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Kyneton

Victoria · Heathcote - Castlemaine - Kyneton · Bendigo

This profile uses the ABS Kyneton statistical area (SA2) — the level Australian government data is published at. SA2 boundaries don’t always match suburb boundaries.

Kyneton 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 Kyneton SA2.

Where in VIC
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At a glance
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Schools
6
Top ICSEA 1078 (gov)
Childcare
8
NQS-rated services
Recorded incidents
536
+11% vs prior year
Median house
$705,000
+17.5% YoY
Population
10,665
+0.8% in 1 year
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Family essentials

Schools, childcare & safety

Live data for the Kyneton SA2 — ACARA schools register, ACECQA childcare ratings, police-recorded incidents.

Your zoned school Live VIC + NSW catchments

Kyneton Primary School

The government school your child can attend for free by living in Kyneton.

Sector Government
Years Prep-6
Students 307
ICSEA 1048
A picture of students’ family backgrounds — not a ranking or a quality score.

This is the zoned in-area government school for Kyneton (VIC catchment data).

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Also nearby — Catholic & Independent schools (not your catchment)
Sacred Heart College
Catholic 888 students
ICSEA 1070 intake context
Our Lady of the Rosary
Catholic 286 students
ICSEA 1081 intake context

Fee-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 Kyneton

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ICSEA reflects student intake context, not teaching quality (1000 = national average). All VIC schools →

Source: ACARA School Profile 2025

Childcare & early learning

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  • Bug-A-Lugs Indoor Play Centre
    Centre-Based Care · 80 places · Kyneton
    Exceeding NQS
  • Kyneton Kindergarten
    Centre-Based Care · 66 places · Kyneton
    Exceeding NQS
  • Journey Early Learning Centre - Kyneton
    Centre-Based Care · 88 places · Kyneton
    Meeting NQS
  • Goodstart Early Learning Kyneton
    Centre-Based Care · 73 places · Kyneton
    Meeting NQS
  • KCH Community Childcare
    Centre-Based Care · 60 places · Kyneton
    Meeting NQS
  • SchoolsOUT! Tylden
    Centre-Based Care · 45 places · Tylden
    Meeting NQS
  • OSHC Adventures Malmsbury
    Centre-Based Care · 40 places · Malmsbury
    Meeting NQS
  • Embracia Childcare and Kindergarten
    Centre-Based Care · 120 places · Kyneton
    Working Towards NQS

NQS = National Quality Standard, rated by ACECQA. Services matched by postcode — verify locations before visiting.

Source: ACECQA NQS register

Safety — recorded incidents

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Incidents, latest year
536
vs previous year
+11%
vs 2021
299
  • Property and deception offences 312
  • Justice procedures offences 123
  • Crimes against the person 72
  • Public order and security offences 22
  • Drug offences 6

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 →

Source: Crime Statistics Agency Victoria
The neighbourhood

Amenities

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GPs / clinics
2
Supermarkets
1
Parks
21
Train stations
2

Counts of OSM-tagged features within the Kyneton SA2 polygon. OpenStreetMap coverage varies — verify with local directories before relying on these counts.

Source: OpenStreetMap contributors

Climate & hazards

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Bushfire overlay
Within the official Bushfire Management Overlay · 17.5% of the SA2

This shows whether the Kyneton 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.

Source: Vicmap Planning, © State of Victoria (DEECA) — CC BY 4.0
Money

Property & rent

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Median house price
$705,000
House price YoY
+17.5%
Median 3BR house rent
Source: Valuer-General VIC Q2 2025 · DFFH Sep 2025
Population & growth
Population
10,665
Jun 2025
1yr growth
+0.80%
2024→25
Net change
+85
people / yr
Density
19
people / km²

Where did the gain come from?

+85
Natural increase
Births minus deaths
-10
Internal migration
Net movers from elsewhere in Australia
+58
Overseas migration
Net arrivals from overseas
+37

Reading the streams: Australian movers from other suburbs drove most of the change.

Growth vs benchmarks
Kyneton
+0.80%
VIC median
+0.90%
National median
+0.80%