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.
Schools, childcare & safety
Live data for the Mentone SA2 — ACARA schools register, ACECQA childcare ratings, police-recorded incidents.
Mentone Primary School
The government school your child can attend for free by living in Mentone.
This is the zoned in-area government school for Mentone (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 Mentone
- Combined · Independent · Years Prep-12Enrolment2,008ICSEA1144
- Secondary · Catholic · Years 7-12Enrolment1,882ICSEA1097
- Secondary · Government · Years 7-12Enrolment1,102ICSEA1102
- Secondary · Catholic · Years 7-12Enrolment928ICSEA1082
- Combined · Independent · Years Prep-12Enrolment560ICSEA1174
- Primary · Catholic · Years Prep-6Enrolment460ICSEA1116
- Primary · Government · Years Prep-6Enrolment299ICSEA1112
- Primary · Government · Years Prep-6Enrolment186ICSEA1099
ICSEA reflects student intake context, not teaching quality (1000 = national average). All VIC schools →
Childcare & early learning
- Exceeding NQSMentone Grammar SchoolCentre-Based Care · 100 places · Mentone
- Exceeding NQSMentone Girls Grammar Early Learning CentreCentre-Based Care · 69 places · Mentone
- Exceeding NQSMentone PreschoolCentre-Based Care · 28 places · Mentone
- Meeting NQSSt Patrick's OSHC, MentoneCentre-Based Care · 119 places · Mentone
- Meeting NQSMentone Childcare & KindergartenCentre-Based Care · 117 places · Mentone
- Meeting NQSGuardian Childcare & Education Mentone WestCentre-Based Care · 115 places · Mentone
- Meeting NQSGoodstart Early Learning MentoneCentre-Based Care · 104 places · Mentone
- Meeting NQSTeamKids - Mentone PrimaryCentre-Based Care · 100 places · Mentone
- Meeting NQSBayside early Learning Centre and Kindergarten Mentone EastCentre-Based Care · 94 places · Mentone
- Meeting NQSAcacia Avenue PreschoolCentre-Based Care · 66 places · Mentone
- Meeting NQSNido Early School Moorabbin AirportCentre-Based Care · 66 places · Moorabbin
- Meeting NQSGoodstart Early Learning ParkdaleCentre-Based Care · 60 places · Mentone
+ 6 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
- 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 →
Amenities
- 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.
Climate & hazards
- 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.
Property & rent
- Median house price
- $1,487,000
- House price YoY
- +8.5%
- Median 3BR house rent
- —
Where did the gain come from?
+210Reading the streams: overseas arrivals were the dominant force — more came from abroad than the suburb grew on its own.
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