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Woodend

Victoria · Heathcote - Castlemaine - Kyneton · Bendigo

This profile uses the ABS Woodend statistical area (SA2) — the level Australian government data is published at. SA2 boundaries don’t always match suburb boundaries.

Woodend is a locality in the Heathcote - Castlemaine - Kyneton area of Victoria. This profile draws on ABS population and Census figures, the ACARA school register and ACECQA childcare ratings for the Woodend SA2.

Where in VIC
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At a glance
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Schools
3
Top ICSEA 1091 (gov)
Childcare
6
NQS-rated services
Recorded incidents
245
+12% vs prior year
Median house
$892,500
-4.8% YoY
Population
8,084
+0.9% in 1 year
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Family essentials

Schools, childcare & safety

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

Your zoned school Live VIC + NSW catchments

Woodend Primary School

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

Sector Government
Years Prep-6
Students 378
ICSEA 1091
A picture of students’ family backgrounds — not a ranking or a quality score.

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

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Also nearby — Catholic & Independent schools (not your catchment)
St Ambrose's School
Catholic 225 students
ICSEA 1109 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 Woodend

Live

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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  • Bug-A-Lugs OSHC
    Centre-Based Care · 68 places · Woodend
    Exceeding NQS
  • Woodend Kindergarten
    Centre-Based Care · 66 places · Woodend
    Exceeding NQS
  • Nido Early School Woodend
    Centre-Based Care · 82 places · Woodend
    Meeting NQS
  • Goodstart Early Learning Woodend
    Centre-Based Care · 60 places · Woodend
    Meeting NQS
  • SchoolsOUT! Hesket Primary
    Centre-Based Care · 30 places · Hesket
    Meeting NQS
  • SchoolsOUT! Newham Primary
    Centre-Based Care · 30 places · Newham
    Meeting NQS

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
245
vs previous year
+12%
vs 2021
158
  • Property and deception offences 155
  • Justice procedures offences 40
  • Crimes against the person 33
  • Drug offences 9
  • Public order and security offences 8

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
5
Train stations
1

Counts of OSM-tagged features within the Woodend SA2 polygon. OpenStreetMap coverage varies — verify with local directories before relying on these counts.

Source: OpenStreetMap contributors

Climate & hazards

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Bushfire overlay
Within the official Bushfire Management Overlay · 43.5% of the SA2

This shows whether the Woodend 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
$892,500
House price YoY
-4.8%
Median 3BR house rent
Source: Valuer-General VIC Q2 2025 · DFFH Sep 2025
Population & growth
Population
8,084
Jun 2025
1yr growth
+0.90%
2024→25
Net change
+76
people / yr
Density
38
people / km²

Where did the gain come from?

+76
Natural increase
Births minus deaths
+3
Internal migration
Net movers from elsewhere in Australia
+48
Overseas migration
Net arrivals from overseas
+25

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

Growth vs benchmarks
Woodend
+0.90%
VIC median
+0.90%
National median
+0.80%