Bairnsdale, VIC Family Guide
VIC 3875 · East Gippsland
Discover Bairnsdale with your family: kids' activities, parks, schools and everyday family life.
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Parks, playgrounds and community places to discover nearby.
Activities around Bairnsdale
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Sports & local clubs around Bairnsdale
Sports
- Tennis (1 in Bairnsdale · 1 within 5 km) — Bairnsdale Tennis Club (1.2 km)
Schools within 3 km of Bairnsdale
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6 schools within 3 km of the Bairnsdale centre, 9 with a Bairnsdale address. See all schools with a Bairnsdale address
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Parks, playgrounds & community places
Within 3 km (pools 5 km). Features shown only where verified.
Playgrounds (verified features) (1)
Sports grounds (1)
What's coming up
One-off events and programs listed within 5 km, over the next 60 days.
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At a glance
This guide brings together what AroundSchools lists for families in and around Bairnsdale: 3 kids' activities within 5 km, 9 schools in Bairnsdale, and parks and playgrounds.
- Sports
- Tennis
- Parks & places
- 2 parks · 1 verified playground
- Explore nearby
- Paynesville, Hillside, and Metung
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Browse mapped places (11)
- 754 Primary SchoolSchool
- Lucknow Primary SchoolSchool
- Bairnsdale West Primary SchoolSchool
- Wild Cherry SchoolSchool
- Bairnsdale Secondary CollegeSchool
- East Gippsland Specialist SchoolSchool
- Entertainment GippslandActivity
- Bairnsdale Tennis ClubActivity
- East Gippsland Gym ClubActivity
- All Abilities PlaygroundPark or community place
- Lucknow Recreation ReservePark or community place
Your council & community
Bairnsdale within East Gippsland
2 of the council area’s 9 activity providers · 1st of 7 suburbs by number of providers
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Homes in and around Bairnsdale
A summary. Each home’s page shows the schools and activities around it.
$485k
Median, houses
$348k
Median, units
Recently sold within 5 km of Bairnsdale
Homes that have sold nearby. We don’t show sale prices.
Bairnsdale, VIC 3875
Property Type: Apartment / Unit / Flat
Bairnsdale, VIC 3875
Property Type: Apartment / Unit / Flat
East Bairnsdale, VIC 3875
Property Type: House
Wy Yung, VIC 3875
Property Type: House
Bairnsdale, VIC 3875
Property Type: House
Lucknow, VIC 3875
Property Type: House
Medians are of settled sales (2025-Q4). Source: Victorian Property Sales Report © State of Victoria (Department of Transport and Planning), CC BY 4.0
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Figures from AroundSchools listings and official published data, refreshed 21 Oct 2026.
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