Elsternwick
Victoria · Glen Eira · Melbourne - Inner South
This profile uses the ABS Elsternwick statistical area (SA2) — the level Australian government data is published at. SA2 boundaries don’t always match suburb boundaries.
Elsternwick is a locality in the Glen Eira area of Victoria. This profile draws on ABS population and Census figures, the ACARA school register and ACECQA childcare ratings for the Elsternwick SA2.
Schools, childcare & safety
Live data for the Elsternwick SA2 — ACARA schools register, ACECQA childcare ratings, police-recorded incidents.
Elsternwick Primary School
The government school your child can attend for free by living in Elsternwick.
The government catchment school for parts of Elsternwick is Elsternwick Primary School — just outside the suburb boundary (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 Elsternwick
- Combined · Independent · Years Prep-12Enrolment559ICSEA1123
- Combined · Independent · Years Prep-12Enrolment382ICSEA932
- Primary · Catholic · Years Prep-6Enrolment347ICSEA1164
- Primary · Independent · Years Prep-6Enrolment96ICSEA1168
ICSEA reflects student intake context, not teaching quality (1000 = national average). All VIC schools →
Childcare & early learning
- Exceeding NQSAdass Israel PreschoolCentre-Based Care · 250 places · Elsternwick
- Exceeding NQSLamdeni School IncCentre-Based Care · 139 places · Elsternwick
- Exceeding NQSNiño Early Learning Adventures - ElsternwickCentre-Based Care · 128 places · Elsternwick
- Exceeding NQSSholem Aleichem Preschool Education CentreCentre-Based Care · 127 places · Elsternwick
- Exceeding NQSGuardian Childcare & Education ElsternwickCentre-Based Care · 112 places · Elsternwick
- Exceeding NQSWesley College Melbourne Elsternwick Early Childhood Learning CentreCentre-Based Care · 66 places · Elsternwick
- Exceeding NQSGlen Education Orrong Road KindergartenCentre-Based Care · 51 places · Elsternwick
- Exceeding NQSChaya's CrecheCentre-Based Care · 31 places · Elsternwick
- Meeting NQSAdass Israel OSHCCentre-Based Care · 160 places · Elsternwick
- Meeting NQSOnly About Children ElsternwickCentre-Based Care · 108 places · Elsternwick
- Meeting NQSElsternwick Montessori AcademyCentre-Based Care · 100 places · Elsternwick
- Meeting NQSSt Joseph's School OSHC ElsternwickCentre-Based Care · 75 places · Elsternwick
+ 5 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
- 617
- vs previous year
- -10%
- vs 2021
- 494
- Property and deception offences 480
- Crimes against the person 71
- Justice procedures offences 32
- Drug offences 16
- Public order and security offences 15
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
- 1
- Supermarkets
- 2
- Parks
- 5
- Train stations
- 0
Counts of OSM-tagged features within the Elsternwick 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) · 8.7% of the SA2
This shows whether the Elsternwick 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
- $1,902,000
- House price YoY
- -12.4%
- Median 3BR house rent
- $900/wk
Where did the gain come from?
+123Reading the streams: overseas arrivals were the dominant force — more came from abroad than the suburb grew on its own.
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