Heidelberg West
Victoria · Banyule · Melbourne - North East
This profile uses the ABS Heidelberg West statistical area (SA2) — the level Australian government data is published at. SA2 boundaries don’t always match suburb boundaries.
Heidelberg West is a locality in the Banyule area of Victoria. This profile draws on ABS population and Census figures, the ACARA school register and ACECQA childcare ratings for the Heidelberg West SA2.
Schools, childcare & safety
Live data for the Heidelberg West SA2 — ACARA schools register, ACECQA childcare ratings, police-recorded incidents.
Charles La Trobe P-12 College
The government school your child can attend for free by living in Heidelberg West.
The government catchment school for parts of Heidelberg West is Charles La Trobe P-12 College — just outside the suburb boundary (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 Heidelberg West
- Special · Government · Years UEnrolment73ICSEA965
- Primary · Catholic · Years Prep-6Enrolment46ICSEA1056
ICSEA reflects student intake context, not teaching quality (1000 = national average). All VIC schools →
Childcare & early learning
- Exceeding NQSAudrey Brooks Memorial PreschoolCentre-Based Care · 66 places · Bellfield
- Exceeding NQSOlympic Village PreschoolCentre-Based Care · 66 places · Heidelberg West
- Meeting NQSDiscovery Bay BellfieldCentre-Based Care · 110 places · Bellfield
- Meeting NQSNexus Early Learning HeidelbergCentre-Based Care · 78 places · Heidelberg West
- Meeting NQSA2Z Childcare and KindergartenCentre-Based Care · 61 places · Heidelberg Heights
- Meeting NQSSt Hellier Street Child Day CareCentre-Based Care · 41 places · Heidelberg Heights
- Meeting NQSCheeriokids HeidelbergCentre-Based Care · 40 places · Heidelberg Heights
- Working Towards NQSInnova AcademyCentre-Based Care · 40 places · Heidelberg West
- Not yet ratedNorth Star Early Education BellfieldCentre-Based Care · 68 places · Bellfield
- Not yet ratedIvanhoe Children's Community Co-operativeCentre-Based Care · 27 places · Heidelberg Heights
NQS = National Quality Standard, rated by ACECQA. Services matched by postcode — verify locations before visiting.
Safety — recorded incidents
- Incidents, latest year
- 999
- vs previous year
- +1%
- vs 2021
- 629
- Property and deception offences 626
- Crimes against the person 157
- Justice procedures offences 133
- Drug offences 46
- Public order and security offences 36
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
- 3
- Supermarkets
- 2
- Parks
- 17
- Train stations
- 0
Counts of OSM-tagged features within the Heidelberg West 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) · 2.1% of the SA2
This shows whether the Heidelberg West 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
- $750,000
- House price YoY
- -2.0%
- Median 3BR house rent
- —
Where did the gain come from?
+583Reading the streams: overseas arrivals were the dominant force — more came from abroad than the suburb grew on its own.
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