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Melbourne CBD - East

Victoria · Melbourne City · Melbourne - Inner

Why “Melbourne CBD - East”? The ABS divides the larger suburb of Melbourne CBD 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.

Melbourne CBD - East is a locality in the Melbourne City area of Victoria. This profile draws on ABS population and Census figures, the ACARA school register and ACECQA childcare ratings for the Melbourne CBD - East SA2.

Where in VIC
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At a glance
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Schools
2
Top ICSEA 1008
Childcare
8
NQS-rated services
Population
14,266
+5.0% in 1 year
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Family essentials

Schools, childcare & safety

Live data for the Melbourne CBD - East SA2 — ACARA schools register, ACECQA childcare ratings.

Your zoned school Live VIC + NSW catchments

Carlton Gardens Primary School

The government school your child can attend for free by living in Melbourne CBD - East.

Sector Government
Years Prep-6
Students 435
ICSEA 1133
A picture of students’ family backgrounds — not a ranking or a quality score.

The government catchment school for parts of Melbourne CBD - East is Carlton Gardens Primary School — just outside the suburb boundary (VIC catchment data).

See the catchment on the map
Also nearby — Catholic & Independent schools (not your catchment)
Hester Hornbrook Academy
Independent 701 students
ICSEA 943 intake context
Ozford College
Independent 101 students
ICSEA 1008 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 Melbourne CBD - East

Live

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

Source: ACARA School Profile 2025

Childcare & early learning

Live
  • Sentia Early Learning
    Centre-Based Care · 124 places · Melbourne
    Exceeding NQS
  • Only About Children Melbourne Central
    Centre-Based Care · 88 places · Melbourne
    Exceeding NQS
  • Kids on Collins
    Centre-Based Care · 178 places · Melbourne
    Meeting NQS
  • Kids Club Collins Street Early Learning Centre
    Centre-Based Care · 138 places · Melbourne
    Meeting NQS
  • Guardian Childcare & Education Collins Street
    Centre-Based Care · 104 places · Melbourne
    Meeting NQS
  • Goodstart Early Learning Melbourne
    Centre-Based Care · 88 places · Melbourne
    Meeting NQS
  • Goodstart Early Learning Melbourne - Flinders Street
    Centre-Based Care · 85 places · Melbourne
    Meeting NQS
  • Aurora Early Education QV
    Centre-Based Care · 84 places · Melbourne
    Meeting NQS

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

Source: ACECQA NQS register
The neighbourhood

Amenities

Live
GPs / clinics
6
Supermarkets
6
Parks
2
Train stations
0

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

Source: OpenStreetMap contributors
Population & growth
Population
14,266
Jun 2025
1yr growth
+5.00%
2024→25
Net change
+673
people / yr
Density
17,788
people / km²

Where did the gain come from?

+673
Natural increase
Births minus deaths
+33
Internal migration
Net movers from elsewhere in Australia
-174
Overseas migration
Net arrivals from overseas
+814

Reading the streams: overseas arrivals were the dominant force — more came from abroad than the suburb grew on its own.

Growth vs benchmarks
Melbourne CBD - East
+5.00%
VIC median
+0.90%
National median
+0.80%

Other SA2s in Melbourne City

The next zoom out — sorted by 1-year growth

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  1. 01
    Kensington (Vic.)
    +6.9%
    12,423 ppl
  2. 02
    Carlton
    +6.4%
    25,267 ppl
  3. 03
    West Melbourne - Residential
    +5.0%
    9,699 ppl
  4. 04
    Southbank (West) - South Wharf
    +4.4%
    8,122 ppl
  5. 05
    Docklands
    +4.0%
    19,139 ppl