Panton Hill - St Andrews
Victoria · Nillumbik - Kinglake · Melbourne - North East
Why “Panton Hill - St Andrews”? The ABS divides the larger suburb of Panton Hill into several statistical areas (SA2s); this profile covers one part of it. Other parts are listed further down. SA2 boundaries don’t always match suburb boundaries.
Panton Hill - St Andrews is a locality in the Nillumbik - Kinglake area of Victoria. This profile draws on ABS population and Census figures, the ACARA school register and ACECQA childcare ratings for the Panton Hill - St Andrews SA2.
Schools, childcare & safety
Live data for the Panton Hill - St Andrews SA2 — ACARA schools register, ACECQA childcare ratings, police-recorded incidents.
Hurstbridge Primary School
The government school your child can attend for free by living in Panton Hill - St Andrews.
The government catchment school for parts of Panton Hill - St Andrews is Hurstbridge Primary School — just outside the suburb boundary (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 Panton Hill - St Andrews
- Combined · Independent · Years Prep-12Enrolment911ICSEA1113
- Primary · Government · Years Prep-6Enrolment167ICSEA1064
- Primary · Government · Years Prep-6Enrolment147ICSEA1070
- Primary · Government · Years Prep-6Enrolment40ICSEA1065
- Primary · Independent · Years Prep-5Enrolment31ICSEA1065
- Primary · Government · Years Prep-6Enrolment28ICSEA1068
- Primary · Government · Years Prep-6Enrolment22ICSEA930
- Primary · Government · Years Prep-4Enrolment9ICSEA1057
ICSEA reflects student intake context, not teaching quality (1000 = national average). All VIC schools →
Childcare & early learning
- Exceeding NQSJindi Kindergarten and Extended CareCentre-Based Care · 99 places · Mernda
- Exceeding NQSLaurimar KindergartenCentre-Based Care · 90 places · Doreen
- Exceeding NQSFerguson Park Pre School Banksia CampusCentre-Based Care · 33 places · Hurstbridge
- Exceeding NQSFerguson Park KindergartenCentre-Based Care · 27 places · Hurstbridge
- Meeting NQSHazel Glen College Children's ProgramsCentre-Based Care · 382 places · Doreen
- Meeting NQSBig Childcare - Mernda Primary School OSHCCentre-Based Care · 180 places · Mernda
- Meeting NQSMernda YMCA Early Learning CentreCentre-Based Care · 170 places · Mernda
- Meeting NQSGuardian Childcare & Education LaurimarCentre-Based Care · 152 places · Doreen
- Meeting NQSBig Childcare - Laurimar PS OSHCCentre-Based Care · 150 places · Doreen
- Meeting NQSMernda Hills Christian College Early Learning CentreCentre-Based Care · 132 places · Mernda
- Meeting NQSLaurimar Township Childcare and KindergartenCentre-Based Care · 126 places · Doreen
- Meeting NQSI Am LearningCentre-Based Care · 126 places · Mernda
+ 31 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
- 14
- vs previous year
- -7%
- vs 2021
- 4
- Property and deception offences 10
- Justice procedures offences 3
- Crimes against the person 1
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
- 8
- Train stations
- 0
Counts of OSM-tagged features within the Panton Hill - St Andrews 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
- Hurstbridge Railway Station (8 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 · 83.4% of the SA2
- Flood overlay
- Within an official flood overlay (inundation / floodway / overland) · 0.9% of the SA2
This shows whether the Panton Hill - St Andrews 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.
Where did the gain come from?
+7Reading the streams: overseas arrivals were the dominant force — more came from abroad than the suburb grew on its own.
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