Castlemaine, VIC Family Guide
VIC 3450 · Mount Alexander Shire Council
Discover Castlemaine 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 Castlemaine
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Sports & local clubs around Castlemaine
Swimming around Castlemaine
2 listed within 5 km of Castlemaine · 2 in Castlemaine
In Castlemaine
In Castlemaine
More sports
- Tennis (1 in Castlemaine · 1 within 5 km) — Castlemaine Lawn Tennis Club (0.4 km)
More things to do around Castlemaine
- Arts & dance (1 in Castlemaine · 1 within 5 km) — Hannah's Paper Daisies (0 km)
- Tutoring & STEM (1 in Castlemaine · 1 within 5 km) — Hannah's Paper Daisies (0 km)
Schools within 3 km of Castlemaine
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6 schools within 3 km of the Castlemaine centre, 5 with a Castlemaine address. See all schools with a Castlemaine address
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Parks, playgrounds & community places
Within 3 km (pools 5 km). Features shown only where verified.
Playgrounds (verified features) (2)
Libraries (1)
Public pools (1)
Sports grounds (1)
Parks (4 of 6)
Castlemaine Park
Castlemaine · 1.1 km
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Kaweka Nature Conservation Reserve
Castlemaine · 1.3 km
Castlemaine Reserve
Castlemaine · 1.5 km
What's coming up
One-off events and programs listed within 5 km, over the next 60 days.
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A look around Castlemaine
Castlemaine
At a glance
This guide brings together what AroundSchools lists for families in and around Castlemaine: 5 kids' activities within 5 km, 5 schools in Castlemaine, and parks and playgrounds.
- Sports
- Swimming, Tennis
- Kids' activities
- Arts & dance, Tutoring & STEM
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- Chewton
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Browse mapped places (36)
- St Mary’s Primary School - CastlemaineSchool
- Castlemaine Primary SchoolSchool
- Castlemaine North Primary SchoolSchool
- Winters Flat Primary SchoolSchool
- Castlemaine Secondary CollegeSchool
- Olivet Christian CollegeSchool
- Hannah's Paper DaisiesActivity
- Castlemaine Fitness CentreActivity
- Every Body Health & FitnessActivity
- Castlemaine Lawn Tennis ClubActivity
- Soldiers Memorial Soccer GroundActivity
- Castlemaine LibraryPark or community place
- Castlemaine Market Historic AreaPark or community place
- Castlemaine Farmers' MarketPark or community place
- Western ReservePark or community place
- Charles Fleay Memorial PlaygroundPark or community place
- Castlemaine ParkPark or community place
- Kaweka Nature Conservation ReservePark or community place
- Castlemaine ReservePark or community place
- Moonlight Creek Bed & BanksPark or community place
- Newstead Gravel ReservePark or community place
- Chewton PoolPark or community place
- 21 Adams StreetHome for sale
- 4 Rowe StreetHome for sale
- 89 Bowden StreetHome for sale
- CA 23 Duke StreetHome for sale
- 8 Langdon StreetHome for sale
- 3 Ely CourtHome for sale
- 12 Moscript StreetHome for sale
- 3 Cooper CourtHome for sale
- 15 Woodman DriveHome for sale
- CA 42 Diamond Gully RoadHome for sale
- 14 Stephen StreetHome for sale
- 47 Elizabeth StreetHome for sale
- 28 Neates RoadHome for sale
- 15 Fryers RoadHome for sale
Your council & community
Castlemaine within Mount Alexander Shire Council
4 of the council area’s 7 activity providers · 1st of 4 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 Castlemaine
A summary. Each home’s page shows the schools and activities around it.
$730k
Median, houses
$563k
Median, units
9
For sale within 5 km
For sale within 5 km of Castlemaine
Recently sold within 5 km of Castlemaine
Homes that have sold nearby. We don’t show sale prices.
Castlemaine, VIC 3450
Property Type: House
Castlemaine, VIC 3450
Property Type: Apartment / Unit / Flat
Castlemaine, VIC 3450
Property Type: House
Castlemaine, VIC 3450
Property Type: House
Castlemaine, VIC 3450
Property Type: House
Castlemaine, VIC 3450
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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| Feature | 21 Adams Street | 89 Bowden Street | 3 Ely Court | 3 Cooper Court | 15 Woodman Drive | 14 Stephen Street |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Property type | HOUSE | HOUSE | HOUSE | HOUSE | HOUSE | HOUSE |
| Bedrooms | 4 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 4 |
| Bathrooms | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 |
| Car spaces | 4 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| Asking price | $550,000 | $645,000 | $695,000 | $1,750,000 | $695,000 | $1,200,000 |
Without JavaScript, the table shows all listed homes.
Real estate agencies in Castlemaine
Figures from AroundSchools listings and official published data, refreshed 21 Oct 2026.
Kids activities across Mount Alexander Shire Council
Local guides & reading
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All kids' activities listed in Castlemaine
Grouped by kind; only listings whose address is in Castlemaine.
Swimming (2) Category page →
Tutoring & STEM (1)
Parks & places (8)
* Ages read from the provider's own website and re-checked every four months — not yet confirmed by them here.