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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.

Where in VIC
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At a glance
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Schools
8
Top ICSEA 1070 (gov)
Childcare
43
NQS-rated services
Recorded incidents
14
-7% vs prior year
To CBD by train
59 min
AM peak
Population
5,130
+0.1% in 1 year
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Family essentials

Schools, childcare & safety

Live data for the Panton Hill - St Andrews SA2 — ACARA schools register, ACECQA childcare ratings, police-recorded incidents.

Your zoned school Live VIC + NSW catchments

Hurstbridge Primary School

The government school your child can attend for free by living in Panton Hill - St Andrews.

Sector Government
Years Prep-6
Students 141
ICSEA 1055
A picture of students’ family backgrounds — not a ranking or a quality score.

The government catchment school for parts of Panton Hill - St Andrews is Hurstbridge Primary School — just outside the suburb boundary (VIC catchment data).

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Also nearby — Catholic & Independent schools (not your catchment)
Plenty Valley Christian College
Independent 911 students
ICSEA 1113 intake context
Learning Co-Operative School
Independent 31 students
ICSEA 1065 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 Panton Hill - St Andrews

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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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  • Jindi Kindergarten and Extended Care
    Centre-Based Care · 99 places · Mernda
    Exceeding NQS
  • Laurimar Kindergarten
    Centre-Based Care · 90 places · Doreen
    Exceeding NQS
  • Ferguson Park Pre School Banksia Campus
    Centre-Based Care · 33 places · Hurstbridge
    Exceeding NQS
  • Ferguson Park Kindergarten
    Centre-Based Care · 27 places · Hurstbridge
    Exceeding NQS
  • Hazel Glen College Children's Programs
    Centre-Based Care · 382 places · Doreen
    Meeting NQS
  • Big Childcare - Mernda Primary School OSHC
    Centre-Based Care · 180 places · Mernda
    Meeting NQS
  • Mernda YMCA Early Learning Centre
    Centre-Based Care · 170 places · Mernda
    Meeting NQS
  • Guardian Childcare & Education Laurimar
    Centre-Based Care · 152 places · Doreen
    Meeting NQS
  • Big Childcare - Laurimar PS OSHC
    Centre-Based Care · 150 places · Doreen
    Meeting NQS
  • Mernda Hills Christian College Early Learning Centre
    Centre-Based Care · 132 places · Mernda
    Meeting NQS
  • Laurimar Township Childcare and Kindergarten
    Centre-Based Care · 126 places · Doreen
    Meeting NQS
  • I Am Learning
    Centre-Based Care · 126 places · Mernda
    Meeting NQS

+ 31 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
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 →

Source: Crime Statistics Agency Victoria
The neighbourhood

Amenities

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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.

Source: OpenStreetMap contributors

Commute

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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.

Source: State GTFS feeds

Climate & hazards

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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.

Source: Vicmap Planning, © State of Victoria (DEECA) — CC BY 4.0
Population & growth
Population
5,130
Jun 2025
1yr growth
+0.10%
2024→25
Net change
+7
people / yr
Density
18
people / km²

Where did the gain come from?

+7
Natural increase
Births minus deaths
+16
Internal migration
Net movers from elsewhere in Australia
-33
Overseas migration
Net arrivals from overseas
+24

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

Growth vs benchmarks
Panton Hill - St Andrews
+0.10%
VIC median
+0.90%
National median
+0.80%