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Carlton North, VIC Family Guide

VIC 3054 · City of Yarra

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

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Carlton North
Carlton North · Matnkat / CC BY 2.5
Schools41within 3 kmActivities147within 5 kmUpcoming events0shown within 5 kmHomes5for sale within 5 km

Find something they love

Martial arts30 within 5 kmTennis30 within 5 kmSoccer15 within 5 kmSwimming12 within 5 kmGymnastics & cheer11 within 5 km
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Other sports7 within 5 kmBasketball4 within 5 kmFootball (AFL)3 within 5 kmNetball3 within 5 kmArts & dance38 within 5 kmTutoring & STEM28 within 5 kmKids' activities & play13 within 5 kmMusic9 within 5 kmYoga & wellbeing5 within 5 km
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Explore Carlton North

Parks, playgrounds and community places to discover nearby.

Curtain Square

Carlton North · 0.5 km

Toilets Sports courts / fields Playground Parking

Hardy Reserve

Carlton North · 0.5 km

Playground Toilets Parking BBQ facilities
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Sports & local clubs around Carlton North

Martial arts around Carlton North

30 listed within 5 km of Carlton North · 1 in Carlton North

V Team Taekwondo

Carlton North

Taekwondo

In Carlton North

Be Taekwondo

Brunswick East

Taekwondo

0.7 km from central Carlton North

World Goju Ryu Karate-do Brunswick

Brunswick East

Karate

1 km from central Carlton North

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Tennis around Carlton North

30 listed within 5 km of Carlton North · 1 in Carlton North

Princes Hill Tennis Club

Carlton North

Tennis

In Carlton North

Fitzroy Tennis Club

Fitzroy North

Tennis

0.7 km from central Carlton North

Asaf Nagar Tennis Coaching

Fitzroy North

Tennis

0.8 km from central Carlton North

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Soccer around Carlton North

15 listed within 5 km of Carlton North · 2 in Carlton North

Melbourne Chinese Soccer Association

Carlton North

Soccer

In Carlton North

Melbourne University Soccer Club

Carlton North

Soccer

In Carlton North

Social Sport - Fitzroy North

Fitzroy North

Futsal

1.3 km from central Carlton North

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Swimming around Carlton North

12 listed within 5 km of Carlton North

Carlton Baths

Carlton

Swimming

1 km from central Carlton North

Brunswick Baths

Brunswick

Swimming

1.9 km from central Carlton North

Collingwood Little Athletics Centre

Clifton Hill

Swimming

2.5 km from central Carlton North

Not finding it in Carlton North? Listed in Clifton Hill (1 · 1.7 km), Carlton (1 · 1.8 km), Brunswick (2 · 2.1 km)

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More things to do around Carlton North

Arts & dance around Carlton North

38 listed within 5 km of Carlton North

Melbourne Music Therapy

Fitzroy North

MusicMental HealthSinging

0.9 km from central Carlton North

Carlton Arts Centre Pottery School

Carlton

Art Centre

1.3 km from central Carlton North

Australian Mathematical Sciences Institute

Carlton South

TutoringMathsAdventure & Camping

1.6 km from central Carlton North

Not finding it in Carlton North? Listed in Fitzroy North (1 · 0.9 km), Fitzroy (1 · 1.6 km), Clifton Hill (1 · 1.7 km)

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Tutoring & STEM around Carlton North

28 listed within 5 km of Carlton North · 1 in Carlton North

Lucinda Curran

Carlton North

TutoringMathsEnglish

In Carlton North

Bonjour Babies (Carlton VIC)

Carlton

FrenchLanguage Learning

1.4 km from central Carlton North

Melbourne Disability Institute

Carlton South

Tutoring

1.6 km from central Carlton North

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Schools within 3 km of Carlton North

AICarlton North Primary School opens this section, and the list continues to Fitzroy North and Brunswick East.

Explore school profiles, admissions and nearby activities.

41 schools within 3 km of the Carlton North centre, 1 with a Carlton North address.

Check official school-zone boundaries on each school profile; proximity is not eligibility. Check a specific address

Parks, playgrounds & community places

AIPlaygrounds in this section begin at Curtain Square in Carlton North, and the sports grounds listed sit in Carlton North and Fitzroy North.

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

Playgrounds (verified features) (4 of 25)

  • Curtain Square

    Carlton North · 0.5 km

    Toilets Sports courts / fields Playground Parking

  • Hardy Reserve

    Carlton North · 0.5 km

    Playground Toilets Parking BBQ facilities
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Libraries (4 of 15)

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Public pools (4 of 5)

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Sports grounds (4 of 20)

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    Princes Park

    Carlton North · 1.1 km

    Sports courts / fields
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  • Crawford Oval

    Carlton North · 1.1 km

    Sports courts / fields

  • Hooper Reserve

    Brunswick · 1.4 km

    Toilets Parking Sports courts / fields

Parks (4 of 8)

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What's coming up

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

No upcoming events are listed near this suburb right now. Explore nearby guides or check back for new events.

Activities by age around Carlton North

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.

A look around Carlton North

Carlton North
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Carlton North

At a glance

This guide brings together what AroundSchools lists for families in and around Carlton North: 147 kids' activities within 5 km, 1 school in Carlton North, and parks and playgrounds.

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Your council & community

Carlton North within City of Yarra

3 of the council area’s 39 activity providers · 5th of 10 suburbs by number of providers

City of Yarra guide

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 Carlton North

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

$1.8m

Median, houses

$720k

Median, units

5

For sale within 5 km

For sale within 5 km of Carlton North

508/243 Franklin Street (1/1)

508/243 Franklin Street

3.1km

Melbourne, VIC 3000

$360,000

210Apartment / Unit / Flat
Type 03/640 Bourke St - Eliza Collection (1/1)

Type 03/640 Bourke St - Eliza Collection

3.9km

Melbourne, VIC 3000

$2,865,000

321Apartment / Unit / Flat
Type 04/640 Bourke St - Classic Collection (1/1)

Type 04/640 Bourke St - Classic Collection

3.9km

Melbourne, VIC 3000

$712,500

110Apartment / Unit / Flat
Type 05/640 Bourke St - Classic Collection (1/1)

Type 05/640 Bourke St - Classic Collection

3.9km

Melbourne, VIC 3000

$666,000

110Apartment / Unit / Flat
2902/568 Collins Street (1/1)

2902/568 Collins Street

4.1km

Melbourne, VIC 3000

$480,000 – $520,000

211Apartment / Unit / Flat

Recently sold within 5 km of Carlton North

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

522 Station Street (1/1)
Sold
House
522 Station Street300m

Carlton North, VIC 3054

3
2
6/682 NICHOLSON STREET (1/1)
Sold
Apartment / Unit / Flat
6/682 NICHOLSON STREET500m

Fitzroy North, VIC 3068

2
1
1
66/682 Nicholson Street (1/1)
Sold
Apartment / Unit / Flat
66/682 Nicholson Street500m

Fitzroy North, VIC 3068

3
2
1
241 Richardson Street (1/1)
Sold
House
241 Richardson Street500m

Carlton North, VIC 3054

4
1
1
636 Station Street (1/1)
Sold
House
636 Station Street500m

Carlton North, VIC 3054

2
1
25 Reid Street (1/1)
Sold
House
25 Reid Street500m

Fitzroy North, VIC 3068

1
1

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.

Feature508/243 Franklin StreetType 03/640 Bourke St - Eliza CollectionType 04/640 Bourke St - Classic CollectionType 05/640 Bourke St - Classic Collection2902/568 Collins Street
Property typeAPARTMENT / UNIT / FLATAPARTMENT / UNIT / FLATAPARTMENT / UNIT / FLATAPARTMENT / UNIT / FLATAPARTMENT / UNIT / FLAT
Bedrooms23112
Bathrooms12111
Car spaces01001
Asking price$360,000$2,865,000$712,500$666,000$480,000–$520,000

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Nearby suburbs

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

Fitzroy

2 activity providers · 1.6 km

Compare activities, schools & parks
  • Carlton North

    Soccer 2, Martial arts 1, Tennis 1, Tutoring & STEM 1

    1 school · 4 parks

  • Fitzroy North0.9 km · same council

    Tennis 2, Arts & dance 1, Tutoring & STEM 1, Music 1 +2

    4 schools · 7 parks

  • Fitzroy1.6 km · same council

    Arts & dance 1, Tutoring & STEM 1, Party entertainers 1

    3 schools · 3 parks

  • Clifton Hill1.7 km · same council

    Martial arts 5, Arts & dance 1, Gymnastics & cheer 1, Tutoring & STEM 1 +4

    3 schools · 4 parks

  • Collingwood2.3 km · same council

    Martial arts 3, Football (AFL) 1, Arts & dance 1, Tutoring & STEM 1 +1

    3 schools · 1 park

  • Abbotsford3 km · same council

    Arts & dance 1, Party entertainers 1, Yoga & wellbeing 1

    2 schools · 5 parks

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

Explore nearby family guides

Fitzroy North family guide · 0.9 kmFitzroy family guide · 1.6 kmClifton Hill family guide · 1.7 kmCollingwood family guide · 2.3 kmAbbotsford family guide · 3 kmParkville family guide · 1.8 kmCarlton family guide · 1.8 kmBrunswick East family guide · 1.9 kmBrunswick family guide · 2.1 kmNorthcote family guide · 2.9 kmRichmond family guide · 4.5 km

This introduction and the sentences marked AI on this page were written with AI from the AroundSchools listings shown here (refreshed 21 Oct 2026) — what we've listed, not everywhere nearby, and it may be outdated. General information, not advice.

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Carlton North has a tennis club and a soccer association of its own on this page: Princes Hill Tennis Club and Melbourne Chinese Soccer Association. AroundSchools lists 147 providers within 5 km of Carlton North.

Martial arts and gymnastics are featured too, but those listings are in Clifton Hill, Collingwood, Brunswick East and Northcote.

For tutoring, Lucinda Curran is listed in Carlton North, and arts & dance leads to Fitzroy North and Fitzroy.

Figures from AroundSchools listings and official published data, refreshed 21 Oct 2026.

Kids activities across City of Yarra

39 kids activities listed
on AroundSchools, in City of Yarra
Sports27Academic7Creative Arts7Entertainment3Health3Music1

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All kids' activities listed in Carlton North

Grouped by kind; only listings whose address is in Carlton North.

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