Hawthorn East
Victoria · Boroondara · Melbourne - Inner East
This profile uses the ABS Hawthorn East statistical area (SA2) — the level Australian government data is published at. SA2 boundaries don’t always match suburb boundaries.
Hawthorn East is a locality in the Boroondara area of Victoria. This profile draws on ABS population and Census figures, the ACARA school register and ACECQA childcare ratings for the Hawthorn East SA2.
Schools, childcare & safety
Live data for the Hawthorn East SA2 — ACARA schools register, ACECQA childcare ratings, police-recorded incidents.
Auburn South Primary School
The government school your child can attend for free by living in Hawthorn East.
This is the zoned in-area government school for Hawthorn East (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 Hawthorn East
- Combined · Independent · Years Prep-12Enrolment987ICSEA1164
- Secondary · Government · Years 7-12Enrolment849ICSEA1140
- Primary · Government · Years Prep-6Enrolment549ICSEA1165
- Primary · Government · Years Prep-6Enrolment381ICSEA1162
- Secondary · Independent · Years 7-12Enrolment96ICSEA1130
ICSEA reflects student intake context, not teaching quality (1000 = national average). All VIC schools →
Childcare & early learning
- Exceeding NQSBialik College Early Learning CentreCentre-Based Care · 220 places · Hawthorn East
- Exceeding NQSHawthorn Early YearsCentre-Based Care · 155 places · Hawthorn
- Exceeding NQSAuburn South PreschoolCentre-Based Care · 61 places · Hawthorn East
- Exceeding NQSRobert Cochrane KindergartenCentre-Based Care · 51 places · Hawthorn
- Exceeding NQSAuburn Kindergarten & Child Care CentreCentre-Based Care · 50 places · Hawthorn East
- Exceeding NQSWest Hawthorn PreschoolCentre-Based Care · 48 places · Hawthorn
- Exceeding NQSWest Hawthorn Early Childhood CentreCentre-Based Care · 40 places · Hawthorn
- Exceeding NQSCamberwell Baptist Church KindergartenCentre-Based Care · 30 places · Hawthorn
- Exceeding NQSCara Armstrong KindergartenCentre-Based Care · 30 places · Hawthorn East
- Meeting NQSLittle Lane Early Learning Centre - HawthornCentre-Based Care · 146 places · Hawthorn
- Meeting NQSAuburn South PS TheirCareCentre-Based Care · 110 places · Hawthorn East
- Meeting NQSOnly About Children HawthornCentre-Based Care · 109 places · Hawthorn
+ 10 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
- 867
- vs previous year
- +3%
- vs 2021
- 590
- Property and deception offences 714
- Crimes against the person 79
- Justice procedures offences 50
- Public order and security offences 13
- Drug offences 11
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
- 3
- Parks
- 10
- Train stations
- 1
Counts of OSM-tagged features within the Hawthorn East 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) · 7.4% of the SA2
This shows whether the Hawthorn East 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
- $2,500,000
- House price YoY
- -3.3%
- Median 3BR house rent
- —
Where did the gain come from?
+299Reading the streams: overseas arrivals were the dominant force — more came from abroad than the suburb grew on its own.
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