Brunswick West, VIC Family Guide
VIC 3055 · Merri-bek City Council
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Activities around Brunswick West
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Tennis around Brunswick West
25 listed within 5 km of Brunswick West · 1 in Brunswick West
In Brunswick West
1 km from central Brunswick West
2.4 km from central Brunswick West
See all 25 within 5 km
- Coburg Tennis Club · Coburg · 2.4 km
- Royal Park Tennis Club · Parkville · 2.5 km
- West Coburg Tennis Club · Coburg · 2.5 km
- St Vincent's Tennis Club · Strathmore · 2.5 km
- North Park Tennis Club · Parkville · 3.2 km
- Modern Life Music School · Brunswick East · 3.3 km
- Waterloo Cup Hotel · Moonee Ponds · 3.3 km
- Elite Tennis Academy and AATC · Coburg · 3.4 km
- East Coburg Tennis Club · Coburg · 3.4 km
- Maribyrnong Park Tennis Club · Moonee Ponds · 3.5 km
- Princes Hill Tennis Club · Carlton North · 3.6 km
- Strathmore Tennis Club · Strathmore · 3.6 km
- Coburg Table Tennis Club · Coburg North · 4 km
- Coburg Table Tennis Club · Coburg North · 4.2 km
- Doutta Galla Tennis Club · Essendon North · 4.2 km
- University of Melbourne-Parkville · Parkville · 4.2 km
- Essendon Tennis Club · Aberfeldie · 4.3 km
- Buckley Park Tennis Club · Essendon · 4.4 km
- Merlynston Tennis Club · Coburg North · 4.3 km
- Fitzroy Tennis Club · Fitzroy North · 4.5 km
- Asaf Nagar Tennis Coaching · Fitzroy North · 4.5 km
- Funtastic Tennis · Niddrie · 4.9 km
Martial arts around Brunswick West
23 listed within 5 km of Brunswick West · 1 in Brunswick West
In Brunswick West
1.7 km from central Brunswick West
1.7 km from central Brunswick West
See all 23 within 5 km
- Goju-Ryu Australia Ryusyokai - Brunswick · Brunswick · 1.9 km
- Professional Taekwondo - Anti Bullying Programs · Moonee Ponds · 2 km
- Goju Kai Karate do · Brunswick · 2.6 km
- Okukan Karate Melbourne · Coburg · 2.8 km
- World Shotokan Karate-do of Australia · Coburg · 2.8 km
- Independent Shotokan Karate Australia · Coburg · 3.1 km
- Be Taekwondo · Brunswick East · 3.2 km
- Samurai Karate Kensington · Kensington · 3.2 km
- V Team Taekwondo · Ascot Vale · 3.5 km
- Team Taekwondo · Coburg · 3.5 km
- Nexus Jiu Jitsu - Murat Karadenizli · Coburg North · 3.6 km
- Sjja Pascoe Vale - Brazilian Jiu Jitsu · Pascoe Vale · 3.6 km
- World Goju Ryu Karate-do Brunswick · Brunswick East · 3.6 km
- Fighting Lyons · Essendon North · 3.7 km
- V Team Taekwondo · Carlton North · 3.9 km
- 10th Planet Jiu Jitsu · Pascoe Vale · 3.9 km
- Alexandre Santos Brazilian Jiu Jitsu · North Melbourne · 4.2 km
- Nexus Jiu Jitsu · Coburg North · 4.2 km
- Oh's Taekwondo Centre Essendon · Essendon · 4.4 km
- Pace Taekwondo · Northcote · 4.4 km
Soccer around Brunswick West
13 listed within 5 km of Brunswick West
0.8 km from central Brunswick West
1.3 km from central Brunswick West
2.2 km from central Brunswick West
Not finding it in Brunswick West? Listed in Brunswick (2 · 1.9 km), Brunswick East (1 · 3.3 km), Pascoe Vale (1 · 3.6 km)
See all 13 within 5 km
- Melbourne University Soccer Club · Carlton North · 2.7 km
- Cougar Sportswear · Brunswick East · 3 km
- Melbourne Chinese Soccer Association · Carlton North · 3.1 km
- Moreland City Soccer Club · Thornbury · 3.4 km
- The Football Factory Melbourne · Coburg North · 3.5 km
- Darebin United Soccer Club · Thornbury · 4 km
- North Melbourne Community Centre · North Melbourne · 4.2 km
- North Melbourne Pool · North Melbourne · 4.2 km
- Pascoe Vale Soccer Club · Coburg North · 4.2 km
- Moreland Wolves Soccer Club · Pascoe Vale · 4.5 km
Gymnastics & cheer around Brunswick West
10 listed within 5 km of Brunswick West
2 km from central Brunswick West
2.3 km from central Brunswick West
3.3 km from central Brunswick West
Not finding it in Brunswick West? Listed in Moonee Ponds (1 · 1.9 km), Essendon (1 · 2.3 km), Travancore (1 · 2.4 km)
See all 10 within 5 km
- Moonee Valley Health and Fitness · Travancore · 2.4 km
- Kaygees Gymnastic Club · Northcote · 3.9 km
- Alexandre Santos Brazilian Jiu Jitsu · North Melbourne · 4.2 km
- St Marks Calisthenics Club · Coburg North · 4.2 km
- Crux Bouldering · Coburg North · 4.2 km
- North Melbourne Community Centre · North Melbourne · 4.2 km
- North Melbourne Pool · North Melbourne · 4.2 km
More sports
- Swimming (7 within 5 km) — Elite Swimming Brunswick (1.7 km)Not finding it in Brunswick West? Listed in Brunswick (2 · 1.9 km), Moonee Ponds (1 · 1.9 km), Essendon (2 · 2.3 km)
- Other sports (4 within 5 km) — Coburg Table Tennis Club (4.2 km)Not finding it in Brunswick West? Listed in Coburg North (2 · 4.2 km), North Melbourne (2 · 4.2 km), Northcote (1 · 5.1 km)
- Basketball (2 within 5 km) — North Melbourne Community Centre (4.2 km)Not finding it in Brunswick West? Listed in North Melbourne (2 · 4.2 km), Northcote (1 · 5.1 km), Preston (1 · 6 km)
- Netball (2 within 5 km) — Moonee Valley Health and Fitness (2.4 km)Not finding it in Brunswick West? Listed in Travancore (1 · 2.4 km), Oak Park (1 · 5.1 km), North Melbourne (1 · 4.2 km)
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Tutoring & STEM around Brunswick West
19 listed within 5 km of Brunswick West
1.9 km from central Brunswick West
2.4 km from central Brunswick West
3.3 km from central Brunswick West
Not finding it in Brunswick West? Listed in Brunswick (1 · 1.9 km), Pascoe Vale South (1 · 2.5 km), Brunswick East (3 · 3.3 km)
See all 19 within 5 km
- InLanguage Boutique · Brunswick East · 3.3 km
- Modern Life Music School · Brunswick East · 3.3 km
- YAS Studio (Youth Acting & Screen Studio) · Kensington · 3.5 km
- Kip McGrath - Essendon · Essendon · 3.6 km
- Lucinda Curran · Carlton North · 3.8 km
- NumberWorks'nWords Essendon · Aberfeldie · 3.7 km
- Alexandre Santos Brazilian Jiu Jitsu · North Melbourne · 4.2 km
- Forging Roots Education · Coburg North · 4.2 km
- Melbourne Djembe · Coburg North · 4.2 km
- Melbourne Music Therapy · Fitzroy North · 4.4 km
- Goodstart · Thornbury · 4.4 km
- Apex Tuition Australia · Carlton · 4.8 km
- Australian Mathematical Sciences Institute · Carlton South · 4.8 km
- Melbourne Disability Institute · Carlton South · 4.8 km
- Bonjour Babies (Carlton VIC) · Carlton · 4.8 km
- CIS - Centre of Italian Studies · Carlton · 4.9 km
Arts & dance around Brunswick West
18 listed within 5 km of Brunswick West
0.8 km from central Brunswick West
1.9 km from central Brunswick West
1.9 km from central Brunswick West
Not finding it in Brunswick West? Listed in Brunswick (2 · 1.9 km), Brunswick East (4 · 3.3 km), Moonee Ponds (2 · 1.9 km)
See all 18 within 5 km
- Mechanic's Institute · Brunswick · 2.1 km
- Moonee Valley YMCA Gymnastics Club · Essendon · 2.3 km
- Creativity Dance Studios · Travancore · 2.4 km
- African Drumming Classes Brunswick | Ray Pereira · Brunswick East · 3.3 km
- Centrestage Performing Arts School · Brunswick East · 3.3 km
- Modern Life Music School · Brunswick East · 3.3 km
- Lincoln Art Centre · Brunswick East · 3.2 km
- Wendy White School of Dancing · Strathmore · 3.2 km
- YAS Studio (Youth Acting & Screen Studio) · Kensington · 3.5 km
- Melbourne Djembe · Coburg North · 4.2 km
- St Marks Calisthenics Club · Coburg North · 4.2 km
- Melbourne Music Therapy · Fitzroy North · 4.4 km
- Australian Mathematical Sciences Institute · Carlton South · 4.8 km
- Australian Centre of Performing Arts · North Melbourne · 4.9 km
- Carlton Arts Centre Pottery School · Carlton · 4.8 km
- Music (8 within 5 km) — Tempo Rubato (1.9 km)Not finding it in Brunswick West? Listed in Brunswick (2 · 1.9 km), Brunswick East (3 · 3.3 km), Coburg North (1 · 4.2 km)
- Kids' activities & play (7 within 5 km) — Moonee Valley Health and Fitness (2.4 km)Not finding it in Brunswick West? Listed in Coburg (1 · 2.8 km), Essendon (1 · 2.3 km), Travancore (1 · 2.4 km)
- Yoga & wellbeing (4 within 5 km) — Alexandre Santos Brazilian Jiu Jitsu (4.2 km)Not finding it in Brunswick West? Listed in Coburg North (2 · 4.2 km), North Melbourne (1 · 4.2 km), Fitzroy North (1 · 4.4 km)
Schools within 3 km of Brunswick West
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25 schools within 3 km of the Brunswick West centre, 4 with a Brunswick West address. See all schools with a Brunswick West 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 26)
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Libraries (4 of 7)
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Public pools (4 of 7)
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Sports grounds (4 of 10)
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Parks (2)
Paul Huckin
Pascoe Vale South · 1.1 km
Hill Park, Butwal
Pascoe Vale South · 2.2 km
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 Brunswick West
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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Kaygees Gymnastic Club Ages 3–17*
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Essendon Little Athletics Centre Ages 5–16*
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1st Moonee Ponds Scout Group Ages 5–17*
At a glance
This guide brings together what AroundSchools lists for families in and around Brunswick West: 106 kids' activities within 5 km, 4 schools in Brunswick West, and parks and playgrounds.
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Browse mapped places (105)
- St. Joseph's School - Brunswick WestSchool
- Brunswick North West Primary SchoolSchool
- Brunswick North Primary SchoolSchool
- Moonee Ponds Primary SchoolSchool
- Brunswick South West Primary SchoolSchool
- St Monica's Primary SchoolSchool
- Brunswick Secondary CollegeSchool
- Parkville CollegeSchool
- Pascoe Vale South Primary SchoolSchool
- Coburg West Primary SchoolSchool
- Essendon Primary SchoolSchool
- Ascot Vale Heights SchoolSchool
- Sydney Road Community SchoolSchool
- Ascot Vale Primary SchoolSchool
- St. Margaret Mary's Primary School - Brunswick NorthSchool
- Travancore SchoolSchool
- St Columba's CollegeSchool
- Lowther Hall Anglican Grammar SchoolSchool
- Mount Alexander CollegeSchool
- St Vincent de Paul Primary School School
- Flemington Primary SchoolSchool
- St Brendan's Primary School - FlemingtonSchool
- Debney Meadows Primary SchoolSchool
- Islamic College of SportSchool
- Coburg North Primary SchoolSchool
- Paint + Pop: Face Painting + Pop Up PhotoboothActivity
- North Brunswick Football ClubActivity
- Hall's TaekwondoActivity
- Glencairn Tennis ClubActivity
- West Brunswick Tennis ClubActivity
- Futsal OzActivity
- Elite Swimming BrunswickActivity
- Shito-Ryu KarateActivity
- Science of Jiu JitsuActivity
- Moonee Valley RacecourseActivity
- VolkScienceActivity
- Goju-Ryu Australia Ryusyokai - BrunswickActivity
- Tempo RubatoActivity
- Brunswick BathsActivity
- The Jellybean GymActivity
- Professional Taekwondo - Anti Bullying ProgramsActivity
- Mechanic's InstituteActivity
- Little Athletics Coaching MelbourneActivity
- Sydenham Street Swimming SchoolActivity
- Moonee Valley YMCA Gymnastics ClubActivity
- 1st Moonee Ponds Scout GroupActivity
- Windy Hill Fitness CentreActivity
- Private studioActivity
- Coburg Tennis ClubActivity
- Kip McGrath - Pascoe Vale SouthActivity
- Creativity Dance StudiosActivity
- Moonee Valley Health and FitnessActivity
- Noah Playland and CafeActivity
- West Coburg Tennis ClubActivity
- Royal Park Tennis ClubActivity
- St Vincent's Tennis ClubActivity
- Goju Kai Karate doActivity
- Melbourne University Soccer ClubActivity
- Okukan Karate MelbourneActivity
- World Shotokan Karate-do of AustraliaActivity
- Cougar SportswearActivity
- Melbourne Chinese Soccer AssociationActivity
- Independent Shotokan Karate AustraliaActivity
- North Park Tennis ClubActivity
- Samurai Karate KensingtonActivity
- Braddy ReservePark or community place
- Jacobs ReservePark or community place
- Brunswick West LibraryPark or community place
- Campbell Turner LibraryPark or community place
- Reaburn ReservePark or community place
- A G Gillon OvalPark or community place
- Montgomery ParkPark or community place
- Holbrook ReservePark or community place
- Paul HuckinPark or community place
- Clifton ParkPark or community place
- Wylie ParkPark or community place
- Mailer ReservePark or community place
- Shore ReservePark or community place
- Queens Park Swimming PoolPark or community place
- Sam Merrifield LibraryPark or community place
- Queens ParkPark or community place
- Mitchell ReservePark or community place
- Brunswick Tool LibraryPark or community place
- Gandolfo GardensPark or community place
- Brunswick LibraryPark or community place
- Five Mile Creek ReservePark or community place
- Parkville GardensPark or community place
- Palazzolo ParkPark or community place
- Warr ParkPark or community place
- Robinson ReservePark or community place
- Arthur Calwell ParkPark or community place
- Hill Park, ButwalPark or community place
- Travancore ParkPark or community place
- Randazzo ParkPark or community place
- McLleery ResrvePark or community place
- Tickity BooPark or community place
- H. V. Foletta ParkPark or community place
- Rothwell ParkPark or community place
- Hooper ReservePark or community place
- Bush ReservePark or community place
- PC Brearley ReservePark or community place
- Coburg Station ReservePark or community place
- Symons ParkPark or community place
- Barkly Street ParkPark or community place
- Anderson ParkPark or community place
Your council & community
Brunswick West within Merri-bek City Council
2 of the council area’s 62 activity providers · 9th of 12 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 Brunswick West
A summary. Each home’s page shows the schools and activities around it.
$1.37m
Median, houses
$589k
Median, units
Recently sold within 5 km of Brunswick West
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Brunswick West, VIC 3055
Property Type: Apartment / Unit / Flat
Brunswick West, VIC 3055
Property Type: Townhouse
Brunswick West, VIC 3055
Property Type: House
Brunswick West, VIC 3055
Property Type: House
Brunswick West, VIC 3055
Property Type: House
Brunswick West, VIC 3055
Property Type: Apartment / Unit / Flat
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.
Brunswick
12 activity providers · 1.9 km
Pascoe Vale South
1 activity provider · 2.5 km
Coburg
9 activity providers · 2.8 km
Brunswick East
8 activity providers · 3.3 km
Compare activities, schools & parks
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Brunswick West
Tennis 1, Martial arts 1
4 schools · 3 parks
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Brunswick1.9 km · same council
Martial arts 3, Arts & dance 2, Music 2, Soccer 2 +3
2 schools · 9 parks
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Pascoe Vale South2.5 km · same council
Tutoring & STEM 1
1 school · 5 parks
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Coburg2.8 km · same council
Martial arts 4, Tennis 4, Kids' activities & play 1
9 schools · 12 parks
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Brunswick East3.3 km · same council
Arts & dance 4, Tutoring & STEM 3, Music 3, Martial arts 2 +2
3 schools · 7 parks
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Moonee Ponds1.9 km
Arts & dance 2, Martial arts 2, Tennis 2, Gymnastics & cheer 1 +1
3 schools · 2 parks
| Area | Activities listed there | Schools | Parks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brunswick West | Tennis 1, Martial arts 1 | 4 | 3 |
| Brunswick1.9 km · same council | Martial arts 3, Arts & dance 2, Music 2, Soccer 2 +3 | 2 | 9 |
| Pascoe Vale South2.5 km · same council | Tutoring & STEM 1 | 1 | 5 |
| Coburg2.8 km · same council | Martial arts 4, Tennis 4, Kids' activities & play 1 | 9 | 12 |
| Brunswick East3.3 km · same council | Arts & dance 4, Tutoring & STEM 3, Music 3, Martial arts 2 +2 | 3 | 7 |
| Moonee Ponds1.9 km | Arts & dance 2, Martial arts 2, Tennis 2, Gymnastics & cheer 1 +1 | 3 | 2 |
Each row counts only what is listed in that suburb itself; distances are between suburb centres.
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* Ages read from the provider's own website and re-checked every four months — not yet confirmed by them here.