South Morang - North
Victoria · Whittlesea - Wallan · Melbourne - North East
Why “South Morang - North”? The ABS divides the larger suburb of South Morang 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.
South Morang - North is a locality in the Whittlesea - Wallan area of Victoria. This profile draws on ABS population and Census figures, the ACARA school register and ACECQA childcare ratings for the South Morang - North SA2.
Schools, childcare & safety
Live data for the South Morang - North SA2 — ACARA schools register, ACECQA childcare ratings, police-recorded incidents.
The Lakes South Morang College
The government school your child can attend for free by living in South Morang - North.
This is the zoned in-area government school for South Morang - North (VIC catchment data).
See the catchment on the mapWe 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 Morang - North
- Combined · Government · Years Prep-12Enrolment688ICSEA1004
ICSEA reflects student intake context, not teaching quality (1000 = national average). All VIC schools →
Childcare & early learning
- Exceeding NQSMill Park Lakes PreschoolCentre-Based Care · 93 places · South Morang
- Exceeding NQSMarymede Early Learning Centre - South MorangCentre-Based Care · 66 places · South Morang
- Exceeding NQSSouth Morang Preschool Inc - RiversideCentre-Based Care · 30 places · South Morang
- Exceeding NQSWhittlesea Family Day CareFamily Day Care · South Morang
- Meeting NQSLittle Learner's Early EducationCentre-Based Care · 282 places · South Morang
- Meeting NQSOrchard Road Community and Early Learning CentreCentre-Based Care · 168 places · Doreen
- Meeting NQSLittle Assets South Morang Early Learning CentreCentre-Based Care · 120 places · South Morang
- Meeting NQSGuardian South Morang Childcare and EducationCentre-Based Care · 114 places · South Morang
- Meeting NQSBrighthouse Early Learning South MorangCentre-Based Care · 110 places · South Morang
- Meeting NQSBilly Button Early LearningCentre-Based Care · 108 places · South Morang
- Meeting NQSParadise Kids Children's CentreCentre-Based Care · 108 places · South Morang
- Meeting NQSCamp Australia - Marymede Catholic College OSHCCentre-Based Care · 67 places · South Morang
+ 4 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
- 1,086
- vs previous year
- +17%
- vs 2021
- 660
- Property and deception offences 721
- Crimes against the person 190
- Justice procedures offences 126
- Drug offences 24
- Public order and security offences 23
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
- 0
- Parks
- 86
- Train stations
- 1
Counts of OSM-tagged features within the South Morang - North SA2 polygon. OpenStreetMap coverage varies — verify with local directories before relying on these counts.
Commute
- To CBD by train, AM peak
- 51 min
- Nearest station
- Hawkstowe Railway Station (1.3 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 · 7% of the SA2
- Flood overlay
- Within an official flood overlay (inundation / floodway / overland) · 1.3% of the SA2
This shows whether the South Morang - North 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
- $805,000
- House price YoY
- +8.3%
- Median 3BR house rent
- —
Where did the gain come from?
+230Reading the streams: overseas arrivals were the dominant force — more came from abroad than the suburb grew on its own.
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