Delacombe
Victoria · Ballarat · Ballarat
This profile uses the ABS Delacombe statistical area (SA2) — the level Australian government data is published at. SA2 boundaries don’t always match suburb boundaries.
Delacombe is a locality in the Ballarat area of Victoria. This profile draws on ABS population and Census figures, the ACARA school register and ACECQA childcare ratings for the Delacombe SA2.
Schools, childcare & safety
Live data for the Delacombe SA2 — ACARA schools register, ACECQA childcare ratings, police-recorded incidents.
Delacombe Primary School
The government school your child can attend for free by living in Delacombe.
This is the zoned in-area government school for Delacombe (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 Delacombe
- Primary · Government · Years Prep-6Enrolment641ICSEA970
- Primary · Catholic · Years Prep-6Enrolment324ICSEA1029
ICSEA reflects student intake context, not teaching quality (1000 = national average). All VIC schools →
Childcare & early learning
- Exceeding NQSJourney Early Learning Centre - SebastopolCentre-Based Care · 92 places · Sebastopol
- Exceeding NQSDelacombe Community KindergartenCentre-Based Care · 55 places · Delacombe
- Meeting NQSGoodstart Early Learning DelacombeCentre-Based Care · 145 places · Delacombe
- Meeting NQSDelacombe Primary SchoolCentre-Based Care · 135 places · Delacombe
- Meeting NQSSesame Kids Early Learning CentreCentre-Based Care · 130 places · Sebastopol
- Meeting NQSLittle Wonders Early Learning BallaratCentre-Based Care · 118 places · Sebastopol
- Meeting NQSBrady Bunch Early Learning Centre BallaratCentre-Based Care · 110 places · Sebastopol
- Meeting NQSBrady Bunch Early Learning Centre Hertford ParkCentre-Based Care · 108 places · Sebastopol
- Meeting NQSBrady Bunch Early Learning Centre DelacombeCentre-Based Care · 108 places · Smythes Creek
- Meeting NQSBonshaw KindergartenCentre-Based Care · 66 places · Sebastopol
- Meeting NQSPhoenix KindergartenCentre-Based Care · 66 places · Sebastopol
- Meeting NQSPhoenix College TheirCareCentre-Based Care · 60 places · Sebastopol
+ 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
- 430
- vs previous year
- -13%
- vs 2021
- 372
- Property and deception offences 278
- Crimes against the person 75
- Justice procedures offences 47
- Public order and security offences 20
- 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 →
Amenities
- GPs / clinics
- 2
- Supermarkets
- 1
- Parks
- 40
- Train stations
- 0
Counts of OSM-tagged features within the Delacombe SA2 polygon. OpenStreetMap coverage varies — verify with local directories before relying on these counts.
Climate & hazards
- Bushfire overlay
- Within the official Bushfire Management Overlay · 11.5% of the SA2
This shows whether the Delacombe 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
- $545,000
- House price YoY
- -0.9%
- Median 3BR house rent
- —
Where did the gain come from?
+1,037Reading the streams: Australian movers from other suburbs drove most of the change.
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