South Melbourne
Victoria · Port Phillip · Melbourne - Inner
This profile uses the ABS South Melbourne statistical area (SA2) — the level Australian government data is published at. SA2 boundaries don’t always match suburb boundaries.
South Melbourne is a locality in the Port Phillip area of Victoria. This profile draws on ABS population and Census figures, the ACARA school register and ACECQA childcare ratings for the South Melbourne SA2.
Schools, childcare & safety
Live data for the South Melbourne SA2 — ACARA schools register, ACECQA childcare ratings, police-recorded incidents.
South Melbourne Park Primary School
The government school your child can attend for free by living in South Melbourne.
The government catchment school for parts of South Melbourne is South Melbourne Park 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 South Melbourne
- Primary · Catholic · Years Prep-6Enrolment369ICSEA1154
- Secondary · Independent · Years 11-12Enrolment64ICSEA1033
ICSEA reflects student intake context, not teaching quality (1000 = national average). All VIC schools →
Childcare & early learning
- Exceeding NQSOnly About Children South MelbourneCentre-Based Care · 90 places · South Melbourne
- Exceeding NQSLilian Cannam KindergartenCentre-Based Care · 67 places · South Melbourne
- Exceeding NQSCoventry Children's CentreCentre-Based Care · 60 places · South Melbourne
- Exceeding NQSApple Blossoms Early Learning South MelbourneCentre-Based Care · 52 places · South Melbourne
- Exceeding NQSClarendon Children's Centre Co-opCentre-Based Care · 40 places · South Melbourne
- Meeting NQSEvoke Early Learning Albert ParkCentre-Based Care · 135 places · South Melbourne
- Meeting NQSGuardian Childcare & Education South MelbourneCentre-Based Care · 104 places · South Melbourne
- Meeting NQSGalilee Regional CPS TheirCareCentre-Based Care · 70 places · South Melbourne
- Not yet ratedIvy Grammar Early LearningFamily Day Care · South Melbourne
NQS = National Quality Standard, rated by ACECQA. Services matched by postcode — verify locations before visiting.
Safety — recorded incidents
- Incidents, latest year
- 2,856
- vs previous year
- +21%
- vs 2021
- 1,711
- Property and deception offences 2,114
- Crimes against the person 353
- Justice procedures offences 251
- Public order and security offences 78
- Drug offences 54
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
- 3
- Supermarkets
- 4
- Parks
- 14
- Train stations
- 0
Counts of OSM-tagged features within the South Melbourne SA2 polygon. OpenStreetMap coverage varies — verify with local directories before relying on these counts.
Property & rent
- Median house price
- $1,760,000
- House price YoY
- +8.9%
- Median 3BR house rent
- $950/wk
Where did the gain come from?
+306Reading the streams: overseas arrivals were the dominant force — more came from abroad than the suburb grew on its own.
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