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Brunswick West

Victoria · Brunswick - Coburg · Melbourne - Inner

This profile uses the ABS Brunswick West statistical area (SA2) — the level Australian government data is published at. SA2 boundaries don’t always match suburb boundaries.

Brunswick West is a locality in the Brunswick - Coburg area of Victoria. This profile draws on ABS population and Census figures, the ACARA school register and ACECQA childcare ratings for the Brunswick West SA2.

Where in VIC
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At a glance
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Schools
4
Top ICSEA 1168 (gov)
Childcare
9
NQS-rated services
Recorded incidents
995
+3% vs prior year
Median house
$1,332,500
-0.4% YoY
Population
15,988
+2.9% in 1 year
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Family essentials

Schools, childcare & safety

Live data for the Brunswick West SA2 — ACARA schools register, ACECQA childcare ratings, police-recorded incidents.

Your zoned school Live VIC + NSW catchments

Brunswick North Primary School

The government school your child can attend for free by living in Brunswick West.

Sector Government
Years Prep-6
Students 441
ICSEA 1151
A picture of students’ family backgrounds — not a ranking or a quality score.

This is the zoned in-area government school for Brunswick West (VIC catchment data).

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Also nearby — Catholic & Independent schools (not your catchment)
St Joseph's School
Catholic 186 students
ICSEA 1124 intake context

Fee-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 Brunswick West

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ICSEA reflects student intake context, not teaching quality (1000 = national average). All VIC schools →

Source: ACARA School Profile 2025

Childcare & early learning

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  • Brunswick North West Primary School OSHC
    Centre-Based Care · 160 places · Brunswick West
    Exceeding NQS
  • Denzil Don Free Kindergarten
    Centre-Based Care · 75 places · Brunswick West
    Exceeding NQS
  • Dunstan Reserve Child Care Centre
    Centre-Based Care · 72 places · Brunswick West
    Exceeding NQS
  • Only About Children Brunswick West
    Centre-Based Care · 134 places · Brunswick West
    Meeting NQS
  • TeamKids - Brunswick North Primary
    Centre-Based Care · 124 places · Brunswick West
    Meeting NQS
  • TeamKids - Brunswick South West Primary
    Centre-Based Care · 60 places · Brunswick West
    Meeting NQS
  • St Joseph's OSHC Brunswick West
    Centre-Based Care · 50 places · Brunswick West
    Meeting NQS
  • Dewdrops Early Learning - Brunswick West
    Centre-Based Care · 45 places · Brunswick West
    Meeting NQS
  • Brunswick Montessori Children's House
    Centre-Based Care · 30 places · Brunswick West
    Meeting NQS

NQS = National Quality Standard, rated by ACECQA. Services matched by postcode — verify locations before visiting.

Source: ACECQA NQS register

Safety — recorded incidents

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Incidents, latest year
995
vs previous year
+3%
vs 2021
828
  • Property and deception offences 707
  • Crimes against the person 132
  • Justice procedures offences 116
  • Drug offences 23
  • Public order and security offences 17

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 →

Source: Crime Statistics Agency Victoria
The neighbourhood

Amenities

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GPs / clinics
3
Supermarkets
2
Parks
18
Train stations
0

Counts of OSM-tagged features within the Brunswick West SA2 polygon. OpenStreetMap coverage varies — verify with local directories before relying on these counts.

Source: OpenStreetMap contributors

Climate & hazards

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Flood overlay
Within an official flood overlay (inundation / floodway / overland) · 0.8% of the SA2

This shows whether the Brunswick West 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.

Source: Vicmap Planning, © State of Victoria (DEECA) — CC BY 4.0
Money

Property & rent

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Median house price
$1,332,500
House price YoY
-0.4%
Median 3BR house rent
Source: Valuer-General VIC Q2 2025 · DFFH Sep 2025
Population & growth
Population
15,988
Jun 2025
1yr growth
+2.90%
2024→25
Net change
+450
people / yr
Density
5,029
people / km²

Where did the gain come from?

+450
Natural increase
Births minus deaths
+59
Internal migration
Net movers from elsewhere in Australia
+71
Overseas migration
Net arrivals from overseas
+320

Reading the streams: overseas arrivals were the dominant force — more came from abroad than the suburb grew on its own.

Growth vs benchmarks
Brunswick West
+2.90%
VIC median
+0.90%
National median
+0.80%