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Ashwood, VIC Family Guide

VIC 3147 · City of Monash

Discover Ashwood with your family: kids' activities, parks, schools and everyday family life.

Explore kids’ activitiesDirectory data rebuilt 21 Oct 2026
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Victoria regional photograph · Shkuru Afshar / CC BY-SA 4.0
Schools21within 3 kmActivities86within 5 kmUpcoming events1shown within 5 kmHomes4for sale within 5 km

Find something they love

Tennis16 within 5 kmSoccer10 within 5 kmMartial arts10 within 5 kmGymnastics & cheer8 within 5 kmOther sports8 within 5 km
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Basketball5 within 5 kmSwimming5 within 5 kmCricket2 within 5 kmNetball2 within 5 kmArts & dance26 within 5 kmTutoring & STEM24 within 5 kmKids' activities & play17 within 5 kmMusic10 within 5 km
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Explore Ashwood

Parks, playgrounds and community places to discover nearby.

Burwood Reserve

Glen Iris · 1.6 km

Toilets Playground Parking BBQ facilities

Federal Reserve

Mount Waverley · 1.6 km

Sports courts / fields Playground

Markham Reserve

Ashburton · 1.8 km

Sports courts / fields Playground Toilets Parking
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Sports & local clubs around Ashwood

Tennis around Ashwood

16 listed within 5 km of Ashwood

Burwood Tennis Club

Burwood

ParkTennis

1.7 km from central Ashwood

Essex Heights Tennis Club

Mount Waverley

Tennis

1.8 km from central Ashwood

Toptenn Tennis Academy

Glen Iris

Tennis

1.8 km from central Ashwood

Not finding it in Ashwood? Listed in Mount Waverley (3 · 2.3 km), Burwood (1 · 2.2 km), Glen Waverley (5 · 5.4 km)

See all 16 within 5 km

Soccer around Ashwood

10 listed within 5 km of Ashwood · 1 in Ashwood

Ashwood Reserve

Ashwood

Soccer

In Ashwood

Eastern Lions Soccer Club

Burwood

Soccer

1.2 km from central Ashwood

Elevate Football Academy

Burwood East

Soccer
from $100Ages 5–15

2.8 km from central Ashwood

All soccer in Ashwood (1) →
See all 10 within 5 km

Martial arts around Ashwood

10 listed within 5 km of Ashwood

Lion Bushido Karate Academy

Mount Waverley

Karate

0.9 km from central Ashwood

Kung Fu Force AU

Burwood

Kung Fu
Ages 6–18*

2.1 km from central Ashwood

Skylark Sports

Mount Waverley

GymnasticsAcrobaticsEvent Entertainment

2.3 km from central Ashwood

Not finding it in Ashwood? Listed in Mount Waverley (3 · 2.3 km), Burwood (1 · 2.2 km), Oakleigh (2 · 3.8 km)

See all 10 within 5 km

Gymnastics & cheer around Ashwood

8 listed within 5 km of Ashwood

Ashgrove Calisthenics Club Inc

Ashburton

Dancing SchoolGymnasticsSinging

2.3 km from central Ashwood

CODE (Centre of Dance and Exercise)

Oakleigh

Dancing SchoolEvent EntertainmentDrama

3.8 km from central Ashwood

Honeyccino Kids Cafe

Oakleigh

Play centreGymnasticsAbseiling

3.8 km from central Ashwood

Not finding it in Ashwood? Listed in Mount Waverley (1 · 2.3 km), Oakleigh (2 · 3.8 km), Ashburton (1 · 2.3 km)

See all 8 within 5 km

More sports

More things to do around Ashwood

Arts & dance around Ashwood

26 listed within 5 km of Ashwood · 3 in Ashwood

Ceres Calisthenic Club Inc

Ashwood

Dancing SchoolAdventure & Camping

In Ashwood

BDC Dance Studios

Ashwood

Dancing School

In Ashwood

Glorious Studio

Ashwood

Art Centre
from $39Ages 5+

In Ashwood

All arts & dance in Ashwood (3) →
See all 26 within 5 km

Tutoring & STEM around Ashwood

24 listed within 5 km of Ashwood

Real Mandarin

Bennettswood

Language LearningLearning CentreTutoring

2.2 km from central Ashwood

Kumon Mt Waverley

Mount Waverley

MathsEnglish

2.1 km from central Ashwood

Future Minds Education Hub Inc.

Mount Waverley

TutoringAdventure & CampingSTEM

2.3 km from central Ashwood

Not finding it in Ashwood? Listed in Mount Waverley (4 · 2.3 km), Chadstone (3 · 2.5 km), Oakleigh East (1 · 3.6 km)

See all 24 within 5 km

Schools within 3 km of Ashwood

AIParkhill Primary School and a secondary college inside Ashwood open the schools section, with schools in Mount Waverley, Chadstone and Burwood listed alongside.

Explore school profiles, admissions and nearby activities.

21 schools within 3 km of the Ashwood centre, 4 with a Ashwood address. See all schools with a Ashwood address

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Parks, playgrounds & community places

Within 3 km (pools 5 km). Features shown only where verified.

Playgrounds (verified features) (4 of 9)

  • Burwood Reserve

    Glen Iris · 1.6 km

    Toilets Playground Parking BBQ facilities

  • Federal Reserve

    Mount Waverley · 1.6 km

    Sports courts / fields Playground
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  • Markham Reserve

    Ashburton · 1.8 km

    Sports courts / fields Playground Toilets Parking

Libraries (3)

Show 1 more Libraries

Sports grounds (4)

Show 2 more Sports grounds

  • Batesford Reserve

    Chadstone · 1.2 km

    Parking Picnic tables Sports courts / fields

Parks (3)

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What's coming up

One-off events and programs listed within 5 km, over the next 60 days.

Activities by age around Ashwood

Ages as the provider or event states them. * Ages read from the provider's own website and re-checked every four months — not yet confirmed by them here.

At a glance

This guide brings together what AroundSchools lists for families in and around Ashwood: 86 kids' activities within 5 km, 4 schools in Ashwood, parks and playgrounds, and 1 upcoming event.

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Your council & community

Ashwood within City of Monash

4 of the council area’s 82 activity providers · 8th of 13 suburbs by number of providers

City of Monash guideSchools in Ashwood

Libraries & community placesParks & playgroundsPools & recreationLocal events

Council-wide information and places near this suburb have different geographic scopes.

Homes with family context

Homes in and around Ashwood

A summary. Each home’s page shows the schools and activities around it.

$1.43m

Median, houses

$1.24m

Median, units

4

For sale within 5 km

For sale within 5 km of Ashwood

Invite Offers (1/1)
$2.6M
House
Invite Offers900m

4 Morris Street

Ashwood, VIC 3147

5
5
2
4/454 High Street Road (1/1)
$770K - $820K
Apartment / Unit / Flat
4/454 High Street Road2.7km

Mount Waverley, VIC 3149

2
1
1
31 Stott Street (1/1)
$2.5M
House
31 Stott Street2.8km

Box Hill South, VIC 3128

5
5
2
19.8M Frontage | Dual Driveways | Central location (1/1)
$2.0M
House
19.8M Frontage | Dual Driveways | Central location4.7km

2 Sturdee Street

Box Hill, VIC 3128

5
2
4

Recently sold within 5 km of Ashwood

Homes that have sold nearby. We don’t show sale prices.

21 Leonard Street (1/1)
Sold
House
21 Leonard Street2.0km

Burwood, VIC 3125

4
2
3
10/798 Warrigal Road (1/1)
Sold
Apartment / Unit / Flat
10/798 Warrigal Road3.0km

Malvern East, VIC 3145

2
1
1
16 Asquith Street (1/1)
Sold
House
16 Asquith Street3.4km

Box Hill South, VIC 3128

5
4
2
1 Indra Road (1/1)
Sold
House
1 Indra Road4.5km

Blackburn South, VIC 3130

5
4
2

Medians are of settled sales (2025-Q4). Source: Victorian Property Sales Report © State of Victoria (Department of Transport and Planning), CC BY 4.0

Compare properties in this guide

Select up to three homes. Each property page includes nearby schools and activities.

Feature4 Morris Street4/454 High Street Road31 Stott Street2 Sturdee Street
Property typeHOUSEAPARTMENT / UNIT / FLATHOUSEHOUSE
Bedrooms5255
Bathrooms5152
Car spaces2124
Asking price$2,580,000$770,000–$820,000$2,550,000$2,000,000

Without JavaScript, the table shows all listed homes.

Nearby suburbs

Find more for your family close by. Distances are measured between suburb centres.

Burwood

3 activity providers · 2.2 km

Compare activities, schools & parks
  • Ashwood

    Arts & dance 3, Soccer 1, Kids' activities & play 1

    4 schools · 1 park

  • Mount Waverley2.3 km · same council

    Tutoring & STEM 4, Arts & dance 3, Kids' activities & play 3, Martial arts 3 +6

    10 schools · 8 parks

  • Chadstone2.5 km · same council

    Arts & dance 4, Kids' activities & play 4, Tutoring & STEM 3, Other sports 3 +3

    2 schools · 1 park

  • Oakleigh East3.6 km · same council

    Arts & dance 2, Tutoring & STEM 1

    2 schools · 1 park

  • Burwood2.2 km

    Martial arts 1, Soccer 1, Tennis 1

    4 schools · 2 parks

  • Oakleigh3.8 km · same council

    Kids' activities & play 4, Arts & dance 3, Gymnastics & cheer 2, Tutoring & STEM 2 +5

    3 schools · 2 parks

Each row counts only what is listed in that suburb itself; distances are between suburb centres.

Explore nearby family guides

Mount Waverley family guide · 2.3 kmChadstone family guide · 2.5 kmOakleigh East family guide · 3.6 kmBurwood family guide · 2.2 kmOakleigh family guide · 3.8 kmAshburton family guide · 2.3 kmHughesdale family guide · 3.9 kmGlen Waverley family guide · 5.4 kmMurrumbeena family guide · 4.1 kmCamberwell family guide · 4.2 kmGlen Iris family guide · 4.3 km

This introduction and the sentences marked AI on this page were written with AI from the AroundSchools listings shown here (refreshed 20 Oct 2026) — what we've listed, not everywhere nearby, and it may be outdated. General information, not advice.

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For a dance or art studio in Ashwood, the Arts & dance section starts inside the suburb with BDC Dance Studios and Glorious Studio, and AroundSchools lists 26 arts and dance providers within 5 km of Ashwood.

Tutoring and music listings come from neighbouring suburbs such as Mount Waverley, Chadstone and Ashburton, and the Kids' activities & play section includes Ceres Calisthenic Club Inc inside Ashwood.

For sport, tennis and martial arts listings sit in Mount Waverley and Burwood, and the comparison table sets Ashwood beside Chadstone and Oakleigh.

AIFor tennis and martial arts, open the Mount Waverley page; for tutoring, the Chadstone tutoring listings.

Figures from AroundSchools listings and official published data, refreshed 20 Oct 2026.

Kids activities across City of Monash

82 kids activities listed
on AroundSchools, in City of Monash
Sports54Creative Arts23Academic21Entertainment20Music6Health2

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All kids' activities listed in Ashwood

Grouped by kind; only listings whose address is in Ashwood.

* Ages read from the provider's own website and re-checked every four months — not yet confirmed by them here.