Blackburn South
Victoria · Whitehorse - West · Melbourne - Inner East
This profile uses the ABS Blackburn South statistical area (SA2) — the level Australian government data is published at. SA2 boundaries don’t always match suburb boundaries.
Blackburn South is a locality in the Whitehorse - West area of Victoria. This profile draws on ABS population and Census figures, the ACARA school register and ACECQA childcare ratings for the Blackburn South SA2.
Schools, childcare & safety
Live data for the Blackburn South SA2 — ACARA schools register, ACECQA childcare ratings, police-recorded incidents.
Orchard Grove Primary School
The government school your child can attend for free by living in Blackburn South.
This is the zoned in-area government school for Blackburn South (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 Blackburn South
- Primary · Government · Years Prep-6Enrolment592ICSEA1130
- Special · Government · Years UEnrolment270ICSEA1038
- Primary · Catholic · Years Prep-6Enrolment137ICSEA1108
ICSEA reflects student intake context, not teaching quality (1000 = national average). All VIC schools →
Childcare & early learning
- Exceeding NQSGuardian Childcare & Education Blackburn SouthCentre-Based Care · 104 places · Blackburn
- Exceeding NQSStarfish Early Learning CentreCentre-Based Care · 89 places · Blackburn South
- Exceeding NQSTeamKids - Old Orchard PrimaryCentre-Based Care · 70 places · Blackburn North
- Exceeding NQSAurora School Community KindergartenCentre-Based Care · 66 places · Blackburn South
- Exceeding NQSGuardian Childcare & Education Blackburn WestCentre-Based Care · 62 places · Blackburn
- Exceeding NQSNewhope Baptist PreschoolCentre-Based Care · 44 places · Blackburn
- Exceeding NQSBlackburn Pre-SchoolCentre-Based Care · 30 places · Blackburn
- Exceeding NQSPope Road Blackburn KindergartenCentre-Based Care · 30 places · Blackburn
- Exceeding NQSKatrina PreschoolCentre-Based Care · 27 places · Blackburn North
- Meeting NQSNino Early Learning Adventures - Blackburn NorthCentre-Based Care · 124 places · Blackburn North
- Meeting NQSCasa Bambini - BlackburnCentre-Based Care · 110 places · Blackburn
- Meeting NQSTeamKids - Laburnum PrimaryCentre-Based Care · 105 places · Blackburn
+ 18 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
- 447
- vs previous year
- +11%
- vs 2021
- 255
- Property and deception offences 362
- Crimes against the person 40
- Justice procedures offences 26
- Public order and security offences 12
- Drug offences 7
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
- 1
- Supermarkets
- 0
- Parks
- 15
- Train stations
- 0
Counts of OSM-tagged features within the Blackburn South SA2 polygon. OpenStreetMap coverage varies — verify with local directories before relying on these counts.
Climate & hazards
- Flood overlay
- Within an official flood overlay (inundation / floodway / overland) · 2.9% of the SA2
This shows whether the Blackburn South 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
- $1,373,000
- House price YoY
- +3.5%
- Median 3BR house rent
- —
Where did the gain come from?
+11Reading the streams: overseas arrivals were the dominant force — more came from abroad than the suburb grew on its own.
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