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Mentone

Victoria · Kingston · Melbourne - Inner South

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

Mentone 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 Mentone SA2.

Where in VIC
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At a glance
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Schools
8
Top ICSEA 1112 (gov)
Childcare
18
NQS-rated services
Recorded incidents
738
+3% vs prior year
Median house
$1,487,000
+8.5% YoY
Population
14,155
+1.5% in 1 year
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Family essentials

Schools, childcare & safety

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

Your zoned school Live VIC + NSW catchments

Mentone Primary School

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

Sector Government
Years Prep-6
Students 299
ICSEA 1112
A picture of students’ family backgrounds — not a ranking or a quality score.

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

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Also nearby — Catholic & Independent schools (not your catchment)
Mentone Grammar School
Independent 2,008 students
ICSEA 1144 intake context
St Bede's College
Catholic 1,882 students
ICSEA 1097 intake context
Kilbreda College
Catholic 928 students
ICSEA 1082 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 Mentone

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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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  • Mentone Grammar School
    Centre-Based Care · 100 places · Mentone
    Exceeding NQS
  • Mentone Girls Grammar Early Learning Centre
    Centre-Based Care · 69 places · Mentone
    Exceeding NQS
  • Mentone Preschool
    Centre-Based Care · 28 places · Mentone
    Exceeding NQS
  • St Patrick's OSHC, Mentone
    Centre-Based Care · 119 places · Mentone
    Meeting NQS
  • Mentone Childcare & Kindergarten
    Centre-Based Care · 117 places · Mentone
    Meeting NQS
  • Guardian Childcare & Education Mentone West
    Centre-Based Care · 115 places · Mentone
    Meeting NQS
  • Goodstart Early Learning Mentone
    Centre-Based Care · 104 places · Mentone
    Meeting NQS
  • TeamKids - Mentone Primary
    Centre-Based Care · 100 places · Mentone
    Meeting NQS
  • Bayside early Learning Centre and Kindergarten Mentone East
    Centre-Based Care · 94 places · Mentone
    Meeting NQS
  • Acacia Avenue Preschool
    Centre-Based Care · 66 places · Mentone
    Meeting NQS
  • Nido Early School Moorabbin Airport
    Centre-Based Care · 66 places · Moorabbin
    Meeting NQS
  • Goodstart Early Learning Parkdale
    Centre-Based Care · 60 places · Mentone
    Meeting NQS

+ 6 more services in this area's postcodes.

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
738
vs previous year
+3%
vs 2021
513
  • Property and deception offences 520
  • Justice procedures offences 94
  • Crimes against the person 89
  • Public order and security offences 20
  • Drug offences 15

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
7
Supermarkets
1
Parks
22
Train stations
0

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

Source: OpenStreetMap contributors

Climate & hazards

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Flood overlay
Within an official flood overlay (inundation / floodway / overland) · 11.9% of the SA2

This shows whether the Mentone 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
$1,487,000
House price YoY
+8.5%
Median 3BR house rent
Source: Valuer-General VIC Q2 2025 · DFFH Sep 2025
Population & growth
Population
14,155
Jun 2025
1yr growth
+1.50%
2024→25
Net change
+210
people / yr
Density
3,181
people / km²

Where did the gain come from?

+210
Natural increase
Births minus deaths
+30
Internal migration
Net movers from elsewhere in Australia
-33
Overseas migration
Net arrivals from overseas
+213

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

Growth vs benchmarks
Mentone
+1.50%
VIC median
+0.90%
National median
+0.80%