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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.

Where in VIC
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At a glance
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Schools
6
Top ICSEA 1143 (gov)
Childcare
25
NQS-rated services
Recorded incidents
645
-9% vs prior year
Median house
$1,263,500
+7.0% YoY
To CBD by train
47 min
AM peak
Population
23,669
+0.7% in 1 year
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Family essentials

Schools, childcare & safety

Live data for the Eltham SA2 — ACARA schools register, ACECQA childcare ratings, police-recorded incidents.

Your zoned school Live VIC + NSW catchments

Eltham East Primary School

The government school your child can attend for free by living in Eltham.

Sector Government
Years Prep-6
Students 652
ICSEA 1143
A picture of students’ family backgrounds — not a ranking or a quality score.

This is the zoned in-area government school for Eltham (VIC catchment data).

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Also nearby — Catholic & Independent schools (not your catchment)
Catholic Ladies' College Ltd
Catholic 901 students
ICSEA 1119 intake context
Our Lady Help of Christians School
Catholic 79 students
ICSEA 1094 intake context

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 Eltham

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ICSEA reflects student intake context, not teaching quality (1000 = national average). All VIC schools →

Source: ACARA School Profile 2025

Childcare & early learning

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  • Eltham East Out of School Hours Care
    Centre-Based Care · 165 places · Eltham
    Exceeding NQS
  • Glen Katherine Primary School Year Round Care Program
    Centre-Based Care · 150 places · Eltham North
    Exceeding NQS
  • Eltham College Early Learning Centre
    Centre-Based Care · 91 places · Research
    Exceeding NQS
  • Eltham North Child Care
    Centre-Based Care · 84 places · Eltham North
    Exceeding NQS
  • Eltham Child Care Co-op Ltd
    Centre-Based Care · 77 places · Eltham
    Exceeding NQS
  • Woodridge Preschool
    Centre-Based Care · 66 places · Eltham
    Exceeding NQS
  • Meruka Child Care Centre
    Centre-Based Care · 60 places · Eltham
    Exceeding NQS
  • Eltham College OSHC
    Centre-Based Care · 60 places · Research
    Exceeding NQS
  • Eltham Woods Child Care Centre Co-op
    Centre-Based Care · 47 places · Eltham
    Exceeding NQS
  • Eltham South Preschool
    Centre-Based Care · 30 places · Eltham
    Exceeding NQS
  • Research Preschool
    Centre-Based Care · 29 places · Research
    Exceeding NQS
  • Eltham Preschool
    Centre-Based Care · 25 places · Eltham
    Exceeding NQS

+ 13 more services in this area's postcodes.

NQS = National Quality Standard, rated by ACECQA. Services matched by postcode — verify locations before visiting.

Source: ACECQA NQS register

Safety — recorded incidents

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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 →

Source: Crime Statistics Agency Victoria
The neighbourhood

Amenities

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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.

Source: OpenStreetMap contributors

Commute

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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.

Source: State GTFS feeds

Climate & hazards

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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.

Source: Vicmap Planning, © State of Victoria (DEECA) — CC BY 4.0
Money

Property & rent

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Median house price
$1,263,500
House price YoY
+7.0%
Median 3BR house rent
Source: Valuer-General VIC Q2 2025 · DFFH Sep 2025
Population & growth
Population
23,669
Jun 2025
1yr growth
+0.70%
2024→25
Net change
+154
people / yr
Density
1,215
people / km²

Where did the gain come from?

+154
Natural increase
Births minus deaths
+115
Internal migration
Net movers from elsewhere in Australia
-120
Overseas migration
Net arrivals from overseas
+159

Reading the streams: overseas arrivals were the dominant force — more came from abroad than the suburb grew on its own.

Growth vs benchmarks
Eltham
+0.70%
VIC median
+0.90%
National median
+0.80%