Chirnside Park
Victoria · Yarra Ranges · Melbourne - Outer East
This profile uses the ABS Chirnside Park statistical area (SA2) — the level Australian government data is published at. SA2 boundaries don’t always match suburb boundaries.
Chirnside Park is a locality in the Yarra Ranges area of Victoria. This profile draws on ABS population and Census figures, the ACARA school register and ACECQA childcare ratings for the Chirnside Park SA2.
Schools, childcare & safety
Live data for the Chirnside Park SA2 — ACARA schools register, ACECQA childcare ratings, police-recorded incidents.
Chirnside Park Primary School
The government school your child can attend for free by living in Chirnside Park.
This is the zoned in-area government school for Chirnside Park (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 Chirnside Park
- Combined · Independent · Years Prep-12Enrolment838ICSEA1119
- Primary · Government · Years Prep-6Enrolment411ICSEA1040
ICSEA reflects student intake context, not teaching quality (1000 = national average). All VIC schools →
Childcare & early learning
- Exceeding NQSCommunity Kids Chirnside Park Early Education CentreCentre-Based Care · 74 places · Chirnside Park
- Exceeding NQSCire Children's Service & Kindergarten Chirnside ParkCentre-Based Care · 55 places · Chirnside Park
- Exceeding NQSChirnside Park PreschoolCentre-Based Care · 29 places · Chirnside Park
- Exceeding NQSLets Go Family Day CareFamily Day Care · Chirnside Park
- Meeting NQSOxley KidsCentre-Based Care · 235 places · Chirnside Park
- Meeting NQSStory House Early Learning Chirnside ParkCentre-Based Care · 110 places · Chirnside Park
- Meeting NQSKelly Club OSHC Chirnside Park Primary SchoolCentre-Based Care · 60 places · Chirnside Park
NQS = National Quality Standard, rated by ACECQA. Services matched by postcode — verify locations before visiting.
Safety — recorded incidents
- Incidents, latest year
- 673
- vs previous year
- +6%
- vs 2021
- 412
- Property and deception offences 458
- Crimes against the person 111
- Justice procedures offences 71
- Public order and security offences 19
- Drug offences 14
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
- 1
- Supermarkets
- 0
- Parks
- 34
- Train stations
- 0
Counts of OSM-tagged features within the Chirnside Park SA2 polygon. OpenStreetMap coverage varies — verify with local directories before relying on these counts.
Commute
- To CBD by train, AM peak
- 59 min
- Nearest station
- Lilydale Railway Station (3.4 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
- Flood overlay
- Within an official flood overlay (inundation / floodway / overland) · 8.6% of the SA2
This shows whether the Chirnside Park 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
- $940,000
- House price YoY
- +5.9%
- Median 3BR house rent
- —
Where did the gain come from?
+120Reading the streams: organic growth — more babies than goodbyes — was the biggest driver.
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