Eltham
Victoria · Nillumbik - Kinglake · Melbourne - North East
This profile uses the ABS Eltham statistical area (SA2) — the level Australian government data is published at. SA2 boundaries don’t always match suburb boundaries.
Eltham is a locality in the Nillumbik - Kinglake area of Victoria. This profile draws on ABS population and Census figures, the ACARA school register and ACECQA childcare ratings for the Eltham SA2.
Schools, childcare & safety
Live data for the Eltham SA2 — ACARA schools register, ACECQA childcare ratings, police-recorded incidents.
Eltham East Primary School
The government school your child can attend for free by living in Eltham.
This is the zoned in-area government school for Eltham (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 Eltham
- Secondary · Government · Years 7-12Enrolment1,326ICSEA1101
- Secondary · Catholic · Years 7-12Enrolment901ICSEA1119
- Primary · Government · Years Prep-6Enrolment652ICSEA1143
- Primary · Government · Years Prep-6Enrolment475ICSEA1127
- Primary · Government · Years Prep-6Enrolment253ICSEA1117
- Primary · Catholic · Years Prep-6Enrolment79ICSEA1094
ICSEA reflects student intake context, not teaching quality (1000 = national average). All VIC schools →
Childcare & early learning
- Exceeding NQSEltham East Out of School Hours CareCentre-Based Care · 165 places · Eltham
- Exceeding NQSGlen Katherine Primary School Year Round Care ProgramCentre-Based Care · 150 places · Eltham North
- Exceeding NQSEltham College Early Learning CentreCentre-Based Care · 91 places · Research
- Exceeding NQSEltham North Child CareCentre-Based Care · 84 places · Eltham North
- Exceeding NQSEltham Child Care Co-op LtdCentre-Based Care · 77 places · Eltham
- Exceeding NQSWoodridge PreschoolCentre-Based Care · 66 places · Eltham
- Exceeding NQSMeruka Child Care CentreCentre-Based Care · 60 places · Eltham
- Exceeding NQSEltham College OSHCCentre-Based Care · 60 places · Research
- Exceeding NQSEltham Woods Child Care Centre Co-opCentre-Based Care · 47 places · Eltham
- Exceeding NQSEltham South PreschoolCentre-Based Care · 30 places · Eltham
- Exceeding NQSResearch PreschoolCentre-Based Care · 29 places · Research
- Exceeding NQSEltham PreschoolCentre-Based Care · 25 places · Eltham
+ 13 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
- 645
- vs previous year
- -9%
- vs 2021
- 512
- Property and deception offences 439
- Crimes against the person 117
- Justice procedures offences 53
- Public order and security offences 17
- Drug offences 16
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
- 3
- Parks
- 82
- Train stations
- 0
Counts of OSM-tagged features within the Eltham SA2 polygon. OpenStreetMap coverage varies — verify with local directories before relying on these counts.
Commute
- To CBD by train, AM peak
- 47 min
- Nearest station
- Eltham Railway Station (0.9 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 · 31.2% of the SA2
- Flood overlay
- Within an official flood overlay (inundation / floodway / overland) · 11.4% of the SA2
This shows whether the Eltham 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
- $1,263,500
- House price YoY
- +7.0%
- Median 3BR house rent
- —
Where did the gain come from?
+154Reading the streams: overseas arrivals were the dominant force — more came from abroad than the suburb grew on its own.
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