South Yarra - North
Victoria · Stonnington - West · Melbourne - Inner
Why “South Yarra - North”? The ABS divides the larger suburb of South Yarra 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 Yarra - North is a locality in the Stonnington - West area of Victoria. This profile draws on ABS population and Census figures, the ACARA school register and ACECQA childcare ratings for the South Yarra - North SA2.
Schools, childcare & safety
Live data for the South Yarra - North SA2 — ACARA schools register, ACECQA childcare ratings, police-recorded incidents.
Richmond Primary School
The government school your child can attend for free by living in South Yarra - North.
The government catchment school for parts of South Yarra - North is Richmond 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 Yarra - North
- Secondary · Government · Years 9-12Enrolment1,402ICSEA1195
- Combined · Independent · Years Prep-12Enrolment1,046ICSEA1181
- Secondary · Government · Years 10-12Enrolment468ICSEA1079
- Special · Independent · Years 2-10Enrolment35ICSEA1094
ICSEA reflects student intake context, not teaching quality (1000 = national average). All VIC schools →
Childcare & early learning
- ExcellentRenown KindergartenCentre-Based Care · 74 places · South Yarra
- Exceeding NQSChrist Church Grammar School – Early Learning CentreCentre-Based Care · 122 places · South Yarra
- Exceeding NQSMelbourne Girls Grammar Early Learning CentreCentre-Based Care · 87 places · South Yarra
- Exceeding NQSFawkner Park Children's CentreCentre-Based Care · 79 places · South Yarra
- Exceeding NQSTeamKids - South Yarra PrimaryCentre-Based Care · 72 places · South Yarra
- Meeting NQSGuardian Childcare & Education South YarraCentre-Based Care · 157 places · South Yarra
- Meeting NQSTeamKids - Melbourne Girls GrammarCentre-Based Care · 75 places · South Yarra
- Meeting NQSTeamKids - Christ Church GrammarCentre-Based Care · 45 places · South Yarra
- Not yet ratedInspire Family Day Care SchemeFamily Day Care · South Yarra
NQS = National Quality Standard, rated by ACECQA. Services matched by postcode — verify locations before visiting.
Safety — recorded incidents
- Incidents, latest year
- 2,889
- vs previous year
- -1%
- vs 2021
- 2,242
- Property and deception offences 2,219
- Crimes against the person 343
- Justice procedures offences 138
- Public order and security offences 94
- Drug offences 90
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
- 2
- Parks
- 5
- Train stations
- 1
Counts of OSM-tagged features within the South Yarra - North SA2 polygon. OpenStreetMap coverage varies — verify with local directories before relying on these counts.
Climate & hazards
- Flood overlay
- Within an official flood overlay (inundation / floodway / overland) · 0.8% of the SA2
This shows whether the South Yarra - 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.
Where did the gain come from?
+263Reading the streams: overseas arrivals were the dominant force — more came from abroad than the suburb grew on its own.
Other SA2s in Stonnington - West
The next zoom out — sorted by 1-year growth
- 01Prahran - Windsor+1.6%21,112 ppl
- 02Toorak+1.3%13,610 ppl
- 03Armadale+1.0%10,032 ppl
- 04South Yarra - South-0.1%10,440 ppl
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