Barwon Heads - Armstrong Creek
Victoria · Surf Coast - Bellarine Peninsula · Geelong
Why “Barwon Heads - Armstrong Creek”? The ABS divides the larger suburb of Barwon Heads 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.
Barwon Heads - Armstrong Creek is a locality in the Surf Coast - Bellarine Peninsula area of Victoria. This profile draws on ABS population and Census figures, the ACARA school register and ACECQA childcare ratings for the Barwon Heads - Armstrong Creek SA2.
Schools, childcare & safety
Live data for the Barwon Heads - Armstrong Creek SA2 — ACARA schools register, ACECQA childcare ratings, police-recorded incidents.
Armstrong Creek School
The government school your child can attend for free by living in Barwon Heads - Armstrong Creek.
This is the zoned in-area government school for Barwon Heads - Armstrong Creek (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 Barwon Heads - Armstrong Creek
- Secondary · Government · Years 7-12Enrolment1,074ICSEA1023
- Combined · Government · Years U, Prep-6Enrolment905ICSEA1023
- Primary · Catholic · Years Prep-6Enrolment504ICSEA1070
- Primary · Government · Years Prep-6Enrolment416ICSEA1120
ICSEA reflects student intake context, not teaching quality (1000 = national average). All VIC schools →
Childcare & early learning
- Meeting NQSAspire Early Education & Kindergarten Armstrong CreekCentre-Based Care · 136 places · Armstrong Creek
- Meeting NQSKool Kidz CharlemontCentre-Based Care · 130 places · Charlemont
- Meeting NQSBusy Bees at Armstrong CreekCentre-Based Care · 126 places · Armstrong Creek
- Meeting NQSArmstrong Creek YMCA Before & After School Program & Armstrong Creek YMCA Holiday ProgramCentre-Based Care · 120 places · Armstrong Creek
- Meeting NQSAll Day Long, Childcare and EducationCentre-Based Care · 118 places · Armstrong Creek
- Meeting NQSSt Catherine of Siena Catholic PS TheircareCentre-Based Care · 100 places · Armstrong Creek
- Meeting NQSTeamKids - Mirripoa PrimaryCentre-Based Care · 100 places · Mount Duneed
- Meeting NQSBop Bop Karrong Barwon Heads (Kornoo)Centre-Based Care · 99 places · Barwon Heads
- Meeting NQSCamp Australia - Geelong Lutheran College OSHCCentre-Based Care · 35 places · Armstrong Creek
- Meeting NQSCamp Australia - Barwon Heads Primary School OSHCCentre-Based Care · 30 places · Barwon Heads
- Working Towards NQSArmstrong Creek East Children's CentreCentre-Based Care · 191 places · Armstrong Creek
- Working Towards NQSBrighthouse Early Learning Armstrong CreekCentre-Based Care · 126 places · Armstrong Creek
+ 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
- 125
- vs previous year
- +25%
- vs 2021
- 131
- Property and deception offences 94
- Crimes against the person 13
- Justice procedures offences 7
- Public order and security offences 5
- Drug offences 3
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
- 32
- Train stations
- 0
Counts of OSM-tagged features within the Barwon Heads - Armstrong Creek SA2 polygon. OpenStreetMap coverage varies — verify with local directories before relying on these counts.
Climate & hazards
- Bushfire overlay
- Within the official Bushfire Management Overlay · 3.8% of the SA2
- Flood overlay
- Within an official flood overlay (inundation / floodway / overland) · 5.3% of the SA2
This shows whether the Barwon Heads - Armstrong Creek 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
- $1,455,000
- House price YoY
- +13.0%
- Median 3BR house rent
- —
Where did the gain come from?
+1,375Reading the streams: Australian movers from other suburbs drove most of the change.
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