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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.

Where in VIC
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At a glance
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Schools
4
Top ICSEA 1036 (gov)
Childcare
100
NQS-rated services
Recorded incidents
231
+5% vs prior year
Median house
$735,000
-1.0% YoY
3BR house rent
$510
per week
To CBD by train
54 min
AM peak
Population
18,174
+15.3% in 1 year
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Family essentials

Schools, childcare & safety

Live data for the Whittlesea SA2 — ACARA schools register, ACECQA childcare ratings, police-recorded incidents.

Your zoned school Live VIC + NSW catchments

Whittlesea Primary School

The government school your child can attend for free by living in Whittlesea.

Sector Government
Years Prep-6
Students 395
ICSEA 977
A picture of students’ family backgrounds — not a ranking or a quality score.

This is the zoned in-area government school for Whittlesea (VIC catchment data).

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Also nearby — Catholic & Independent schools (not your catchment)
St Mary's School
Catholic 262 students
ICSEA 1032 intake context

Fee-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

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ICSEA reflects student intake context, not teaching quality (1000 = national average). All VIC schools →

Source: ACARA School Profile 2025

Childcare & early learning

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  • Kinglake Ranges Children's Centre
    Centre-Based Care · 120 places · Kinglake Central
    Excellent
  • Aitken Hill Community Centre
    Centre-Based Care · 165 places · Craigieburn
    Exceeding NQS
  • Newbury Child and Community Centre
    Centre-Based Care · 132 places · Craigieburn
    Exceeding NQS
  • Kalkallo Interim Preschool
    Centre-Based Care · 132 places · Kalkallo
    Exceeding NQS
  • Bluebird Way Child and Family Centre
    Centre-Based Care · 131 places · Roxburgh Park
    Exceeding NQS
  • Willmott Park P.S. Out of School Hours Care
    Centre-Based Care · 90 places · Craigieburn
    Exceeding NQS
  • Malcolm Creek Preschool
    Centre-Based Care · 66 places · Craigieburn
    Exceeding NQS
  • Bank Street Preschool
    Centre-Based Care · 33 places · Craigieburn
    Exceeding NQS
  • Hilton Street Preschool
    Centre-Based Care · 33 places · Craigieburn
    Exceeding NQS
  • Annadale Community Centre
    Centre-Based Care · 33 places · Mickleham
    Exceeding NQS
  • Whittlesea Preschool
    Centre-Based Care · 30 places · Whittlesea
    Exceeding NQS
  • Mickleham North Community Centre
    Centre-Based Care · 187 places · Mickleham
    Meeting NQS

+ 88 more services in this area's postcodes.

NQS = National Quality Standard, rated by ACECQA. Services matched by postcode — verify locations before visiting.

Source: ACECQA NQS register

Safety — recorded incidents

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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 →

Source: Crime Statistics Agency Victoria
The neighbourhood

Amenities

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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.

Source: OpenStreetMap contributors

Commute

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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.

Source: State GTFS feeds

Climate & hazards

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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.

Source: Vicmap Planning, © State of Victoria (DEECA) — CC BY 4.0
Money

Property & rent

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Median house price
$735,000
House price YoY
-1.0%
Median 3BR house rent
$510/wk
Source: Valuer-General VIC Q2 2025 · DFFH Sep 2025
Population & growth
Population
18,174
Jun 2025
1yr growth
+15.30%
2024→25
Net change
+2,415
people / yr
Density
61
people / km²

Where did the gain come from?

+2,415
Natural increase
Births minus deaths
+304
Internal migration
Net movers from elsewhere in Australia
+2,058
Overseas migration
Net arrivals from overseas
+53

Reading the streams: Australian movers from other suburbs drove most of the change.

Growth vs benchmarks
Whittlesea
+15.30%
VIC median
+0.90%
National median
+0.80%