting NQSStory House Early Learning Telford ParkCentre-Based Care · 96 places · Darley
+ 9 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
- 970
- vs previous year
- +39%
- vs 2021
- 589
- Property and deception offences 491
- Justice procedures offences 239
- Crimes against the person 172
- Public order and security offences 38
- Drug offences 28
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
- 5
- Supermarkets
- 3
- Parks
- 78
- Train stations
- 1
Counts of OSM-tagged features within the Bacchus Marsh SA2 polygon. OpenStreetMap coverage varies — verify with local directories before relying on these counts.
Climate & hazards
- Bushfire overlay
- Within the official Bushfire Management Overlay · 40.8% of the SA2
- Flood overlay
- Within an official flood overlay (inundation / floodway / overland) · 5.6% of the SA2
This shows whether the Bacchus Marsh 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
- $580,000
- House price YoY
- -5.7%
- Median 3BR house rent
- —
Where did the gain come from?
+651Reading the streams: Australian movers from other suburbs drove most of the change.
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