Highton
Victoria · Geelong · Geelong
This profile uses the ABS Highton statistical area (SA2) — the level Australian government data is published at. SA2 boundaries don’t always match suburb boundaries.
Highton is a locality in the Geelong area of Victoria. This profile draws on ABS population and Census figures, the ACARA school register and ACECQA childcare ratings for the Highton SA2.
Schools, childcare & safety
Live data for the Highton SA2 — ACARA schools register, ACECQA childcare ratings, police-recorded incidents.
Highton Primary School
The government school your child can attend for free by living in Highton.
This is the zoned in-area government school for Highton (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 Highton
- Combined · Independent · Years Prep-12Enrolment1,908ICSEA1098
- Primary · Government · Years Prep-6Enrolment623ICSEA1094
- Primary · Government · Years Prep-6Enrolment563ICSEA1101
- Primary · Government · Years Prep-6Enrolment359ICSEA1121
- Primary · Government · Years Prep-6Enrolment124ICSEA1069
- Primary · Independent · Years Prep-6Enrolment73ICSEA1100
ICSEA reflects student intake context, not teaching quality (1000 = national average). All VIC schools →
Childcare & early learning
- Exceeding NQSBellaire Primary School OSHC ProgramCentre-Based Care · 120 places · Highton
- Exceeding NQSGrovedale Child and Family CentreCentre-Based Care · 99 places · Grovedale
- Exceeding NQSTown & Country Children's CentreCentre-Based Care · 94 places · Highton
- Exceeding NQSWilliams House KindergartenCentre-Based Care · 72 places · Highton
- Exceeding NQSHighton PreschoolCentre-Based Care · 66 places · Highton
- Exceeding NQSGreenville KindergartenCentre-Based Care · 63 places · Grovedale
- Exceeding NQSBelmont KindergartenCentre-Based Care · 58 places · Belmont
- Exceeding NQSFreshwater Creek Steiner KindergartenCentre-Based Care · 35 places · Freshwater Creek
- Exceeding NQSSt Lukes Uniting Kindergarten HightonCentre-Based Care · 27 places · Highton
- Meeting NQSJenny's ELC Waurn PondsCentre-Based Care · 156 places · Waurn Ponds
- Meeting NQSAll-Star Kids - Christian College Geelong Belmont Campus OSHCCentre-Based Care · 152 places · Belmont
- Meeting NQSNido Early School GrovedaleCentre-Based Care · 139 places · Grovedale
+ 33 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
- 384
- vs previous year
- -30%
- vs 2021
- 437
- Property and deception offences 237
- Crimes against the person 85
- Justice procedures offences 48
- Public order and security offences 8
- Drug offences 5
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
- 2
- Parks
- 42
- Train stations
- 0
Counts of OSM-tagged features within the Highton 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) · 1.9% of the SA2
This shows whether the Highton 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
- $892,500
- House price YoY
- +0.3%
- Median 3BR house rent
- —
Where did the gain come from?
+248Reading the streams: overseas arrivals were the dominant force — more came from abroad than the suburb grew on its own.
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