Highett (East) - Cheltenham
Victoria · Kingston · Melbourne - Inner South
Why “Highett (East) - Cheltenham”? The ABS divides the larger suburb of Highett 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.
Highett (East) - Cheltenham is a locality in the Kingston area of Victoria. This profile draws on ABS population and Census figures, the ACARA school register and ACECQA childcare ratings for the Highett (East) - Cheltenham SA2.
Schools, childcare & safety
Live data for the Highett (East) - Cheltenham SA2 — ACARA schools register, ACECQA childcare ratings, police-recorded incidents.
Le Page Primary School
The government school your child can attend for free by living in Highett (East) - Cheltenham.
This is the zoned in-area government school for Highett (East) - Cheltenham (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 Highett (East) - Cheltenham
- Secondary · Government · Years 7-12Enrolment759ICSEA1054
- Primary · Government · Years Prep-6Enrolment392ICSEA1122
- Primary · Catholic · Years Prep-6Enrolment257ICSEA1107
- Primary · Government · Years Prep-6Enrolment215ICSEA1080
- Primary · Government · Years Prep-6Enrolment184ICSEA1075
ICSEA reflects student intake context, not teaching quality (1000 = national average). All VIC schools →
Childcare & early learning
- Exceeding NQSBiraBira Early Learning CentreCentre-Based Care · 119 places · Cheltenham
- Exceeding NQSOnly About Children CheltenhamCentre-Based Care · 86 places · Cheltenham
- Exceeding NQSGlen Education North Cheltenham KindergartenCentre-Based Care · 66 places · Cheltenham
- Exceeding NQSEvesham Road PreschoolCentre-Based Care · 60 places · Cheltenham
- Exceeding NQSTulip Street Early Learning CentreCentre-Based Care · 60 places · Cheltenham
- Exceeding NQSOlympic Avenue KindergartenCentre-Based Care · 50 places · Cheltenham
- Exceeding NQSTulip Street Private KindergartenCentre-Based Care · 23 places · Cheltenham
- Exceeding NQSCity of Kingston Family Day CareFamily Day Care · Cheltenham
- Meeting NQSElles Belles Early LearningCentre-Based Care · 124 places · Cheltenham
- Meeting NQSMayfield Early Education CheltenhamCentre-Based Care · 120 places · Cheltenham
- Meeting NQSThe Fern CheltenhamCentre-Based Care · 120 places · Cheltenham
- Meeting NQSCreative Garden Early Learning CheltenhamCentre-Based Care · 118 places · Cheltenham
+ 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
- 835
- vs previous year
- -7%
- vs 2021
- 630
- Property and deception offences 488
- Justice procedures offences 176
- Crimes against the person 82
- Public order and security offences 44
- Drug offences 42
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
- 6
- Supermarkets
- 6
- Parks
- 26
- Train stations
- 0
Counts of OSM-tagged features within the Highett (East) - Cheltenham 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) · 8.1% of the SA2
This shows whether the Highett (East) - Cheltenham 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
- $1,302,500
- House price YoY
- -7.3%
- Median 3BR house rent
- $720/wk
Where did the gain come from?
+521Reading 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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