Mount Evelyn
Victoria · Yarra Ranges · Melbourne - Outer East
This profile uses the ABS Mount Evelyn statistical area (SA2) — the level Australian government data is published at. SA2 boundaries don’t always match suburb boundaries.
Mount Evelyn is a locality in the Yarra Ranges area of Victoria. This profile draws on ABS population and Census figures, the ACARA school register and ACECQA childcare ratings for the Mount Evelyn SA2.
Schools, childcare & safety
Live data for the Mount Evelyn SA2 — ACARA schools register, ACECQA childcare ratings, police-recorded incidents.
Mount Evelyn Primary School
The government school your child can attend for free by living in Mount Evelyn.
This is the zoned in-area government school for Mount Evelyn (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 Mount Evelyn
- Primary · Government · Years Prep-6Enrolment666ICSEA1040
- Primary · Government · Years Prep-6Enrolment397ICSEA1031
- Primary · Catholic · Years Prep-6Enrolment324ICSEA1018
- Special · Government · Years UEnrolment89ICSEA993
ICSEA reflects student intake context, not teaching quality (1000 = national average). All VIC schools →
Childcare & early learning
- Exceeding NQSMount Evelyn Primary School Combined OSHCCentre-Based Care · 120 places · Mount Evelyn
- Exceeding NQSBirmingham PS TheirCareCentre-Based Care · 97 places · Mount Evelyn
- Exceeding NQSMount Evelyn Christian School KindergartenCentre-Based Care · 56 places · Mount Evelyn
- Exceeding NQSMt Evelyn Memorial PreschoolCentre-Based Care · 24 places · Mount Evelyn
- Meeting NQSChildren's House of Early LearningCentre-Based Care · 78 places · Mount Evelyn
- Meeting NQSCire Children’s Services Mount EvelynCentre-Based Care · 66 places · Mount Evelyn
- Meeting NQSSt Mary's Mt Evelyn TheirCareCentre-Based Care · 45 places · Mount Evelyn
- Meeting NQSFernhill PreschoolCentre-Based Care · 30 places · Mount Evelyn
- Meeting NQSJoy Avenue KindergartenCentre-Based Care · 30 places · Mount Evelyn
- Not yet ratedGuardian Childcare & Education Mt EvelynCentre-Based Care · 108 places · Mount Evelyn
NQS = National Quality Standard, rated by ACECQA. Services matched by postcode — verify locations before visiting.
Safety — recorded incidents
- Incidents, latest year
- 228
- vs previous year
- +10%
- vs 2021
- 249
- Property and deception offences 137
- Crimes against the person 56
- Justice procedures offences 30
- Public order and security offences 3
- Drug offences 2
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
- 0
- Parks
- 17
- Train stations
- 0
Counts of OSM-tagged features within the Mount Evelyn SA2 polygon. OpenStreetMap coverage varies — verify with local directories before relying on these counts.
Commute
- To CBD by train, AM peak
- 59 min
- Nearest station
- Lilydale Railway Station (5 km)
Median scheduled weekday AM-peak train travel time from the nearest station to the CBD terminus. Distance to that station is straight-line, not a walk time.
Climate & hazards
- Bushfire overlay
- Within the official Bushfire Management Overlay · 73% of the SA2
- Flood overlay
- Within an official flood overlay (inundation / floodway / overland) · 3% of the SA2
This shows whether the Mount Evelyn 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
- $850,000
- House price YoY
- +4.0%
- Median 3BR house rent
- —
Where did the gain come from?
+46Reading the streams: organic growth — more babies than goodbyes — was the biggest driver.
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