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Melbourne, VIC Family Guide

VIC 3004 · City of Melbourne

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

Explore kids’ activitiesDirectory data rebuilt 21 Oct 2026
Melbourne
Melbourne · Shkuru Afshar / CC BY-SA 4.0
Schools30within 3 kmActivities121within 5 kmUpcoming events0shown within 5 kmHomes18for sale in this suburb

Find something they love

Tennis26 within 5 kmMartial arts20 within 5 kmOther sports18 within 5 kmGymnastics & cheer15 within 5 kmSoccer14 within 5 km
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Swimming10 within 5 kmNetball5 within 5 kmBasketball4 within 5 kmFootball (AFL)2 within 5 kmAthletics2 within 5 kmArts & dance26 within 5 kmTutoring & STEM22 within 5 kmKids' activities & play11 within 5 kmYoga & wellbeing7 within 5 kmMusic3 within 5 km
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Explore Melbourne

Parks, playgrounds and community places to discover nearby.

Eades Park

West Melbourne · 1.4 km

Playground Parking Sports courts / fields

Condell Reserve

Fitzroy · 2 km

Sports courts / fields Playground Toilets Parking
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Sports & local clubs around Melbourne

Tennis around Melbourne

26 listed within 5 km of Melbourne · 5 in Melbourne

Team Tennis

Melbourne

Tennis

In Melbourne

Tennis Australia

Melbourne

Tennis

In Melbourne

Melbourne & Olympic Parks

Melbourne

ParkTennis

In Melbourne

All tennis in Melbourne (5) →
See all 26 within 5 km

Martial arts around Melbourne

20 listed within 5 km of Melbourne

Mas Oyama's Kyokushin

Southbank

Karate

0.5 km from central Melbourne

Taekwondo Victoria Inc

East Melbourne

Taekwondo

1.5 km from central Melbourne

10th Planet Jiu Jitsu South Melbourne

South Melbourne

Jiujitsu

2.1 km from central Melbourne

Not finding it in Melbourne? Listed in Taylors Lakes (2 · 1.5 km), St Albans (1 · 4.6 km)

See all 20 within 5 km

Other sports around Melbourne

18 listed within 5 km of Melbourne · 2 in Melbourne

Holey Moley

Melbourne

GolfFamily Attractions

In Melbourne

Hardrock

Melbourne

AbseilingGymnastics

In Melbourne

Melbourne Park

East Melbourne

BasketballSoccerAFL

1.5 km from central Melbourne

All other sports in Melbourne (2) →
See all 18 within 5 km

Gymnastics & cheer around Melbourne

15 listed within 5 km of Melbourne · 1 in Melbourne

Coffee School

Abeckett Street

TutoringCheer TeamArt Centre

0.7 km from central Melbourne

Alexandre Santos Brazilian Jiu Jitsu

North Melbourne

TutoringMental HealthSelf Defence

2.7 km from central Melbourne

North Melbourne Community Centre

North Melbourne

GymnasticsFutsalBasketball

2.7 km from central Melbourne

All gymnastics & cheer in Melbourne (1) →
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More sports

All sports listed in Melbourne →

More things to do around Melbourne

Arts & dance around Melbourne

26 listed within 5 km of Melbourne · 8 in Melbourne

Acknowledge Education

Melbourne

TutoringMental HealthSTEM

In Melbourne

Lindsey's VCE Tutoring

Melbourne

TutoringAdventure & CampingSTEM

In Melbourne

Melbourne Institute of Technology

Melbourne

TutoringSTEMMaths

In Melbourne

All arts & dance in Melbourne (8) →
See all 26 within 5 km

Tutoring & STEM around Melbourne

22 listed within 5 km of Melbourne · 7 in Melbourne

The Tutoring Company

Melbourne

TutoringMathsEnglish

In Melbourne

TutorWo

Southbank

Tutoring

0.8 km from central Melbourne

CIS - Centre of Italian Studies

Carlton

Language Learning

1.6 km from central Melbourne

All tutoring & stem in Melbourne (7) →
See all 22 within 5 km

Schools within 3 km of Melbourne

Explore school profiles, admissions and nearby activities.

30 schools within 3 km of the Melbourne centre, 10 with a Melbourne address. See all schools with a Melbourne 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 11)

  • Eades Park

    West Melbourne · 1.4 km

    Playground Parking Sports courts / fields
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  • Condell Reserve

    Fitzroy · 2 km

    Sports courts / fields Playground Toilets Parking

  • Sol Green Reserve

    South Melbourne · 2.3 km

    Playground Parking BBQ facilities Picnic tables

Libraries (4 of 19)

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Public pools (3)

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Sports grounds (4 of 18)

  • Robot Playground

    Melbourne · 0.3 km

    Toilets Parking Sports courts / fields

  • Enterprize Park

    Southbank · 0.8 km

    Sports courts / fields Parking BBQ facilities
Show 2 more Sports grounds

  • Flagstaff Gardens

    West Melbourne · 1 km

    Toilets Parking Sports courts / fields

  • University Square

    Carlton · 1.5 km

    Parking BBQ facilities Picnic tables Sports courts / fields

Parks (4 of 27)

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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.

A look around Melbourne

Melbourne
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Melbourne

At a glance

This guide brings together what AroundSchools lists for families in and around Melbourne: 121 kids' activities within 5 km, 10 schools in Melbourne, and parks and playgrounds.

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Your council & community

Melbourne within City of Melbourne

20 of the council area’s 50 activity providers · 1st of 13 suburbs by number of providers

City of Melbourne guideSchools in Melbourne

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 Melbourne

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

$525k

Median, units

18

Homes for sale now

For sale nowBedsAsking
508/243 Franklin Street2$360k
2902/568 Collins Street2$480k–$520k
Type 05/640 Bourke St - Classic Collection1$666k

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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Select up to three homes. Each property page includes nearby schools and activities.

Feature508/243 Franklin Street2902/568 Collins StreetType 05/640 Bourke St - Classic Collection
Property type———
Bedrooms221
Bathrooms———
Car spaces———
Asking price$360,000$480,000–$520,000$666,000

Without JavaScript, the table shows all listed homes.

Nearby suburbs

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

Compare activities, schools & parks
  • Melbourne

    Arts & dance 8, Kids' activities & play 8, Tutoring & STEM 7, Tennis 5 +5

    10 schools · 3 parks

  • Taylors Lakes1.5 km

    Martial arts 2, Soccer 2, Swimming 1, Tennis 1

    2 schools · 4 parks

  • Kings Park3.1 km

    Soccer 1

    2 schools · 2 parks

  • Keilor Downs3.1 km

    Tennis 1

    4 schools · 1 park

  • St Albans4.6 km

    Soccer 3, Tennis 2, Tutoring & STEM 1, Martial arts 1

    13 schools · 6 parks

  • Caroline Springs5.9 km

    Basketball 1, Tutoring & STEM 1, Swimming 1

    8 schools · 2 parks

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

Explore nearby family guides

Taylors Lakes family guide · 1.5 kmKings Park family guide · 3.1 kmKeilor Downs family guide · 3.1 kmSt Albans family guide · 4.6 kmCaroline Springs family guide · 5.9 kmKeilor Park family guide · 6.6 kmDeer Park family guide · 7.1 km

This introduction and the sentences marked AI on this page were written with AI from the AroundSchools listings shown here (refreshed 20 Oct 2026) — what we've listed, not everywhere nearby, and it may be outdated. General information, not advice.

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For kids' entertainment in Melbourne, start with the kids' activities and play section of this guide, then the arts and dance listings. AroundSchools lists 121 activity providers within 5 km of Melbourne.

Entertainment listings include Holey Moley and Strike Bowling - Melbourne Central.

For a sport rather than an outing, the tennis section holds listings in Melbourne itself, and the entertainment page gathers the play and outing listings together.

AIFor other inner-city listings, open the City of Melbourne council guide.

Figures from AroundSchools listings and official published data, refreshed 20 Oct 2026.

Kids activities across City of Melbourne

50 kids activities listed
on AroundSchools, in City of Melbourne
Sports27Creative Arts15Academic14Entertainment8Health2Music1

Local guides & reading

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School, activity and family guides for readers exploring Melbourne.

Guides for Melbourne

Best Suburbs for Families in Melbourne (2026): Where Kids Have the Most to Do

Melbourne is Australia's most active metro for kids' activities, and the gap between suburbs is wider than most parents expect. Victoria alone lists 2,046 live activities across 570 suburbs on the…

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Broader reading for VIC families

Affordable Family Suburbs in Melbourne (2026): Houses Under $800,000, With What's Nearby

In early 2026, 38 Melbourne suburbs within 35 km of the CBD had a median house price under $800,000 — and not one of them is within 10 km. The nearest is Braybrook, 10.1 km out, where the median…

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Junior Soccer in Victoria (2026/27): Ages, Season and Where to Play

Kids in Victoria can start organised soccer from about age four — Football Victoria splits MiniRoos into Kick-Off for 4 to 9 year olds and Club Football for 5 to 11 year olds — note the younger…

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What Kids Actually Do in Victoria (Boys and Girls, 2025 Data)

The most common organised activity for children in Victoria is Swimming, which 25.4% of all children take part in outside school hours. For boys the most common is Swimming (22.6%), and for girls it…

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All kids' activities listed in Melbourne

Grouped by kind; only listings whose address is in Melbourne.

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