Castlemaine
Victoria · Heathcote - Castlemaine - Kyneton · Bendigo
This profile uses the ABS Castlemaine statistical area (SA2) — the level Australian government data is published at. SA2 boundaries don’t always match suburb boundaries.
Castlemaine is a locality in the Heathcote - Castlemaine - Kyneton area of Victoria. This profile draws on ABS population and Census figures, the ACARA school register and ACECQA childcare ratings for the Castlemaine SA2.
Schools, childcare & safety
Live data for the Castlemaine SA2 — ACARA schools register, ACECQA childcare ratings, police-recorded incidents.
Castlemaine Primary School
The government school your child can attend for free by living in Castlemaine.
This is the zoned in-area government school for Castlemaine (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 Castlemaine
- Secondary · Government · Years 7-12Enrolment695ICSEA1040
- Primary · Government · Years Prep-6Enrolment278ICSEA1117
- Primary · Government · Years Prep-6Enrolment178ICSEA1054
- Primary · Government · Years Prep-6Enrolment174ICSEA1011
- Primary · Government · Years Prep-6Enrolment115ICSEA1078
- Primary · Catholic · Years Prep-6Enrolment64ICSEA1033
- Primary · Government · Years Prep-6Enrolment54ICSEA1119
ICSEA reflects student intake context, not teaching quality (1000 = national average). All VIC schools →
Childcare & early learning
- Exceeding NQSCastlemaine Child Care CentreCentre-Based Care · 68 places · Castlemaine
- Exceeding NQSCastlemaine KindergartenCentre-Based Care · 58 places · Castlemaine
- Exceeding NQSCastlemaine Steiner KindergartenCentre-Based Care · 28 places · Muckleford
- Exceeding NQSMount Alexander FDCFamily Day Care · Castlemaine
- Meeting NQSBusy Bees at CastlemaineCentre-Based Care · 80 places · Castlemaine
- Meeting NQSRay Street Children's CentreCentre-Based Care · 70 places · Castlemaine
- Meeting NQSSouth Castlemaine KindergartenCentre-Based Care · 62 places · Castlemaine
- Meeting NQSWinters Flat OSHClubCentre-Based Care · 50 places · Castlemaine
- Meeting NQSCastlemaine OSHClubCentre-Based Care · 46 places · Castlemaine
- Working Towards NQSOSHC Adventures CastlemaineCentre-Based Care · 45 places · Campbells Creek
- Not yet ratedOSHC Adventures ChewtonCentre-Based Care · 30 places · Chewton
NQS = National Quality Standard, rated by ACECQA. Services matched by postcode — verify locations before visiting.
Safety — recorded incidents
- Incidents, latest year
- 588
- vs previous year
- +2%
- vs 2021
- 459
- Property and deception offences 327
- Justice procedures offences 108
- Crimes against the person 89
- Drug offences 46
- 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 →
Amenities
- GPs / clinics
- 4
- Supermarkets
- 0
- Parks
- 20
- Train stations
- 1
Counts of OSM-tagged features within the Castlemaine SA2 polygon. OpenStreetMap coverage varies — verify with local directories before relying on these counts.
Climate & hazards
- Bushfire overlay
- Within the official Bushfire Management Overlay · 81.1% of the SA2
This shows whether the Castlemaine 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
- $1,075,000
- House price YoY
- +121.6%
- Median 3BR house rent
- $500/wk
Where did the gain come from?
+133Reading the streams: Australian movers from other suburbs drove most of the change.
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