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Clifton Hill - Alphington

Victoria · Yarra · Melbourne - Inner

Why “Clifton Hill - Alphington”? The ABS divides the larger suburb of Clifton Hill into several statistical areas (SA2s); this profile covers one part of it. Other parts are listed further down. SA2 boundaries don’t always match suburb boundaries.

Clifton Hill - Alphington is a locality in the Yarra area of Victoria. This profile draws on ABS population and Census figures, the ACARA school register and ACECQA childcare ratings for the Clifton Hill - Alphington SA2.

Where in VIC
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At a glance
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Schools
4
Top ICSEA 1186 (gov)
Childcare
26
NQS-rated services
Recorded incidents
575
+14% vs prior year
Median house
$1,735,000
-0.9% YoY
Population
11,419
+1.8% in 1 year
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Schools, childcare & safety

Live data for the Clifton Hill - Alphington SA2 — ACARA schools register, ACECQA childcare ratings, police-recorded incidents.

Your zoned school Live VIC + NSW catchments

Spensley Street Primary School

The government school your child can attend for free by living in Clifton Hill - Alphington.

Sector Government
Years Prep-6
Students 261
ICSEA 1170
A picture of students’ family backgrounds — not a ranking or a quality score.

This is the zoned in-area government school for Clifton Hill - Alphington (VIC catchment data).

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Also nearby — Catholic & Independent schools (not your catchment)
Alphington Grammar School
Independent 679 students
ICSEA 1150 intake context

Fee-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 Clifton Hill - Alphington

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ICSEA reflects student intake context, not teaching quality (1000 = national average). All VIC schools →

Source: ACARA School Profile 2025

Childcare & early learning

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  • Merri Creek Primary School Out of School Hours Care
    Centre-Based Care · 160 places · Fitzroy North
    Exceeding NQS
  • Smart Start Early Learning and Development Centre
    Centre-Based Care · 120 places · Alphington
    Exceeding NQS
  • Spensley Street Primary School Out of School Hours Care
    Centre-Based Care · 110 places · Clifton Hill
    Exceeding NQS
  • FROEBEL Fitzroy North
    Centre-Based Care · 69 places · Fitzroy North
    Exceeding NQS
  • Isabel Henderson Kindergarten
    Centre-Based Care · 55 places · Fitzroy North
    Exceeding NQS
  • Perry Street Child Care Centre and Elizabeth Gorman Memorial Kindergarten
    Centre-Based Care · 50 places · Fairfield
    Exceeding NQS
  • Goodstart Early Learning Clifton Hill
    Centre-Based Care · 48 places · Clifton Hill
    Exceeding NQS
  • Yarralea Children's Centre
    Centre-Based Care · 44 places · Alphington
    Exceeding NQS
  • Alphington Grammar Preschool
    Centre-Based Care · 40 places · Alphington
    Exceeding NQS
  • Alfred Nuttall Memorial Kindergarten
    Centre-Based Care · 29 places · Fairfield
    Exceeding NQS
  • Walker Street Community Kindergarten
    Centre-Based Care · 25 places · Clifton Hill
    Exceeding NQS
  • Sunrise Kindergarten and Long Day Care Centre
    Centre-Based Care · 22 places · Fitzroy North
    Exceeding NQS

+ 14 more services in this area's postcodes.

NQS = National Quality Standard, rated by ACECQA. Services matched by postcode — verify locations before visiting.

Source: ACECQA NQS register

Safety — recorded incidents

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Incidents, latest year
575
vs previous year
+14%
vs 2021
350
  • Property and deception offences 478
  • Crimes against the person 55
  • Justice procedures offences 20
  • Public order and security offences 11
  • Drug offences 10

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 →

Source: Crime Statistics Agency Victoria
The neighbourhood

Amenities

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GPs / clinics
2
Supermarkets
1
Parks
20
Train stations
0

Counts of OSM-tagged features within the Clifton Hill - Alphington SA2 polygon. OpenStreetMap coverage varies — verify with local directories before relying on these counts.

Source: OpenStreetMap contributors

Climate & hazards

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Flood overlay
Within an official flood overlay (inundation / floodway / overland) · 26.7% of the SA2

This shows whether the Clifton Hill - Alphington 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.

Source: Vicmap Planning, © State of Victoria (DEECA) — CC BY 4.0
Money

Property & rent

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Median house price
$1,735,000
House price YoY
-0.9%
Median 3BR house rent
Source: Valuer-General VIC Q2 2025 · DFFH Sep 2025
Population & growth
Population
11,419
Jun 2025
1yr growth
+1.80%
2024→25
Net change
+199
people / yr
Density
2,192
people / km²

Where did the gain come from?

+199
Natural increase
Births minus deaths
+78
Internal migration
Net movers from elsewhere in Australia
+0
Overseas migration
Net arrivals from overseas
+121

Reading the streams: overseas arrivals were the dominant force — more came from abroad than the suburb grew on its own.

Growth vs benchmarks
Clifton Hill - Alphington
+1.80%
VIC median
+0.90%
National median
+0.80%