Croydon - West
Victoria · Maroondah · Melbourne - Outer East
Why “Croydon - West”? The ABS divides the larger suburb of Croydon 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.
Croydon - West is a locality in the Maroondah area of Victoria. This profile draws on ABS population and Census figures, the ACARA school register and ACECQA childcare ratings for the Croydon - West SA2.
Schools, childcare & safety
Live data for the Croydon - West SA2 — ACARA schools register, ACECQA childcare ratings, police-recorded incidents.
Government schools in Croydon - West
Free government schools your child may attend. We couldn’t confirm the exact zone for this point, so we can’t confirm which one is yours.
A picture of students’ family backgrounds (ICSEA) — not a ranking or a quality score.
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 Croydon - West
- Secondary · Government · Years 7-12Enrolment663ICSEA1003
- Primary · Catholic · Years Prep-6Enrolment454ICSEA1065
- Primary · Government · Years Prep-6Enrolment225ICSEA955
- Secondary · Government · Years 7-12Enrolment143ICSEA983
- Primary · Government · Years Prep-6Enrolment93ICSEA1044
ICSEA reflects student intake context, not teaching quality (1000 = national average). All VIC schools →
Childcare & early learning
- Exceeding NQSCroydon Hills Primary School OSHC ProgramCentre-Based Care · 200 places · Croydon Hills
- Exceeding NQSPooh Bear's HouseCentre-Based Care · 95 places · Croydon
- Exceeding NQSGoodstart Early Learning Croydon SouthCentre-Based Care · 90 places · Croydon South
- Exceeding NQSBrentwood Park KindergartenCentre-Based Care · 55 places · Croydon
- Exceeding NQSSwinburne Children's Centre CroydonCentre-Based Care · 55 places · Croydon
- Exceeding NQSMaroondah Occasional CareCentre-Based Care · 38 places · Croydon
- Exceeding NQSLipscombe Park KindergartenCentre-Based Care · 34 places · Croydon
- Exceeding NQSCroydon Central KindergartenCentre-Based Care · 33 places · Croydon
- Exceeding NQSCroydon Gums KindergartenCentre-Based Care · 30 places · Croydon
- Exceeding NQSSt Johns KindergartenCentre-Based Care · 30 places · Croydon
- Meeting NQSDiscovery Childcare and EducationCentre-Based Care · 171 places · Croydon
- Meeting NQSExplorers Early Learning - CroydonCentre-Based Care · 130 places · Croydon
+ 26 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
- 1,588
- vs previous year
- +14%
- vs 2021
- 1,289
- Property and deception offences 920
- Crimes against the person 326
- Justice procedures offences 210
- Drug offences 73
- Public order and security offences 58
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
- 0
- Supermarkets
- 2
- Parks
- 32
- Train stations
- 1
Counts of OSM-tagged features within the Croydon - West 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) · 0.1% of the SA2
This shows whether the Croydon - West 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
- $882,500
- House price YoY
- -1.9%
- Median 3BR house rent
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Where did the gain come from?
+147Reading the streams: overseas arrivals were the dominant force — more came from abroad than the suburb grew on its own.
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