Heathcote
Victoria · Heathcote - Castlemaine - Kyneton · Bendigo
This profile uses the ABS Heathcote statistical area (SA2) — the level Australian government data is published at. SA2 boundaries don’t always match suburb boundaries.
Heathcote is a locality in the Heathcote - Castlemaine - Kyneton area of Victoria. This profile draws on ABS population and Census figures, the ACARA school register and ACECQA childcare ratings for the Heathcote SA2.
Schools, childcare & safety
Live data for the Heathcote SA2 — ACARA schools register, ACECQA childcare ratings, police-recorded incidents.
Heathcote Primary School
The government school your child can attend for free by living in Heathcote.
This is the zoned in-area government school for Heathcote (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 Heathcote
- Primary · Government · Years Prep-6Enrolment150ICSEA961
- Primary · Government · Years Prep-6Enrolment101ICSEA1018
- Primary · Catholic · Years Prep-6Enrolment82ICSEA1004
ICSEA reflects student intake context, not teaching quality (1000 = national average). All VIC schools →
Childcare & early learning
- Exceeding NQSJenny's Kindergarten - EpsomCentre-Based Care · 147 places · Epsom
- Exceeding NQSJenny's Early Learning Centre - StrathfieldsayeCentre-Based Care · 137 places · Strathfieldsaye
- Exceeding NQSGoodstart Early Learning StrathfieldsayeCentre-Based Care · 98 places · Strathfieldsaye
- Exceeding NQSShine Bright Huntly KindergartenCentre-Based Care · 66 places · Huntly
- Exceeding NQSAssisi Kindergarten StrathfieldsayeCentre-Based Care · 66 places · Strathfieldsaye
- Exceeding NQSShine Bright Epsom KindergartenCentre-Based Care · 30 places · Epsom
- Exceeding NQSShine Bright Heathcote KindergartenCentre-Based Care · 24 places · Heathcote
- Exceeding NQSShine Bright Axedale KindergartenCentre-Based Care · 22 places · Axedale
- Meeting NQSShine Bright Maiden Gully Early Years HubCentre-Based Care · 152 places · Maiden Gully
- Meeting NQSJourney Early Learning Centre - EpsomCentre-Based Care · 130 places · Epsom
- Meeting NQSBrady Bunch Early Learning Centre BendigoCentre-Based Care · 114 places · Strathfieldsaye
- Meeting NQSGreat Beginnings EpsomCentre-Based Care · 92 places · Epsom
+ 17 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
- 185
- vs previous year
- -13%
- vs 2021
- 199
- Property and deception offences 101
- Crimes against the person 41
- Justice procedures offences 27
- Drug offences 8
- Public order and security offences 8
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
- 1
- Parks
- 4
- Train stations
- 0
Counts of OSM-tagged features within the Heathcote SA2 polygon. OpenStreetMap coverage varies — verify with local directories before relying on these counts.
Climate & hazards
- Bushfire overlay
- Within the official Bushfire Management Overlay · 31.9% of the SA2
This shows whether the Heathcote 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
- $460,000
- House price YoY
- -6.4%
- Median 3BR house rent
- —
Where did the gain come from?
+71Reading the streams: Australian movers from other suburbs drove most of the change.
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