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Golden Plains - North

Victoria · Maryborough - Pyrenees · Ballarat

Why “Golden Plains - North”? The ABS divides the larger suburb of Golden Plains 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.

Golden Plains - North is a locality in the Maryborough - Pyrenees area of Victoria. This profile draws on ABS population and Census figures, the ACARA school register and ACECQA childcare ratings for the Golden Plains - North SA2.

Where in VIC
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At a glance
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Schools
4
Top ICSEA 1001 (gov)
Childcare
26
NQS-rated services
Median house
$555,000
+8.4% YoY
Population
5,021
+1.1% in 1 year
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Family essentials

Schools, childcare & safety

Live data for the Golden Plains - North SA2 — ACARA schools register, ACECQA childcare ratings.

Your zoned school Live VIC + NSW catchments

Woady Yaloak Primary School

The government school your child can attend for free by living in Golden Plains - North.

Sector Government
Years Prep-6
Students 326
ICSEA 993
A picture of students’ family backgrounds — not a ranking or a quality score.

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

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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 Golden Plains - North

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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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  • Haddon Preschool Centre
    Centre-Based Care · 66 places · Haddon
    Exceeding NQS
  • Lake Bolac & District Kindergarten
    Centre-Based Care · 37 places · Lake Bolac
    Exceeding NQS
  • Wallace & District Kindergarten
    Centre-Based Care · 32 places · Wallace
    Exceeding NQS
  • Kidscape Early Learning Centre Ballarat
    Centre-Based Care · 110 places · Bonshaw
    Meeting NQS
  • Brady Bunch Early Learning Centre Miners Rest
    Centre-Based Care · 108 places · Miners Rest
    Meeting NQS
  • Miners Rest Kindergarten
    Centre-Based Care · 100 places · Miners Rest
    Meeting NQS
  • MINI MINERS EARLY LEARNING CENTR
    Centre-Based Care · 98 places · Miners Rest
    Meeting NQS
  • OSHC Adventures Mount Blowhard
    Centre-Based Care · 70 places · Blowhard
    Meeting NQS
  • Napoleons Kindergarten
    Centre-Based Care · 66 places · Napoleons
    Meeting NQS
  • OSHC Adventures Haddon
    Centre-Based Care · 40 places · Haddon
    Meeting NQS
  • Magpie OSHClub
    Centre-Based Care · 40 places · Magpie
    Meeting NQS
  • Napoleons Primary School OSHC
    Centre-Based Care · 40 places · Napoleons
    Meeting NQS

+ 14 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
The neighbourhood

Amenities

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GPs / clinics
0
Supermarkets
0
Parks
10
Train stations
0

Counts of OSM-tagged features within the Golden Plains - North SA2 polygon. OpenStreetMap coverage varies — verify with local directories before relying on these counts.

Source: OpenStreetMap contributors

Climate & hazards

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Bushfire overlay
Within the official Bushfire Management Overlay · 37.8% of the SA2

This shows whether the Golden Plains - North 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
$555,000
House price YoY
+8.4%
Median 3BR house rent
Source: Valuer-General VIC Q2 2025 · DFFH Sep 2025
Population & growth
Population
5,021
Jun 2025
1yr growth
+1.10%
2024→25
Net change
+57
people / yr
Density
5
people / km²

Where did the gain come from?

+57
Natural increase
Births minus deaths
+20
Internal migration
Net movers from elsewhere in Australia
+32
Overseas migration
Net arrivals from overseas
+5

Reading the streams: Australian movers from other suburbs drove most of the change.

Growth vs benchmarks
Golden Plains - North
+1.10%
VIC median
+0.90%
National median
+0.80%