Melton West
Victoria · Melton - Bacchus Marsh · Melbourne - West
This profile uses the ABS Melton West statistical area (SA2) — the level Australian government data is published at. SA2 boundaries don’t always match suburb boundaries.
Melton West is a locality in the Melton - Bacchus Marsh area of Victoria. This profile draws on ABS population and Census figures, the ACARA school register and ACECQA childcare ratings for the Melton West SA2.
Schools, childcare & safety
Live data for the Melton West SA2 — ACARA schools register, ACECQA childcare ratings, police-recorded incidents.
Wedge Park Primary School
The government school your child can attend for free by living in Melton West.
This is the zoned in-area government school for Melton West (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 Melton West
- Secondary · Catholic · Years 7-12Enrolment1,846ICSEA1012
- Secondary · Government · Years 7-12Enrolment1,433ICSEA944
- Primary · Government · Years Prep-6Enrolment848ICSEA976
- Primary · Government · Years Prep-6Enrolment724ICSEA999
- Combined · Independent · Years 3-12Enrolment556ICSEA984
- Primary · Catholic · Years Prep-6Enrolment522ICSEA1002
- Primary · Government · Years Prep-6Enrolment520ICSEA925
- Special · Government · Years UEnrolment406ICSEA951
ICSEA reflects student intake context, not teaching quality (1000 = national average). All VIC schools →
Childcare & early learning
- ExcellentMelton Montessori Early Learning CentreCentre-Based Care · 120 places · Melton West
- Exceeding NQSArnolds Creek KindergartenCentre-Based Care · 104 places · West Melton
- Exceeding NQSMelton West PreschoolCentre-Based Care · 76 places · Melton West
- Exceeding NQSGoodstart Early Learning West MeltonCentre-Based Care · 75 places · West Melton
- Exceeding NQSMelton Central PreschoolCentre-Based Care · 60 places · Melton
- Exceeding NQSToolern Vale OSHClubCentre-Based Care · 35 places · Toolern Vale
- Meeting NQSCamp Australia - Arnolds Creek Primary School OSHCCentre-Based Care · 150 places · Arnolds Creek
- Meeting NQSKids World KurunjangCentre-Based Care · 138 places · Kurunjang
- Meeting NQSHappy Feet ELCCentre-Based Care · 130 places · Harkness
- Meeting NQSKids Academy MeltonCentre-Based Care · 128 places · Melton
- Meeting NQSLil' Angels Early Learning CentreCentre-Based Care · 128 places · Melton
- Meeting NQSGoodstart Early Learning Melton - Centenary AvenueCentre-Based Care · 120 places · Melton
+ 25 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
- 908
- vs previous year
- -3%
- vs 2021
- 704
- Property and deception offences 565
- Crimes against the person 179
- Justice procedures offences 90
- Drug offences 37
- Public order and security offences 37
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
- 0
- Supermarkets
- 4
- Parks
- 35
- Train stations
- 0
Counts of OSM-tagged features within the Melton West SA2 polygon. OpenStreetMap coverage varies — verify with local directories before relying on these counts.
Climate & hazards
- Bushfire overlay
- Within the official Bushfire Management Overlay · 12.7% of the SA2
- Flood overlay
- Within an official flood overlay (inundation / floodway / overland) · 0.1% of the SA2
This shows whether the Melton 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
- $563,500
- House price YoY
- +7.3%
- Median 3BR house rent
- —
Where did the gain come from?
+93Reading the streams: organic growth — more babies than goodbyes — was the biggest driver.
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