Hawthorn - South
Victoria · Boroondara · Melbourne - Inner East
Why “Hawthorn - South”? The ABS divides the larger suburb of Hawthorn 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.
Hawthorn - South 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 - South SA2.
Schools, childcare & safety
Live data for the Hawthorn - South SA2 — ACARA schools register, ACECQA childcare ratings, police-recorded incidents.
Glenferrie Primary School
The government school your child can attend for free by living in Hawthorn - South.
This is the zoned in-area government school for Hawthorn - South (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 - South
- Combined · Independent · Years Prep-12Enrolment1,957ICSEA1188
- Secondary · Government · Years 11-12Enrolment374ICSEA1093
- Primary · Catholic · Years Prep-6Enrolment369ICSEA1156
- Primary · Government · Years Prep-6Enrolment244ICSEA1160
- Special · Independent · Years 7-12Enrolment147ICSEA1100
- Primary · Independent · Years Prep-6Enrolment92ICSEA1187
ICSEA reflects student intake context, not teaching quality (1000 = national average). All VIC schools →
Childcare & early learning
- Exceeding NQSHawthorn Early YearsCentre-Based Care · 155 places · Hawthorn
- Exceeding NQSRobert Cochrane KindergartenCentre-Based Care · 51 places · Hawthorn
- 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
- Meeting NQSLittle Lane Early Learning Centre - HawthornCentre-Based Care · 146 places · Hawthorn
- Meeting NQSOnly About Children HawthornCentre-Based Care · 109 places · Hawthorn
- Meeting NQSGlenferrie PS TheirCareCentre-Based Care · 75 places · Hawthorn
- Meeting NQSTeamKids - Hawthorn West PrimaryCentre-Based Care · 69 places · Hawthorn
- Meeting NQSKelly Club OSHC St Joseph's SchoolCentre-Based Care · 60 places · Hawthorn
- Meeting NQSCamp Australia - Erasmus School OSHCCentre-Based Care · 30 places · Hawthorn
- Meeting NQSCamp Australia - Scotch College OSHCCentre-Based Care · 30 places · Hawthorn
+ 1 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
- 1,593
- vs previous year
- +21%
- vs 2021
- 1,093
- Property and deception offences 1,233
- Crimes against the person 202
- Justice procedures offences 96
- Public order and security offences 36
- Drug offences 23
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
- 0
- Supermarkets
- 0
- Parks
- 17
- Train stations
- 0
Counts of OSM-tagged features within the Hawthorn - South 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) · 15.8% of the SA2
This shows whether the Hawthorn - South 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
- $2,692,500
- House price YoY
- -16.7%
- Median 3BR house rent
- $950/wk
Where did the gain come from?
+168Reading the streams: overseas arrivals were the dominant force — more came from abroad than the suburb grew on its own.
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The next zoom out — sorted by 1-year growth
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