Cambrian Hill
VIC 3352 · Golden Plains
292 (2021) → 295 est. (2025) · High Growth
Based on transport, liveability & education. Safety is scored separately below.
Cambrian Hill is a high growth suburb in Golden Plains, VIC 3352, about 102km from Melbourne CBD. Recent property sales in Cambrian Hill are too limited to report a reliable median price. The suburb has no schools recorded, a transport score of 0/100, and is about 70km inland. Cambrian Hill has an overall score of 22/100, based on transport, liveability and education. Suburb-level crime data isn't available for a safety score here.
Demographics
Age distribution
Housing tenure
- Owned
- Mortgage
- Rented
Commute to work
- Car
- Public transport
- Walk/cycle
- Work from home
Top languages: Japan (1.71%)
Source: ABS Census 2021
Residential Safety
Very small population (under 500) — per-resident rates aren't shown and no safety score is calculated, but the raw incident counts below are still accurate.
Recorded residential incidents (latest year):
Incident-trend chart suppressed for this suburb — its all-category totals don't reflect the small resident base. Raw residential counts are shown above.
Area crime context
An independent score — crime data quality varies by state, so safety is shown separately and is not part of the overall score.
Source: Crime Statistics Agency Victoria (suburb-level) · Updated 2025
Schools
Average ICSEA of schools within 10km 1026 (above the national average of 1000).
No schools inside the suburb boundary — the schools below are in adjoining suburbs (counted within 10km for the education score).
Nearby (within 10km)
- Magpie Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 3.5kmICSEA 919
- Ballarat Steiner SchoolPrimary · Independent · 3.8kmICSEA 1084
- Napoleons Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 4.3kmICSEA 1002
- St James' SchoolPrimary · Catholic · 4.5kmICSEA 1045
- Sebastopol Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 5.4kmICSEA 918
- Woady Yaloak Primary School-Ross Creek CampusPrimary · Government · 5.6km
- Damascus CollegeSecondary · Catholic · 5.6kmICSEA 1053
- Emmaus Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary · Catholic · 5.6kmICSEA 1092
- Ballarat Christian CollegeCombined · Independent · 5.6kmICSEA 1053
- Mount Clear Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 5.9kmICSEA 989
- Buninyong Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 6.1kmICSEA 1045
- Phoenix P-12 Community CollegeCombined · Government · 6.1kmICSEA 955
Source: ACARA 2023
Transport
Source: TfNSW GTFS
Liveability
Amenities within 2–3km
Counted within a short distance of the suburb centre (so nearby facilities count), with the in-boundary count shown beneath.
Source: Bureau of Meteorology · OpenStreetMap
Population & Growth
High GrowthSource: ABS ERP & NSW DPHI
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Frequently asked questions about Cambrian Hill
How far is Cambrian Hill from Melbourne CBD?
Cambrian Hill is about 102.5 km from Melbourne CBD.
What schools are in Cambrian Hill?
Cambrian Hill has 0 schools. Schools are listed factually, not ranked.
What is public transport like in Cambrian Hill?
Cambrian Hill has a transport score of 0/100.