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Craigieburn - North West

Victoria · Tullamarine - Broadmeadows · Melbourne - North West

Why “Craigieburn - North West”? The ABS divides the larger suburb of Craigieburn 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.

Craigieburn - North West is a locality in the Tullamarine - Broadmeadows area of Victoria. This profile draws on ABS population and Census figures, the ACARA school register and ACECQA childcare ratings for the Craigieburn - North West SA2.

Where in VIC
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At a glance
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Schools
1
Top ICSEA 1032 (gov)
Childcare
92
NQS-rated services
Recorded incidents
3,283
+10% vs prior year
Population
11,293
+1.3% in 1 year
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Family essentials

Schools, childcare & safety

Live data for the Craigieburn - North West SA2 — ACARA schools register, ACECQA childcare ratings, police-recorded incidents.

Your zoned school Live VIC + NSW catchments

Newbury Primary School

The government school your child can attend for free by living in Craigieburn - North West.

Sector Government
Years Prep-6
Students 1,136
ICSEA 1032
A picture of students’ family backgrounds — not a ranking or a quality score.

This is the zoned in-area government school for Craigieburn - North West (VIC catchment data).

See the catchment on the map

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 Craigieburn - North West

Live

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

Source: ACARA School Profile 2025

Childcare & early learning

Live
  • Aitken Hill Community Centre
    Centre-Based Care · 165 places · Craigieburn
    Exceeding NQS
  • Newbury Child and Community Centre
    Centre-Based Care · 132 places · Craigieburn
    Exceeding NQS
  • Kalkallo Interim Preschool
    Centre-Based Care · 132 places · Kalkallo
    Exceeding NQS
  • Bluebird Way Child and Family Centre
    Centre-Based Care · 131 places · Roxburgh Park
    Exceeding NQS
  • Willmott Park P.S. Out of School Hours Care
    Centre-Based Care · 90 places · Craigieburn
    Exceeding NQS
  • Malcolm Creek Preschool
    Centre-Based Care · 66 places · Craigieburn
    Exceeding NQS
  • Bank Street Preschool
    Centre-Based Care · 33 places · Craigieburn
    Exceeding NQS
  • Hilton Street Preschool
    Centre-Based Care · 33 places · Craigieburn
    Exceeding NQS
  • Annadale Community Centre
    Centre-Based Care · 33 places · Mickleham
    Exceeding NQS
  • Mickleham North Community Centre
    Centre-Based Care · 187 places · Mickleham
    Meeting NQS
  • HAPPY SPROUTS EARLY LEARNING
    Centre-Based Care · 185 places · Craigieburn
    Meeting NQS
  • Kool Kidz Merrifield
    Centre-Based Care · 168 places · Mickleham
    Meeting NQS

+ 80 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

Live
Incidents, latest year
3,283
vs previous year
+10%
vs 2021
2,558
  • Property and deception offences 1,987
  • Crimes against the person 744
  • Justice procedures offences 357
  • Drug offences 96
  • Public order and security offences 95

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

Live
GPs / clinics
0
Supermarkets
1
Parks
12
Train stations
0

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

Source: OpenStreetMap contributors
Population & growth
Population
11,293
Jun 2025
1yr growth
+1.30%
2024→25
Net change
+149
people / yr
Density
5,882
people / km²

Where did the gain come from?

+149
Natural increase
Births minus deaths
+209
Internal migration
Net movers from elsewhere in Australia
-274
Overseas migration
Net arrivals from overseas
+214

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

Growth vs benchmarks
Craigieburn - North West
+1.30%
VIC median
+0.90%
National median
+0.80%