Ballarat North - Invermay
Victoria · Ballarat · Ballarat
Why “Ballarat North - Invermay”? The ABS divides the larger suburb of Ballarat North into several statistical areas (SA2s); this profile covers one part of it. Other parts are listed further down. SA2 boundaries don’t always match suburb boundaries.
Ballarat North - Invermay 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 Ballarat North - Invermay SA2.
Schools, childcare & safety
Live data for the Ballarat North - Invermay SA2 — ACARA schools register, ACECQA childcare ratings, police-recorded incidents.
Black Hill Primary School
The government school your child can attend for free by living in Ballarat North - Invermay.
This is the zoned in-area government school for Ballarat North - Invermay (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 Ballarat North - Invermay
- Primary · Government · Years Prep-6Enrolment397ICSEA1042
- Primary · Catholic · Years Prep-6Enrolment334ICSEA1090
- Primary · Government · Years Prep-6Enrolment330ICSEA1002
- Primary · Government · Years Prep-6Enrolment84ICSEA986
- Primary · Government · Years Prep-6Enrolment83ICSEA951
- Primary · Government · Years Prep-6Enrolment74ICSEA945
- Primary · Government · Years Prep-6Enrolment10ICSEA1110
ICSEA reflects student intake context, not teaching quality (1000 = national average). All VIC schools →
Childcare & early learning
- Exceeding NQSBallarat & Clarendon College PreschoolCentre-Based Care · 165 places · Ballarat
- Exceeding NQSMt Clear Community KindergartenCentre-Based Care · 66 places · Mount Clear
- Exceeding NQSMt Pleasant KindergartenCentre-Based Care · 63 places · Ballarat
- Exceeding NQSBakery Hill KindergartenCentre-Based Care · 55 places · Ballarat
- Exceeding NQSEnid Rogers Uniting KindergartenCentre-Based Care · 33 places · Ballarat
- Exceeding NQSWallace & District KindergartenCentre-Based Care · 32 places · Wallace
- Exceeding NQSBallarat Fidelity Club KindergartenCentre-Based Care · 30 places · Ballarat
- Exceeding NQSSt Alipius KindergartenCentre-Based Care · 28 places · Ballarat
- Exceeding NQSBlack Hill KindergartenCentre-Based Care · 25 places · Black Hill
- Meeting NQSBEGINNINGS EARLY LEARNERSCentre-Based Care · 130 places · Alfredton
- Meeting NQSGreat Beginnings Mt ClearCentre-Based Care · 126 places · Mount Clear
- Meeting NQSJennys ELC - The ArchCentre-Based Care · 122 places · Alfredton
+ 59 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
- 259
- vs previous year
- +46%
- vs 2021
- 143
- Property and deception offences 185
- Crimes against the person 32
- Justice procedures offences 32
- Public order and security offences 6
- Drug offences 4
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
- 0
- Parks
- 44
- Train stations
- 3
Counts of OSM-tagged features within the Ballarat North - Invermay SA2 polygon. OpenStreetMap coverage varies — verify with local directories before relying on these counts.
Climate & hazards
- Bushfire overlay
- Within the official Bushfire Management Overlay · 69.8% of the SA2
- Flood overlay
- Within an official flood overlay (inundation / floodway / overland) · 4.4% of the SA2
This shows whether the Ballarat North - Invermay 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
- $574,000
- House price YoY
- -13.0%
- Median 3BR house rent
- —
Where did the gain come from?
+86Reading the streams: organic growth — more babies than goodbyes — was the biggest driver.
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