Donvale - Park Orchards
Victoria · Manningham - East · Melbourne - Outer East
Why “Donvale - Park Orchards”? The ABS divides the larger suburb of Donvale 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.
Donvale - Park Orchards is a locality in the Manningham - East area of Victoria. This profile draws on ABS population and Census figures, the ACARA school register and ACECQA childcare ratings for the Donvale - Park Orchards SA2.
Schools, childcare & safety
Live data for the Donvale - Park Orchards SA2 — ACARA schools register, ACECQA childcare ratings, police-recorded incidents.
Park Orchards Primary School
The government school your child can attend for free by living in Donvale - Park Orchards.
This is the zoned in-area government school for Donvale - Park Orchards (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 Donvale - Park Orchards
- Combined · Independent · Years Prep-12Enrolment1,623ICSEA1158
- Secondary · Catholic · Years 7-12Enrolment1,055ICSEA1112
- Primary · Catholic · Years Prep-6Enrolment404ICSEA1108
- Primary · Government · Years Prep-6Enrolment338ICSEA1119
- Primary · Government · Years Prep-6Enrolment289ICSEA1120
- Primary · Catholic · Years Prep-6Enrolment231ICSEA1119
- Special · Government · Years UEnrolment214ICSEA991
ICSEA reflects student intake context, not teaching quality (1000 = national average). All VIC schools →
Childcare & early learning
- Exceeding NQSCarey Early Learning Centre DonvaleCentre-Based Care · 44 places · Donvale
- Exceeding NQSPark Orchards KindergartenCentre-Based Care · 30 places · Park Orchards
- Exceeding NQSDonvale PreschoolCentre-Based Care · 28 places · Donvale
- Meeting NQSNido Early School DonvaleCentre-Based Care · 150 places · Donvale
- Meeting NQSDonvale Early Learning CentreCentre-Based Care · 103 places · Donvale
- Meeting NQSMontessori Early Education CentreCentre-Based Care · 95 places · Donvale
- Meeting NQSThe Learning Sanctuary Park OrchardsCentre-Based Care · 85 places · Park Orchards
- Meeting NQSDonvale Christian College OSHClubCentre-Based Care · 64 places · Donvale
- Meeting NQSDonvale Primary School- VillageOSHCCentre-Based Care · 45 places · Donvale
- Meeting NQSKelly Club OSHC Our Lady of the Pines Catholic Primary SchoolCentre-Based Care · 45 places · Donvale
- Meeting NQSPark Orchards PS TheirCareCentre-Based Care · 45 places · Park Orchards
- Meeting NQSSt Anne's School OSHC Park OrchardsCentre-Based Care · 45 places · Park Orchards
+ 2 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
- 221
- vs previous year
- -15%
- vs 2021
- 200
- Property and deception offences 162
- Crimes against the person 33
- Justice procedures offences 16
- Drug offences 9
- Public order and security offences 1
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
- 0
- Parks
- 43
- Train stations
- 0
Counts of OSM-tagged features within the Donvale - Park Orchards SA2 polygon. OpenStreetMap coverage varies — verify with local directories before relying on these counts.
Commute
- To CBD by train, AM peak
- 39 min
- Nearest station
- Mitcham Railway Station (3.8 km)
Median scheduled weekday AM-peak train travel time from the nearest station to the CBD terminus. Distance to that station is straight-line, not a walk time.
Climate & hazards
- Bushfire overlay
- Within the official Bushfire Management Overlay · 63.7% of the SA2
- Flood overlay
- Within an official flood overlay (inundation / floodway / overland) · 4.2% of the SA2
This shows whether the Donvale - Park Orchards 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
- $2,039,500
- House price YoY
- -15.2%
- Median 3BR house rent
- —
Where did the gain come from?
+146Reading the streams: overseas arrivals were the dominant force — more came from abroad than the suburb grew on its own.
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