Briar Hill, VIC Family Guide
VIC 3088 · Banyule City
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Activities around Briar Hill
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Martial arts around Briar Hill
14 listed within 5 km of Briar Hill
0.9 km from central Briar Hill
1.7 km from central Briar Hill
1.8 km from central Briar Hill
Not finding it in Briar Hill? Listed in Montmorency (2 · 0.8 km), Greensborough (1 · 1.6 km), Watsonia (1 · 3.3 km)
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- Melbourne Taekwondo Centre · Eltham · 2.1 km
- GKR Karate · Watsonia · 2.9 km
- GKR Karate · Eltham · 3.1 km
- GKR Karate · Eltham North · 3.1 km
- GKR Karate · Viewbank · 3.8 km
- Schembri's Taekwondo & Self Defence · Bundoora · 4.3 km
- Macleod Y Gymnastics Club · Macleod · 4.8 km
- Tigers Taekwondo · Macleod · 4.8 km
- Aask - Australian Academy of Shukokai Karate-do · Diamond Creek · 4.9 km
- GKR Karate · Bundoora · 4.9 km
- Diamond Valley Karate · Diamond Creek · 4.9 km
Tennis around Briar Hill
13 listed within 5 km of Briar Hill
0.8 km from central Briar Hill
1.1 km from central Briar Hill
1.4 km from central Briar Hill
Not finding it in Briar Hill? Listed in Montmorency (1 · 0.8 km), Greensborough (4 · 1.6 km), Watsonia (1 · 3.3 km)
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- Greensborough Tennis Club · Greensborough · 1.8 km
- Yallambie Tennis Club · Yallambie · 2.3 km
- Eltham Tennis Club · Eltham · 2.4 km
- Watsonia Tennis Club · Watsonia · 2.8 km
- It Tennis · Greensborough · 3.4 km
- Plenty Tennis Club · Plenty · 4.2 km
- View Bank Tennis Club · Viewbank · 4.2 km
- Uc Tennis Club Diamond Creek · Diamond Creek · 4.2 km
- MacLeod Tennis Club · Macleod · 4.8 km
- Bundoora Tennis Club · Bundoora · 5 km
Swimming around Briar Hill
10 listed within 5 km of Briar Hill · 1 in Briar Hill
In Briar Hill
0.8 km from central Briar Hill
0.9 km from central Briar Hill
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- Watermarc · Greensborough · 1.4 km
- DVE Aquatic Inc · Greensborough · 1.5 km
- Yarra Swim School · Greensborough · 2 km
- Eltham Leisure Centre · Eltham · 2.6 km
- Streamline Swim School · Eltham · 2.7 km
- Jump! Swim Schools Bundoora · Bundoora · 4.6 km
- Eltham Swimming School · Eltham · 5 km
Other sports around Briar Hill
5 listed within 5 km of Briar Hill · 1 in Briar Hill
1.6 km from central Briar Hill
2.6 km from central Briar Hill
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- Montmorency Scout Hall · Montmorency · 0.8 km
- RDAV Viewbank · Viewbank · 3.6 km
More sports
- Soccer (5 within 5 km) — Nextgen Football Academy (2 km)Not finding it in Briar Hill? Listed in Montmorency (1 · 0.8 km), Greensborough (1 · 1.6 km), Eltham North (2 · 2.9 km)
- Gymnastics & cheer (3 within 5 km) — Jets Gymnastics (1.9 km)Not finding it in Briar Hill? Listed in Eltham (2 · 2.6 km), Macleod (1 · 4.8 km), Research (1 · 5.3 km)
- Basketball (2 within 5 km) — Eltham Leisure Centre (2.6 km)Not finding it in Briar Hill? Listed in Eltham (1 · 2.6 km), Macleod (1 · 4.8 km)
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Arts & dance around Briar Hill
4 listed within 5 km of Briar Hill
0.8 km from central Briar Hill
4.8 km from central Briar Hill
4.8 km from central Briar Hill
Not finding it in Briar Hill? Listed in Montmorency (2 · 0.8 km), Macleod (2 · 4.8 km), Heidelberg (1 · 7 km)
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- Montmorency Scout Hall · Montmorency · 0.8 km
Kids' activities & play around Briar Hill
2 listed within 5 km of Briar Hill
2 km from central Briar Hill
Not finding it in Briar Hill? Listed in Montmorency (1 · 0.8 km), Eltham (1 · 2.6 km), Bundoora (1 · 5.5 km)
See all 2 within 5 km
- Montmorency Scout Hall · Montmorency · 0.8 km
- Tutoring & STEM (2 within 5 km) — Kumon Eltham Education Centre (1.8 km)Not finding it in Briar Hill? Listed in Eltham (2 · 2.6 km), Templestowe (1 · 5.5 km), Diamond Creek (1 · 5.6 km)
- Music (2 within 5 km) — Montmorency Scout Hall (0.8 km)Not finding it in Briar Hill? Listed in Montmorency (2 · 0.8 km), Bundoora (1 · 5.5 km), Templestowe Lower (1 · 6.1 km)
- Yoga & wellbeing (2 within 5 km) — Eltham Calisthenics College (0.8 km)Not finding it in Briar Hill? Listed in Montmorency (1 · 0.8 km), Eltham (1 · 2.6 km)
Schools within 3 km of Briar Hill
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22 schools within 3 km of the Briar Hill centre, 2 with a Briar Hill 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 7)
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Libraries (4)
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Public pools (1)
Sports grounds (4 of 6)
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Parks (4)
Montmorency Football Netball Club
Montmorency · 0.8 km
Simonelli Reserve
Eltham North · 2.6 km
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What's coming up
One-off events and programs listed within 5 km, over the next 60 days.
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Activities by age around Briar Hill
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.
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Nextgen Football Academy Ages 5–13*
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Greenhills Montmorency Baseball Club Ages 5–17*
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Australian Sabaki Dojos Ages 6–12*
At a glance
This guide brings together what AroundSchools lists for families in and around Briar Hill: 52 kids' activities within 5 km, 2 schools in Briar Hill, and parks and playgrounds.
- Schools
- 2 in Briar Hill · 2 primary
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- Montmorency, Greensborough, and Watsonia
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Browse mapped places (85)
- Briar Hill Primary SchoolSchool
- Sherbourne Primary SchoolSchool
- St Francis Xavier's School - MontmorencySchool
- Montmorency Primary SchoolSchool
- Montmorency Secondary CollegeSchool
- Greensborough Secondary CollegeSchool
- Holy Trinity Primary SchoolSchool
- Lower Plenty Primary SchoolSchool
- Watsonia Heights Primary SchoolSchool
- Greenhills Primary SchoolSchool
- Greensborough Primary SchoolSchool
- Montmorency South Primary SchoolSchool
- Catholic Ladies' CollegeSchool
- Eltham High SchoolSchool
- Apollo Parkways Primary SchoolSchool
- St Mary’s Parish Primary School - GreensboroughSchool
- Our Lady Help of Christians Primary SchoolSchool
- Diamond Valley Special Developmental SchoolSchool
- Streeton Primary SchoolSchool
- Glen Katherine Primary SchoolSchool
- Eltham North Primary SchoolSchool
- Watsonia Primary SchoolSchool
- Greenhills Montmorency Baseball ClubActivity
- Striking PoolsActivity
- Eltham Calisthenics CollegeActivity
- Montmorency Scout HallActivity
- Montmorency Tennis ClubActivity
- Melbourne Taekwondo Centre (Diamond Valley)Activity
- Van Dyk's Swimming AcademyActivity
- Jacqueline PaceActivity
- Karingal Drive Tennis Club GreensboroughActivity
- WatermarcActivity
- Grace Valley Tennis ClubActivity
- DVE Aquatic IncActivity
- Victorian Badminton Veterans AssociationActivity
- Song's Taekwondo AcademyActivity
- Kumon Eltham Education CentreActivity
- Australian Sabaki DojosActivity
- Greensborough Tennis ClubActivity
- Jets GymnasticsActivity
- Rarebears Children's Indoor PlaycentreActivity
- Nextgen Football AcademyActivity
- Diamond Valley United Soccer ClubActivity
- Yarra Swim SchoolActivity
- Melbourne Taekwondo CentreActivity
- Yallambie Tennis ClubActivity
- Eltham Tennis ClubActivity
- Rosanna Soccer ClubActivity
- Eltham Leisure CentreActivity
- Streamline Swim SchoolActivity
- Watsonia Tennis ClubActivity
- Kip McGrath - ElthamActivity
- GKR KarateActivity
- Eltham Redbacks Football ClubActivity
- GKR KarateActivity
- Eltham North SoccerActivity
- GKR KarateActivity
- It TennisActivity
- RDAV ViewbankActivity
- GKR KarateActivity
- Uc Tennis Club Diamond CreekActivity
- View Bank Tennis ClubActivity
- Malcolm Blair ReservePark or community place
- Montmorency Football Netball ClubPark or community place
- Montmorency ParkPark or community place
- Poulter Avenue ReservePark or community place
- Meruka ParkPark or community place
- O'Shannassy Aquaduct TrailPark or community place
- Sylvan ReservePark or community place
- Pioneer ReservePark or community place
- Eltham Central ParkPark or community place
- Delta ParkPark or community place
- Yarra Plenty Regional Library ServicePark or community place
- Eltham Toy LibraryPark or community place
- Eltham LibraryPark or community place
- Alistair Knox ParkPark or community place
- Eltham Leisure CentrePark or community place
- Yarra Plenty Regional Library ServicePark or community place
- Elder Street ParkPark or community place
- Simonelli ReservePark or community place
- Eltham Court House Historic AreaPark or community place
- Fabbro FieldsPark or community place
- Eltham North ReservePark or community place
- Ak Lines ReservePark or community place
- 33 Warralong AvenueHome for sale
Your council & community
Briar Hill within Banyule City
2 of the council area’s 57 activity providers · 9th of 15 suburbs by number of providers
Council-wide information and places near this suburb have different geographic scopes.
Homes with family context
Homes in and around Briar Hill
A summary. Each home’s page shows the schools and activities around it.
$996k
Median, houses
$890k
Median, units
1
For sale within 5 km
For sale within 5 km of Briar Hill
Recently sold within 5 km of Briar Hill
Homes that have sold nearby. We don’t show sale prices.
Montmorency, VIC 3094
Property Type: Apartment / Unit / Flat
Briar Hill, VIC 3088
Property Type: House
Greensborough, VIC 3088
Property Type: House
Eltham North, VIC 3095
Property Type: House
Greensborough, VIC 3088
Property Type: Apartment / Unit / Flat
Greensborough, VIC 3088
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
Nearby suburbs
Find more for your family close by. Distances are measured between suburb centres.
Montmorency
7 activity providers · 0.8 km
Greensborough
11 activity providers · 1.6 km
Watsonia
2 activity providers · 3.3 km
Viewbank
3 activity providers · 3.6 km
Compare activities, schools & parks
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Briar Hill
Swimming 1, Other sports 1
2 schools · 1 park
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Montmorency0.8 km · same council
Arts & dance 2, Martial arts 2, Music 2, Kids' activities & play 1 +5
4 schools · 5 parks
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Greensborough1.6 km · same council
Swimming 4, Tennis 4, Martial arts 1, Other sports 1 +1
7 schools · 2 parks
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Watsonia3.3 km · same council
Martial arts 1, Tennis 1
2 schools · 3 parks
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Viewbank3.6 km · same council
Martial arts 1, Other sports 1, Tennis 1
2 schools · 2 parks
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Eltham2.6 km
Swimming 3, Gymnastics & cheer 2, Tutoring & STEM 2, Martial arts 2 +7
5 schools · 10 parks
| Area | Activities listed there | Schools | Parks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Briar Hill | Swimming 1, Other sports 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Montmorency0.8 km · same council | Arts & dance 2, Martial arts 2, Music 2, Kids' activities & play 1 +5 | 4 | 5 |
| Greensborough1.6 km · same council | Swimming 4, Tennis 4, Martial arts 1, Other sports 1 +1 | 7 | 2 |
| Watsonia3.3 km · same council | Martial arts 1, Tennis 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Viewbank3.6 km · same council | Martial arts 1, Other sports 1, Tennis 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Eltham2.6 km | Swimming 3, Gymnastics & cheer 2, Tutoring & STEM 2, Martial arts 2 +7 | 5 | 10 |
Each row counts only what is listed in that suburb itself; distances are between suburb centres.
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All kids' activities listed in Briar Hill
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Swimming (1)
Other sports (1)
* Ages read from the provider's own website and re-checked every four months — not yet confirmed by them here.