Research - North Warrandyte
Victoria · Nillumbik - Kinglake · Melbourne - North East
Why “Research - North Warrandyte”? The ABS divides the larger suburb of Research 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.
Research - North Warrandyte 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 Research - North Warrandyte SA2.
Schools, childcare & safety
Live data for the Research - North Warrandyte SA2 — ACARA schools register, ACECQA childcare ratings, police-recorded incidents.
Research Primary School
The government school your child can attend for free by living in Research - North Warrandyte.
This is the zoned in-area government school for Research - North Warrandyte (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 Research - North Warrandyte
- Combined · Independent · Years Prep-12Enrolment639ICSEA1139
- Primary · Government · Years Prep-6Enrolment219ICSEA1092
- Primary · Government · Years Prep-6Enrolment203ICSEA1085
ICSEA reflects student intake context, not teaching quality (1000 = national average). All VIC schools →
Childcare & early learning
- Exceeding NQSEltham East Out of School Hours CareCentre-Based Care · 165 places · Eltham
- Exceeding NQSGlen Katherine Primary School Year Round Care ProgramCentre-Based Care · 150 places · Eltham North
- Exceeding NQSEltham College Early Learning CentreCentre-Based Care · 91 places · Research
- Exceeding NQSEltham North Child CareCentre-Based Care · 84 places · Eltham North
- Exceeding NQSEltham Child Care Co-op LtdCentre-Based Care · 77 places · Eltham
- Exceeding NQSWoodridge PreschoolCentre-Based Care · 66 places · Eltham
- Exceeding NQSMeruka Child Care CentreCentre-Based Care · 60 places · Eltham
- Exceeding NQSEltham College OSHCCentre-Based Care · 60 places · Research
- Exceeding NQSKangaroo Ground Preschool IncCentre-Based Care · 54 places · Kangaroo Ground
- Exceeding NQSEltham Woods Child Care Centre Co-opCentre-Based Care · 47 places · Eltham
- Exceeding NQSEltham South PreschoolCentre-Based Care · 30 places · Eltham
- Exceeding NQSResearch PreschoolCentre-Based Care · 29 places · Research
+ 15 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
- 55
- vs previous year
- +12%
- vs 2021
- 46
- Property and deception offences 41
- Justice procedures offences 7
- Crimes against the person 5
- Drug offences 1
- Public order and security offences 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
- 11
- Train stations
- 0
Counts of OSM-tagged features within the Research - North Warrandyte SA2 polygon. OpenStreetMap coverage varies — verify with local directories before relying on these counts.
Commute
- To CBD by train, AM peak
- 55 min
- Nearest station
- Wattle Glen Railway Station (5.2 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 · 95.1% of the SA2
- Flood overlay
- Within an official flood overlay (inundation / floodway / overland) · 3.3% of the SA2
This shows whether the Research - North Warrandyte 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
- $1,530,500
- House price YoY
- -19.4%
- Median 3BR house rent
- —
Where did the gain come from?
+22Reading the streams: overseas arrivals were the dominant force — more came from abroad than the suburb grew on its own.
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