Niddrie, VIC Family Guide
VIC 3042 · Moonee Valley City Council
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Tennis around Niddrie
20 listed within 5 km of Niddrie · 2 in Niddrie
In Niddrie
In Niddrie
1.1 km from central Niddrie
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- Doutta Galla Tennis Club · Essendon North · 1.3 km
- Keilor East Tennis Club · Keilor East · 1.6 km
- Airport West Tennis Club · Airport West · 1.8 km
- Essendon Tennis Club · Aberfeldie · 2.1 km
- Essendon Baseball Club · Strathmore Heights · 2.6 km
- Strathmore Tennis Club · Strathmore · 2.6 km
- Oak Park Tennis Club · Strathmore · 2.7 km
- St Peters Parish Tennis & Social Club · Keilor East · 2.8 km
- St Vincent's Tennis Club · Strathmore · 3.2 km
- Maribyrnong Park Tennis Club · Moonee Ponds · 3.7 km
- Keilor Park Tennis Club · Keilor Park · 3.8 km
- Waterloo Cup Hotel · Moonee Ponds · 4 km
- Avondale Heights Tennis Club · Avondale Heights · 4.1 km
- Saltwater Tennis Centre · Glenroy · 4.1 km
- Glencairn Tennis Club · Brunswick West · 4.5 km
- Gladstone Park Tennis Club · Gladstone Park · 4.7 km
- Melbourne Croatia Soccer Club · Sunshine North · 4.9 km
Martial arts around Niddrie
15 listed within 5 km of Niddrie
1.3 km from central Niddrie
1.6 km from central Niddrie
1.6 km from central Niddrie
Not finding it in Niddrie? Listed in Airport West (5 · 1.4 km), Keilor East (1 · 2 km), Essendon (1 · 3.2 km)
See all 15 within 5 km
- Oh's Taekwondo Centre Essendon · Essendon · 1.9 km
- Ju Jitsu Australia Dojos · Keilor East · 2 km
- International College of Martial Arts & Natural Therapies · Airport West · 2.4 km
- TC Taekwondo Arp Wes · Airport West · 2.5 km
- Team Carlo Taekwondo · Airport West · 2.5 km
- Kassis Karate Academy · Tullamarine · 3.7 km
- Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Glenroy · Glenroy · 4.1 km
- Kyokushin Karate Glenroy Dojo · Glenroy · 4.1 km
- Hanmu Taekwondo · Avondale Heights · 4.2 km
- Professional Taekwondo - Anti Bullying Programs · Moonee Ponds · 4.3 km
- Shito-Ryu Karate · Moonee Ponds · 4.6 km
- Taekwondo Speaking Workshops · Tullamarine · 4.8 km
Soccer around Niddrie
12 listed within 5 km of Niddrie
3.3 km from central Niddrie
3.4 km from central Niddrie
3.7 km from central Niddrie
Not finding it in Niddrie? Listed in Essendon (1 · 3.2 km), Avondale Heights (2 · 3.7 km), Oak Park (1 · 3.3 km)
See all 12 within 5 km
- Action Indoor Sports Tullamarine · Tullamarine · 3.8 km
- Avondale Heights Soccer Club · Avondale Heights · 3.9 km
- Avondale Heights Football Club · Avondale Heights · 4.1 km
- Elite Football Training Facilities · Maribyrnong · 4.1 km
- Tullamarine Football Club · Tullamarine · 4.1 km
- Grasshopper Soccer · Tullamarine · 4.8 km
- Westside Fives · Maribyrnong · 4.8 km
- Knights Stadium · Sunshine North · 4.9 km
- Melbourne Croatia Soccer Club · Sunshine North · 4.9 km
Gymnastics & cheer around Niddrie
8 listed within 5 km of Niddrie
1.4 km from central Niddrie
1.4 km from central Niddrie
1.8 km from central Niddrie
Not finding it in Niddrie? Listed in Airport West (3 · 1.4 km), Essendon (1 · 3.2 km), Moonee Ponds (1 · 4.4 km)
See all 8 within 5 km
- Essendon Keilor Gymnastics Academy · Airport West · 2.4 km
- Moonee Valley YMCA Gymnastics Club · Essendon · 3.2 km
- Avonde Calisthenics College · Tullamarine · 4.1 km
- Robynmore Calisthenics College · Tullamarine · 4.1 km
- The Jellybean Gym · Moonee Ponds · 4.2 km
More sports
- Swimming (5 within 5 km) — Seymours Swim School (0.8 km)Not finding it in Niddrie? Listed in Airport West (1 · 1.4 km), Essendon (2 · 3.2 km), Moonee Ponds (1 · 4.4 km)
- Cricket (3 within 5 km) — Essendon Baseball Club (2.6 km)Not finding it in Niddrie? Listed in Oak Park (1 · 3.3 km), Tullamarine (1 · 4.1 km)
- Other sports (3 within 5 km) — Essendon Baseball Club (2.6 km)Not finding it in Niddrie? Listed in Keilor Park (2 · 3.6 km), Coburg North (2 · 6.6 km), Braybrook (1 · 6.7 km)
- Football (AFL) (2 within 5 km) — Oak Park Community Sports Association (3.3 km)Not finding it in Niddrie? Listed in Oak Park (1 · 3.3 km), Tullamarine (1 · 4.1 km)
- Athletics (2 within 5 km) — Essendon Little Athletics Centre (2 km)Not finding it in Niddrie? Listed in Aberfeldie (1 · 2 km), Keilor Park (1 · 3.6 km)
- Netball (2 within 5 km) — Oak Park Community Sports Association (3.3 km)Not finding it in Niddrie? Listed in Oak Park (1 · 3.3 km), Tullamarine (1 · 4.1 km), Travancore (1 · 6.5 km)
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Arts & dance around Niddrie
9 listed within 5 km of Niddrie
2.5 km from central Niddrie
2.6 km from central Niddrie
3.2 km from central Niddrie
Not finding it in Niddrie? Listed in Airport West (1 · 1.4 km), Strathmore (1 · 2.6 km), Essendon (1 · 3.2 km)
See all 9 within 5 km
- Fusion Calisthenics College · Airport West · 1.4 km
- Avonde Calisthenics College · Tullamarine · 4.1 km
- Robynmore Calisthenics College · Tullamarine · 4.1 km
- Glenroy Calisthenics · Glenroy · 4.3 km
- Moonee Valley Racecourse · Moonee Ponds · 4.4 km
- Paint + Pop: Face Painting + Pop Up Photobooth · Moonee Ponds · 4.7 km
Kids' activities & play around Niddrie
4 listed within 5 km of Niddrie
4.1 km from central Niddrie
3.2 km from central Niddrie
3.8 km from central Niddrie
Not finding it in Niddrie? Listed in Essendon (1 · 3.2 km), Keilor Park (1 · 3.6 km), Maribyrnong (1 · 3.7 km)
See all 4 within 5 km
- Strike Highpoint · Maribyrnong · 4.1 km
- Tutoring & STEM (3 within 5 km) — NumberWorks'nWords Essendon (2.3 km)Not finding it in Niddrie? Listed in Aberfeldie (1 · 2 km), Essendon (1 · 3.2 km), Pascoe Vale South (1 · 5 km)
- Music (2 within 5 km) — Avonde Calisthenics College (4.1 km)Not finding it in Niddrie? Listed in Tullamarine (2 · 4.1 km), Coburg North (1 · 6.6 km), Brunswick (2 · 7.3 km)
Schools within 3 km of Niddrie
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19 schools within 3 km of the Niddrie centre, 4 with a Niddrie address. See all schools with a Niddrie 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 17)
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Libraries (3)
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Public pools (4 of 5)
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Sports grounds (3)
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Parks (3)
Keaki Court Reserve
Niddrie · 0.8 km
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Afton Reserve
Essendon West · 2.5 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 Niddrie
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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Essendon Little Athletics Centre Ages 5–16*
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1st Moonee Ponds Scout Group Ages 5–17*
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Elite Football Training Facilities Ages 7–16*
At a glance
This guide brings together what AroundSchools lists for families in and around Niddrie: 72 kids' activities within 5 km, 4 schools in Niddrie, and parks and playgrounds.
- Kids' activities
- Arts & dance, Kids' activities & play, Tutoring & STEM, Music
- Explore nearby
- Airport West, Aberfeldie, and Keilor East
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Browse mapped places (90)
- St John Bosco's School - NiddrieSchool
- Western Autistic School - Niddrie CampusSchool
- Niddrie Primary SchoolSchool
- Rosehill Secondary CollegeSchool
- Essendon North Primary SchoolSchool
- Buckley Park CollegeSchool
- St Christopher's Primary School - Airport WestSchool
- St Bernard's CollegeSchool
- Penleigh and Essendon Grammar SchoolSchool
- Keilor Heights Primary SchoolSchool
- Our Lady of the Nativity Primary School - AberfeldieSchool
- Strathmore Primary SchoolSchool
- Aberfeldie Primary SchoolSchool
- Essendon Keilor District CollegeSchool
- Strathmore North Primary SchoolSchool
- Ave Maria CollegeSchool
- St Therese's SchoolSchool
- Resurrection HouseSchool
- St Peter's Primary School - Keilor EastSchool
- Funtastic TennisActivity
- Seymours Swim SchoolActivity
- St John Bosco Tennis ClubActivity
- Buckley Park Tennis ClubActivity
- Evolution Brazilian Jiu JitsuActivity
- Doutta Galla Tennis ClubActivity
- Essendon Keilor Gym AcademyActivity
- Fusion Calisthenics CollegeActivity
- Australian Karate FederationActivity
- Fighting LyonsActivity
- Keilor East Tennis ClubActivity
- Niddrie GymnasticsActivity
- Airport West Tennis ClubActivity
- Oh's Taekwondo Centre EssendonActivity
- Essendon Little Athletics CentreActivity
- Ju Jitsu Australia DojosActivity
- Essendon Tennis ClubActivity
- NumberWorks'nWords EssendonActivity
- Kip McGrath - EssendonActivity
- Essendon Keilor Gymnastics AcademyActivity
- International College of Martial Arts & Natural TherapiesActivity
- Airport West Swimming AcademyActivity
- TC Taekwondo Arp WesActivity
- Team Carlo TaekwondoActivity
- Wendy White School of DancingActivity
- Strathmore Tennis ClubActivity
- Essendon Baseball ClubActivity
- Oak Park Tennis ClubActivity
- St Peters Parish Tennis & Social ClubActivity
- Tullamarine Swimming SchoolActivity
- Windy Hill Fitness CentreActivity
- Moonee Valley YMCA Gymnastics ClubActivity
- 1st Moonee Ponds Scout GroupActivity
- St Vincent's Tennis ClubActivity
- Oak Park Community Sports AssociationActivity
- Little Athletics Coaching MelbourneActivity
- Keilor Little Athletics CentreActivity
- PEGS Hockey ClubActivity
- Maribyrnong Park Tennis ClubActivity
- Kassis Karate AcademyActivity
- Keaki Court ReservePark or community place
- St John Bosco's SchoolPark or community place
- Pamela ReservePark or community place
- Spring Gully ReservePark or community place
- Quinn Grove ReservePark or community place
- Neil Heinze ReservePark or community place
- Rosehill ParkPark or community place
- FJ Davies ReservePark or community place
- Moonee Valley Toy LibrariesPark or community place
- Moonee Valley Toy LibraryPark or community place
- Lily Street ParkPark or community place
- Clifton ParkPark or community place
- Pennington ReservePark or community place
- La Moon ReservePark or community place
- Smiley Crescent ReservePark or community place
- Afton ReservePark or community place
- John Pascoe Fawkner ReservePark or community place
- Afton Street Conservation ParkPark or community place
- Moyangul ReservePark or community place
- Riveria ReservePark or community place
- Bryan Family PlaygroundPark or community place
- Strathnaver ReservePark or community place
- Glenscott ReservePark or community place
- Milleara LibraryPark or community place
- Overland ReservePark or community place
- Riverside ParkPark or community place
- Oak Park Aquatic CentrePark or community place
- Oak Park Aquatic CentrePark or community place
- Pascoe Vale Outdoor Swimming PoolPark or community place
- Maribyrnong Aquatic CentrePark or community place
- Queens Park Swimming PoolPark or community place
Your council & community
Niddrie within Moonee Valley City Council
2 of the council area’s 49 activity providers · 8th of 13 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 Niddrie
A summary. Each home’s page shows the schools and activities around it.
$1.25m
Median, houses
$761k
Median, units
Recently sold within 5 km of Niddrie
Homes that have sold nearby. We don’t show sale prices.
Niddrie, VIC 3042
Property Type: Villa
Essendon, VIC 3040
Property Type: Townhouse
Airport West, VIC 3042
Property Type: Townhouse
Airport West, VIC 3042
Property Type: Apartment / Unit / Flat
Essendon North, VIC 3041
Property Type: House
Niddrie, VIC 3042
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.
Airport West
10 activity providers · 1.4 km
Aberfeldie
3 activity providers · 2 km
Keilor East
3 activity providers · 2 km
Strathmore
4 activity providers · 2.6 km
Compare activities, schools & parks
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Niddrie
Tennis 2
4 schools · 2 parks
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Airport West1.4 km · same council
Martial arts 5, Gymnastics & cheer 3, Arts & dance 1, Swimming 1 +1
1 school · 0 parks
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Aberfeldie2 km · same council
Athletics 1, Tutoring & STEM 1, Tennis 1
3 schools · 3 parks
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Keilor East2 km · same council
Tennis 2, Martial arts 1
3 schools · 18 parks
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Strathmore2.6 km · same council
Tennis 3, Arts & dance 1
3 schools · 1 park
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Essendon3.2 km · same council
Swimming 2, Arts & dance 1, Gymnastics & cheer 1, Kids' activities & play 1 +5
7 schools · 2 parks
| Area | Activities listed there | Schools | Parks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niddrie | Tennis 2 | 4 | 2 |
| Airport West1.4 km · same council | Martial arts 5, Gymnastics & cheer 3, Arts & dance 1, Swimming 1 +1 | 1 | 0 |
| Aberfeldie2 km · same council | Athletics 1, Tutoring & STEM 1, Tennis 1 | 3 | 3 |
| Keilor East2 km · same council | Tennis 2, Martial arts 1 | 3 | 18 |
| Strathmore2.6 km · same council | Tennis 3, Arts & dance 1 | 3 | 1 |
| Essendon3.2 km · same council | Swimming 2, Arts & dance 1, Gymnastics & cheer 1, Kids' activities & play 1 +5 | 7 | 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.