Burnside
Victoria · Melton - Bacchus Marsh · Melbourne - West
This profile uses the ABS Burnside statistical area (SA2) — the level Australian government data is published at. SA2 boundaries don’t always match suburb boundaries.
Burnside is a locality in the Melton - Bacchus Marsh area of Victoria. This profile draws on ABS population and Census figures, the ACARA school register and ACECQA childcare ratings for the Burnside SA2.
Schools, childcare & safety
Live data for the Burnside SA2 — ACARA schools register, ACECQA childcare ratings, police-recorded incidents.
Burnside Primary School
The government school your child can attend for free by living in Burnside.
This is the zoned in-area government school for Burnside (VIC catchment data).
See the catchment on the mapWe 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 Burnside
- Primary · Government · Years Prep-6Enrolment442ICSEA1039
ICSEA reflects student intake context, not teaching quality (1000 = national average). All VIC schools →
Childcare & early learning
- Exceeding NQSKororoit Creek KindergartenCentre-Based Care · 99 places · Burnside Heights
- Exceeding NQSCreekside KindergartenCentre-Based Care · 99 places · Caroline Springs
- Exceeding NQSOrama Street Child Care CentreCentre-Based Care · 93 places · Deer Park
- Exceeding NQSSpringside KindergartenCentre-Based Care · 88 places · Caroline Springs
- Exceeding NQSKororoit Creek YMCA Early Learning CentreCentre-Based Care · 84 places · Burnside Heights
- Exceeding NQSGoodstart Early Learning Deer ParkCentre-Based Care · 56 places · Deer Park
- Exceeding NQSBrookside PreschoolCentre-Based Care · 33 places · Caroline Springs
- Exceeding NQSAycliffe Drive KindergartenCentre-Based Care · 30 places · Deer Park
- Meeting NQSBig Childcare - CreeksideCentre-Based Care · 150 places · Caroline Springs
- Meeting NQSWhizkidz Early Learning Centre Caroline SpringsCentre-Based Care · 133 places · Caroline Springs
- Meeting NQSCairnlea Kindy and Child Care CentreCentre-Based Care · 130 places · Cairnlea
- Meeting NQSTeamKids - Springside PrimaryCentre-Based Care · 130 places · Caroline Springs
+ 32 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
- 218
- vs previous year
- +3%
- vs 2021
- 149
- Property and deception offences 166
- Crimes against the person 24
- Justice procedures offences 12
- Drug offences 8
- Public order and security offences 8
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
- 13
- Train stations
- 0
Counts of OSM-tagged features within the Burnside SA2 polygon. OpenStreetMap coverage varies — verify with local directories before relying on these counts.
Property & rent
- Median house price
- $797,500
- House price YoY
- +15.6%
- Median 3BR house rent
- —
Where did the gain come from?
+217Reading the streams: Australian movers from other suburbs drove most of the change.
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