Carrum Downs
Victoria · Frankston · Mornington Peninsula
This profile uses the ABS Carrum Downs statistical area (SA2) — the level Australian government data is published at. SA2 boundaries don’t always match suburb boundaries.
Carrum Downs is a locality in the Frankston area of Victoria. This profile draws on ABS population and Census figures, the ACARA school register and ACECQA childcare ratings for the Carrum Downs SA2.
Schools, childcare & safety
Live data for the Carrum Downs SA2 — ACARA schools register, ACECQA childcare ratings, police-recorded incidents.
Banyan Fields Primary School
The government school your child can attend for free by living in Carrum Downs.
This is the zoned in-area government school for Carrum Downs (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 Carrum Downs
- Secondary · Government · Years 7-12Enrolment928ICSEA969
- Primary · Government · Years Prep-6Enrolment781ICSEA1003
- Primary · Government · Years Prep-6Enrolment517ICSEA987
- Primary · Catholic · Years Prep-6Enrolment328ICSEA1052
ICSEA reflects student intake context, not teaching quality (1000 = national average). All VIC schools →
Childcare & early learning
- Exceeding NQSBanyan Fields Child and Family CentreCentre-Based Care · 99 places · Carrum Downs
- Exceeding NQSKids Paradise Childcare Pty LtdCentre-Based Care · 68 places · Carrum Downs
- Exceeding NQSGoodstart Early Learning Carrum Downs - Arcadia StreetCentre-Based Care · 56 places · Carrum Downs
- Exceeding NQSBowerbird KindergartenCentre-Based Care · 29 places · Carrum Downs
- Exceeding NQSRowellyn PreschoolCentre-Based Care · 27 places · Carrum Downs
- Meeting NQSBirches Early Learning Centre Carrum DownsCentre-Based Care · 128 places · Carrum Downs
- Meeting NQSBanyan Fields PS TheirCareCentre-Based Care · 120 places · Carrum Downs
- Meeting NQSCarrum Downs Early Learning CentreCentre-Based Care · 120 places · Carrum Downs
- Meeting NQSGoodstart Early Learning Carrum Downs - Hall RoadCentre-Based Care · 120 places · Carrum Downs
- Meeting NQSRowellyn Park Primary School OSHCCentre-Based Care · 120 places · Carrum Downs
- Meeting NQSSparkways Early Learning Carrum DownsCentre-Based Care · 98 places · Carrum Downs
- Meeting NQSGoodstart Early Learning Carrum Downs - Frankston-Dandenong RoadCentre-Based Care · 95 places · Carrum Downs
+ 9 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
- 1,759
- vs previous year
- +1%
- vs 2021
- 1,250
- Property and deception offences 1,075
- Crimes against the person 289
- Justice procedures offences 235
- Drug offences 91
- Public order and security offences 64
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
- 4
- Supermarkets
- 2
- Parks
- 64
- Train stations
- 0
Counts of OSM-tagged features within the Carrum Downs SA2 polygon. OpenStreetMap coverage varies — verify with local directories before relying on these counts.
Commute
- To CBD by train, AM peak
- 66 min
- Nearest station
- Seaford Railway Station (4.4 km)
Median scheduled weekday AM-peak train travel time from the nearest station to the CBD terminus. Distance to that station is straight-line, not a walk time.
Climate & hazards
- Bushfire overlay
- Within the official Bushfire Management Overlay · 8.5% of the SA2
- Flood overlay
- Within an official flood overlay (inundation / floodway / overland) · 20% of the SA2
This shows whether the Carrum Downs 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
- $775,000
- House price YoY
- +7.6%
- Median 3BR house rent
- —
Where did the gain come from?
+178Reading the streams: organic growth — more babies than goodbyes — was the biggest driver.
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