Buninyong
Victoria · Ballarat · Ballarat
This profile uses the ABS Buninyong statistical area (SA2) — the level Australian government data is published at. SA2 boundaries don’t always match suburb boundaries.
Buninyong 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 Buninyong SA2.
Schools, childcare & safety
Live data for the Buninyong SA2 — ACARA schools register, ACECQA childcare ratings, police-recorded incidents.
Buninyong Primary School
The government school your child can attend for free by living in Buninyong.
This is the zoned in-area government school for Buninyong (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 Buninyong
- Primary · Government · Years Prep-6Enrolment567ICSEA1044
- Primary · Government · Years Prep-6Enrolment103ICSEA923
- Primary · Independent · Years Prep-6Enrolment64ICSEA1076
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
+ 62 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
- 123
- vs previous year
- +23%
- vs 2021
- 124
- Property and deception offences 93
- Crimes against the person 19
- Justice procedures offences 8
- Public order and security 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
- 24
- Train stations
- 0
Counts of OSM-tagged features within the Buninyong SA2 polygon. OpenStreetMap coverage varies — verify with local directories before relying on these counts.
Climate & hazards
- Bushfire overlay
- Within the official Bushfire Management Overlay · 48.2% of the SA2
This shows whether the Buninyong 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
- $597,500
- House price YoY
- -5.7%
- Median 3BR house rent
- —
Where did the gain come from?
+64Reading the streams: overseas arrivals were the dominant force — more came from abroad than the suburb grew on its own.
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