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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.

Where in VIC
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At a glance
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Schools
5
Top ICSEA 1165 (gov)
Childcare
22
NQS-rated services
Recorded incidents
867
+3% vs prior year
Median house
$2,500,000
-3.3% YoY
Population
17,541
+1.7% in 1 year
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Family essentials

Schools, childcare & safety

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

Your zoned school Live VIC + NSW catchments

Auburn South Primary School

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

Sector Government
Years Prep-6
Students 549
ICSEA 1165
A picture of students’ family backgrounds — not a ranking or a quality score.

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

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Also nearby — Catholic & Independent schools (not your catchment)
Bialik College
Independent 987 students
ICSEA 1164 intake context
Alia College
Independent 96 students
ICSEA 1130 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 Hawthorn East

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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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  • Bialik College Early Learning Centre
    Centre-Based Care · 220 places · Hawthorn East
    Exceeding NQS
  • Hawthorn Early Years
    Centre-Based Care · 155 places · Hawthorn
    Exceeding NQS
  • Auburn South Preschool
    Centre-Based Care · 61 places · Hawthorn East
    Exceeding NQS
  • Robert Cochrane Kindergarten
    Centre-Based Care · 51 places · Hawthorn
    Exceeding NQS
  • Auburn Kindergarten & Child Care Centre
    Centre-Based Care · 50 places · Hawthorn East
    Exceeding NQS
  • West Hawthorn Preschool
    Centre-Based Care · 48 places · Hawthorn
    Exceeding NQS
  • West Hawthorn Early Childhood Centre
    Centre-Based Care · 40 places · Hawthorn
    Exceeding NQS
  • Camberwell Baptist Church Kindergarten
    Centre-Based Care · 30 places · Hawthorn
    Exceeding NQS
  • Cara Armstrong Kindergarten
    Centre-Based Care · 30 places · Hawthorn East
    Exceeding NQS
  • Little Lane Early Learning Centre - Hawthorn
    Centre-Based Care · 146 places · Hawthorn
    Meeting NQS
  • Auburn South PS TheirCare
    Centre-Based Care · 110 places · Hawthorn East
    Meeting NQS
  • Only About Children Hawthorn
    Centre-Based Care · 109 places · Hawthorn
    Meeting NQS

+ 10 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
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 →

Source: Crime Statistics Agency Victoria
The neighbourhood

Amenities

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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.

Source: OpenStreetMap contributors

Climate & hazards

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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.

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

Property & rent

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Median house price
$2,500,000
House price YoY
-3.3%
Median 3BR house rent
Source: Valuer-General VIC Q2 2025 · DFFH Sep 2025
Population & growth
Population
17,541
Jun 2025
1yr growth
+1.70%
2024→25
Net change
+299
people / yr
Density
4,587
people / km²

Where did the gain come from?

+299
Natural increase
Births minus deaths
+53
Internal migration
Net movers from elsewhere in Australia
-54
Overseas migration
Net arrivals from overseas
+300

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

Growth vs benchmarks
Hawthorn East
+1.70%
VIC median
+0.90%
National median
+0.80%