Newport
Victoria · Hobsons Bay · Melbourne - West
This profile uses the ABS Newport statistical area (SA2) — the level Australian government data is published at. SA2 boundaries don’t always match suburb boundaries.
Newport is a locality in the Hobsons Bay area of Victoria. This profile draws on ABS population and Census figures, the ACARA school register and ACECQA childcare ratings for the Newport SA2.
Schools, childcare & safety
Live data for the Newport SA2 — ACARA schools register, ACECQA childcare ratings, police-recorded incidents.
Newport Lakes Primary School
The government school your child can attend for free by living in Newport.
This is the zoned in-area government school for Newport (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 Newport
- Primary · Government · Years Prep-6Enrolment566ICSEA1126
- Primary · Government · Years Prep-6Enrolment516ICSEA1106
- Primary · Catholic · Years Prep-6Enrolment297ICSEA1126
- Primary · Government · Years Prep-6Enrolment289ICSEA1117
- Primary · Catholic · Years Prep-6Enrolment159ICSEA1122
ICSEA reflects student intake context, not teaching quality (1000 = national average). All VIC schools →
Childcare & early learning
- Exceeding NQSEmma McLean Kindergarten & Daycare IncCentre-Based Care · 88 places · Spotswood
- Exceeding NQSNewport Lakes Childcare & Early LearningCentre-Based Care · 65 places · Newport
- Exceeding NQSHome Road KindergartenCentre-Based Care · 55 places · Newport
- Exceeding NQSSouth Kingsville PreschoolCentre-Based Care · 52 places · South Kingsville
- Meeting NQSNewport Gardens Early Years CentreCentre-Based Care · 182 places · Newport
- Meeting NQSEden Academy NewportCentre-Based Care · 130 places · Newport
- Meeting NQSThe Learning Sanctuary SpotswoodCentre-Based Care · 125 places · Spotswood
- Meeting NQSInventors of the FutureCentre-Based Care · 122 places · Newport
- Meeting NQSTeamKids - Newport Gardens PrimaryCentre-Based Care · 112 places · Newport
- Meeting NQSOnly About Children NewportCentre-Based Care · 105 places · South Kingsville
- Meeting NQSCommunity Children KingsvilleCentre-Based Care · 88 places · South Kingsville
- Meeting NQSKelly Club OSHC Spotswood Primary SchoolCentre-Based Care · 64 places · Spotswood
+ 5 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
- 735
- vs previous year
- +1%
- vs 2021
- 469
- Property and deception offences 541
- Crimes against the person 84
- Justice procedures offences 57
- Public order and security offences 34
- Drug offences 17
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
- 1
- Supermarkets
- 2
- Parks
- 31
- Train stations
- 1
Counts of OSM-tagged features within the Newport 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) · 1.9% of the SA2
This shows whether the Newport 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
- $1,200,000
- House price YoY
- +7.1%
- Median 3BR house rent
- —
Where did the gain come from?
+449Reading the streams: overseas arrivals were the dominant force — more came from abroad than the suburb grew on its own.
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