Whittlesea
Victoria · Whittlesea - Wallan · Melbourne - North East
This profile uses the ABS Whittlesea statistical area (SA2) — the level Australian government data is published at. SA2 boundaries don’t always match suburb boundaries.
Whittlesea 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 Whittlesea SA2.
Schools, childcare & safety
Live data for the Whittlesea SA2 — ACARA schools register, ACECQA childcare ratings, police-recorded incidents.
Whittlesea Primary School
The government school your child can attend for free by living in Whittlesea.
This is the zoned in-area government school for Whittlesea (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 Whittlesea
- Secondary · Government · Years 7-12Enrolment723ICSEA967
- Primary · Government · Years Prep-6Enrolment502ICSEA1036
- Primary · Government · Years Prep-6Enrolment395ICSEA977
- Primary · Catholic · Years Prep-6Enrolment262ICSEA1032
ICSEA reflects student intake context, not teaching quality (1000 = national average). All VIC schools →
Childcare & early learning
- ExcellentKinglake Ranges Children's CentreCentre-Based Care · 120 places · Kinglake Central
- Exceeding NQSAitken Hill Community CentreCentre-Based Care · 165 places · Craigieburn
- Exceeding NQSNewbury Child and Community CentreCentre-Based Care · 132 places · Craigieburn
- Exceeding NQSKalkallo Interim PreschoolCentre-Based Care · 132 places · Kalkallo
- Exceeding NQSBluebird Way Child and Family CentreCentre-Based Care · 131 places · Roxburgh Park
- Exceeding NQSWillmott Park P.S. Out of School Hours CareCentre-Based Care · 90 places · Craigieburn
- Exceeding NQSMalcolm Creek PreschoolCentre-Based Care · 66 places · Craigieburn
- Exceeding NQSBank Street PreschoolCentre-Based Care · 33 places · Craigieburn
- Exceeding NQSHilton Street PreschoolCentre-Based Care · 33 places · Craigieburn
- Exceeding NQSAnnadale Community CentreCentre-Based Care · 33 places · Mickleham
- Exceeding NQSWhittlesea PreschoolCentre-Based Care · 30 places · Whittlesea
- Meeting NQSMickleham North Community CentreCentre-Based Care · 187 places · Mickleham
+ 88 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
- 231
- vs previous year
- +5%
- vs 2021
- 166
- Property and deception offences 116
- Crimes against the person 57
- Justice procedures offences 43
- Public order and security offences 11
- Drug offences 4
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
- 1
- Parks
- 62
- Train stations
- 1
Counts of OSM-tagged features within the Whittlesea SA2 polygon. OpenStreetMap coverage varies — verify with local directories before relying on these counts.
Commute
- To CBD by train, AM peak
- 54 min
- Nearest station
- Mernda Railway Station (11.6 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 · 46% of the SA2
- Flood overlay
- Within an official flood overlay (inundation / floodway / overland) · 0.1% of the SA2
This shows whether the Whittlesea 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
- $735,000
- House price YoY
- -1.0%
- Median 3BR house rent
- $510/wk
Where did the gain come from?
+2,415Reading the streams: Australian movers from other suburbs drove most of the change.
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