Clayton South
Victoria · Dandenong · Melbourne - South East
This profile uses the ABS Clayton South statistical area (SA2) — the level Australian government data is published at. SA2 boundaries don’t always match suburb boundaries.
Clayton South is a locality in the Dandenong area of Victoria. This profile draws on ABS population and Census figures, the ACARA school register and ACECQA childcare ratings for the Clayton South SA2.
Schools, childcare & safety
Live data for the Clayton South SA2 — ACARA schools register, ACECQA childcare ratings, police-recorded incidents.
Westall Primary School
The government school your child can attend for free by living in Clayton South.
This is the zoned in-area government school for Clayton South (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 Clayton South
- Secondary · Government · Years 7-12Enrolment710ICSEA966
- Primary · Government · Years Prep-6Enrolment309ICSEA1017
- Primary · Government · Years Prep-6Enrolment102ICSEA1008
- Primary · Independent · Years Prep-6Enrolment68ICSEA1099
ICSEA reflects student intake context, not teaching quality (1000 = national average). All VIC schools →
Childcare & early learning
- Exceeding NQSDISCOVERY TREE EARLY LEARNING CENTRECentre-Based Care · 76 places · Clayton South
- Exceeding NQSClayton South KindergartenCentre-Based Care · 71 places · Clayton South
- Exceeding NQSWestall KindergartenCentre-Based Care · 57 places · Clayton South
- Exceeding NQSKindy Patch ClarindaCentre-Based Care · 45 places · Clarinda
- Exceeding NQSNoriter Bilingual Early LearningCentre-Based Care · 42 places · Clayton South
- Exceeding NQSGlen Education Sundowner KindergartenCentre-Based Care · 33 places · Clarinda
- Exceeding NQSDiscovery Tree KindergartenCentre-Based Care · 22 places · Clayton South
- Meeting NQSGoodstart Early Learning ClarindaCentre-Based Care · 106 places · Clarinda
- Meeting NQSStarfish Early Learning Centre Clayton SouthCentre-Based Care · 98 places · Clayton South
- Meeting NQSCamp Australia - Clarinda Primary School OSHCCentre-Based Care · 84 places · Clayton South
- Meeting NQSSt Andrew's OSHC, Clayton SouthCentre-Based Care · 70 places · Clayton South
- Meeting NQSLittle Blessings ELCCentre-Based Care · 33 places · Clayton South
+ 4 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
- 971
- vs previous year
- +6%
- vs 2021
- 685
- Property and deception offences 756
- Crimes against the person 104
- Justice procedures offences 66
- Public order and security offences 24
- Drug offences 21
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
- 31
- Train stations
- 0
Counts of OSM-tagged features within the Clayton South SA2 polygon. OpenStreetMap coverage varies — verify with local directories before relying on these counts.
Climate & hazards
- Flood overlay
- Within an official flood overlay (inundation / floodway / overland) · 8.4% of the SA2
This shows whether the Clayton South 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
- $994,900
- House price YoY
- +6.4%
- Median 3BR house rent
- —
Where did the gain come from?
+264Reading the streams: overseas arrivals were the dominant force — more came from abroad than the suburb grew on its own.
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