Thornbury, VIC Family Guide
VIC 3071 · City of Darebin
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Activities around Thornbury
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Martial arts around Thornbury
27 listed within 5 km of Thornbury · 1 in Thornbury
1.7 km from central Thornbury
2.1 km from central Thornbury
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- Pace Taekwondo · Northcote · 2.4 km
- GKR Karate · Northcote · 2.6 km
- Aerostrike Karate & Kickboxing · Fairfield · 2.9 km
- GKR Karate · Reservoir · 3.1 km
- World Goju Ryu Karate-do Brunswick · Brunswick East · 3.2 km
- Goju Kai Karate do · Brunswick · 3.3 km
- World Shotokan Karate-do of Australia · Coburg · 3.3 km
- Okukan Karate Melbourne · Coburg · 3.5 km
- Clifton Hill Jiujitsu · Clifton Hill · 3.4 km
- Team Taekwondo · Coburg · 3.6 km
- Hall's Taekwondo · Heidelberg West · 3.6 km
- Be Taekwondo · Brunswick East · 3.7 km
- Goju-Ryu Australia Ryusyokai - Brunswick · Brunswick · 3.8 km
- Lee's Karate · Ivanhoe · 3.8 km
- Hurl's Fitness · Clifton Hill · 3.9 km
- GKR Karate · Ivanhoe · 3.9 km
- Kindy Karate · Clifton Hill · 3.9 km
- Science of Jiu Jitsu · Brunswick · 4.1 km
- Le Bros' Karate · Clifton Hill · 4.2 km
- Independent Shotokan Karate Australia · Coburg · 4.3 km
- Pace Taekwondo · Clifton Hill · 4.4 km
- Nexus Jiu Jitsu - Murat Karadenizli · Coburg North · 4.6 km
- V Team Taekwondo · Carlton North · 4.7 km
- Nexus Jiu Jitsu · Coburg North · 4.8 km
Tennis around Thornbury
19 listed within 5 km of Thornbury
1.9 km from central Thornbury
2.6 km from central Thornbury
2.9 km from central Thornbury
Not finding it in Thornbury? Listed in Northcote (1 · 1.7 km), Preston (1 · 1.7 km), Brunswick East (1 · 2.6 km)
See all 19 within 5 km
- East Coburg Tennis Club · Coburg · 2.9 km
- Cranross Tennis Club · Preston · 3.1 km
- Coburg Table Tennis Club · Coburg North · 3.2 km
- Regent Tennis Club · Reservoir · 3.2 km
- Pro Shot Tennis Coaching · Coburg North · 3.7 km
- Clifton Hill Tennis Club · Clifton Hill · 4 km
- Fitzroy Tennis Club · Fitzroy North · 4.1 km
- Asaf Nagar Tennis Coaching · Fitzroy North · 4.2 km
- Coburg Tennis Club · Coburg · 4.3 km
- Coburg Table Tennis Club · Coburg North · 4.4 km
- West Coburg Tennis Club · Coburg · 4.4 km
- West Brunswick Tennis Club · Brunswick · 4.6 km
- Kingsbury Tennis Club · Kingsbury · 4.7 km
- Royal Park Tennis Club · Parkville · 4.7 km
- Lakeview Tennis Club Inc · Reservoir · 4.7 km
- Merlynston Tennis Club · Coburg North · 4.9 km
Soccer around Thornbury
15 listed within 5 km of Thornbury · 2 in Thornbury
In Thornbury
In Thornbury
1.7 km from central Thornbury
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- Cougar Sportswear · Brunswick East · 2.9 km
- Heidelberg United Alexander Soccer Club · Heidelberg West · 3.5 km
- Fitzroy City Soccer Club · Fairfield · 3.7 km
- Hurl's Fitness · Clifton Hill · 3.9 km
- Futsal Oz · Brunswick · 4.3 km
- Melbourne University Soccer Club · Carlton North · 4.4 km
- Preston/Reservoir Little Athletics Centre · Reservoir · 4.5 km
- Social Sport - Fitzroy North · Fitzroy North · 4.5 km
- North Heidelberg Football Club · Heidelberg Heights · 4.5 km
- North Brunswick Football Club · Brunswick · 4.6 km
- Melbourne Chinese Soccer Association · Carlton North · 5 km
- The Football Factory Melbourne · Coburg North · 4.9 km
Swimming around Thornbury
8 listed within 5 km of Thornbury
1.1 km from central Thornbury
1.7 km from central Thornbury
2.5 km from central Thornbury
Not finding it in Thornbury? Listed in Northcote (2 · 1.7 km), Preston (1 · 1.7 km), Fairfield (1 · 3.2 km)
See all 8 within 5 km
- Northcote Aquatic & Recreation Centre · Northcote · 1.9 km
- Collingwood Little Athletics Centre · Clifton Hill · 3.4 km
- Elite Swimming Brunswick · Brunswick · 3.6 km
- Ivanhoe Aquatic · Ivanhoe · 3.8 km
- Brunswick Baths · Brunswick · 4.1 km
More sports
- Gymnastics & cheer (1 in Thornbury · 7 within 5 km) — Mixtape Studio (0 km)
- Other sports (4 within 5 km) — Big Swing Golf Preston - Indoor Golf and Bar (1.7 km)Not finding it in Thornbury? Listed in Northcote (1 · 1.7 km), Preston (1 · 1.7 km), Coburg North (2 · 4.4 km)
- Basketball (2 within 5 km) — Big Swing Golf Preston - Indoor Golf and Bar (1.7 km)Not finding it in Thornbury? Listed in Northcote (1 · 1.7 km), Preston (1 · 1.7 km), Macleod (1 · 6.8 km)
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Arts & dance around Thornbury
17 listed within 5 km of Thornbury · 2 in Thornbury
In Thornbury
1.1 km from central Thornbury
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- ARC Children's & Youth Choir · Preston · 1.7 km
- Northcote Aquatic & Recreation Centre · Northcote · 1.7 km
- Lincoln Art Centre · Brunswick East · 2.1 km
- African Drumming Classes Brunswick | Ray Pereira · Brunswick East · 2.6 km
- Centrestage Performing Arts School · Brunswick East · 2.6 km
- Modern Life Music School · Brunswick East · 2.6 km
- 3D Printer Gear · Reservoir · 2.8 km
- Melbourne Music Therapy · Fitzroy North · 3.6 km
- Tempo Rubato · Brunswick · 3.8 km
- Melbourne Gym Sports · Alphington · 4 km
- Hurl's Fitness · Clifton Hill · 3.9 km
- Mechanic's Institute · Brunswick · 4 km
- Melbourne Djembe · Coburg North · 4.4 km
- St Marks Calisthenics Club · Coburg North · 4.4 km
Tutoring & STEM around Thornbury
16 listed within 5 km of Thornbury · 2 in Thornbury
In Thornbury
1.5 km from central Thornbury
1.7 km from central Thornbury
See all 16 within 5 km
- Red Note Music · Thornbury · 0 km
- Kip McGrath - Fairfield · Fairfield · 2.1 km
- African Drumming Classes Brunswick | Ray Pereira · Brunswick East · 2.6 km
- InLanguage Boutique · Brunswick East · 2.6 km
- Modern Life Music School · Brunswick East · 2.6 km
- 3D Printer Gear · Reservoir · 2.8 km
- Kumon Ivanhoe Australia · Ivanhoe · 3.5 km
- Melbourne Music Therapy · Fitzroy North · 3.6 km
- VolkScience · Brunswick · 3.8 km
- El Patio Spanish Language School · Clifton Hill · 3.9 km
- Lucinda Curran · Carlton North · 4.2 km
- Forging Roots Education · Coburg North · 4.4 km
- Melbourne Djembe · Coburg North · 4.4 km
- Music (2 in Thornbury · 11 within 5 km) — Red Note Music (0 km)
- Kids' activities & play (10 within 5 km) — Big Swing Golf Preston - Indoor Golf and Bar (1.7 km)Not finding it in Thornbury? Listed in Northcote (2 · 1.7 km), Preston (3 · 1.7 km), Reservoir (1 · 4.5 km)
- Yoga & wellbeing (5 within 5 km) — Melbourne Music Therapy (3.6 km)Not finding it in Thornbury? Listed in Fitzroy North (1 · 3.6 km), Clifton Hill (1 · 3.9 km), Ivanhoe (1 · 4 km)
Schools within 3 km of Thornbury
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32 schools within 3 km of the Thornbury centre, 8 with a Thornbury address. See all schools with a Thornbury 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 15)
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Libraries (1)
Public pools (4)
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Sports grounds (4 of 8)
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A look around Thornbury
Thornbury
At a glance
This guide brings together what AroundSchools lists for families in and around Thornbury: 102 kids' activities within 5 km, 8 schools in Thornbury, and parks and playgrounds.
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- Northcote, Preston, and Fairfield
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Browse mapped places (103)
- St Mary’s Parish Primary School - ThornburySchool
- St John's College - PrestonSchool
- Thornbury Primary SchoolSchool
- Preston South Primary SchoolSchool
- Bell Primary SchoolSchool
- Sacred Heart Primary School - PrestonSchool
- Wales Street Primary SchoolSchool
- Penders Grove Primary SchoolSchool
- Holy Spirit Primary SchoolSchool
- Preston High SchoolSchool
- Croxton SchoolSchool
- Preston West Primary SchoolSchool
- Santa Maria CollegeSchool
- Northcote High SchoolSchool
- Northcote Primary SchoolSchool
- Thornbury High SchoolSchool
- St Raphael's Primary School - West PrestonSchool
- Brunswick East Primary SchoolSchool
- Victorian School Of LanguagesSchool
- Virtual School VictoriaSchool
- St Joseph's Primary School - NorthcoteSchool
- Yarra Me SchoolSchool
- Westgarth Primary SchoolSchool
- St Bernard's Primary School - East CoburgSchool
- Coburg Special Developmental SchoolSchool
- Northern College of the Arts and TechnologySchool
- Antonine CollegeSchool
- Coburg High SchoolSchool
- Preston Primary SchoolSchool
- Merri Creek Primary SchoolSchool
- St. Margaret Mary's Primary School - Brunswick NorthSchool
- Holy Name Primary School School
- Mixtape StudioActivity
- Red Note MusicActivity
- Australian School of Shotokan KarateActivity
- GoodstartActivity
- Darebin Arts & Entertainment CentreActivity
- Darebin RSLActivity
- Mary’s Piano SchoolActivity
- Darebin United Soccer ClubActivity
- Musical MindsActivity
- Clowning Around Play CentreActivity
- TargetEdActivity
- Northcote Aquatic & Recreation CentreActivity
- Big Swing Golf Preston - Indoor Golf and BarActivity
- ARC Children's & Youth ChoirActivity
- The KeysActivity
- Equipe Mestre Wilson Jiu-Jitsu AustraliaActivity
- Moreland City Soccer ClubActivity
- Kaygees Gymnastic ClubActivity
- Northcote Aquatic & Recreation CentreActivity
- Wonder World Play CentreActivity
- Lincoln Art CentreActivity
- Kip McGrath - FairfieldActivity
- Halls TaekwondoActivity
- Pace TaekwondoActivity
- Jump! Swim Schools FairfieldActivity
- African Drumming Classes Brunswick | Ray PereiraActivity
- Centrestage Performing Arts SchoolActivity
- InLanguage BoutiqueActivity
- Modern Life Music SchoolActivity
- GKR KarateActivity
- 3D Printer GearActivity
- Cougar SportswearActivity
- East Coburg Tennis ClubActivity
- Aerostrike Karate & KickboxingActivity
- Elite Tennis Academy and AATCActivity
- Cranross Tennis ClubActivity
- GKR KarateActivity
- World Goju Ryu Karate-do BrunswickActivity
- Coburg Table Tennis ClubActivity
- Regent Tennis ClubActivity
- Newman ReservePark or community place
- Spencer ReservePark or community place
- Alan Bird ReservePark or community place
- GM Mott ReservePark or community place
- Mayers ParkPark or community place
- H Swain ReservePark or community place
- Margaret Walker PlaygroundPark or community place
- Northcote LibraryPark or community place
- Andrew Boyd ReservePark or community place
- Margaret Walker ReservePark or community place
- Northcote Community GardenPark or community place
- MC Donell ParkPark or community place
- Northcote Junior Football ClubPark or community place
- Croxton Allard ParkPark or community place
- Jones ParkPark or community place
- Phillips ReservePark or community place
- Susan Walsh ReservePark or community place
- Bowden ReservePark or community place
- John Cain Memorial ParkPark or community place
- Kirkdale ParkPark or community place
- De Chene ReservePark or community place
- Baden Morgan ReservePark or community place
- Sumner ParkPark or community place
- Cox's ReservePark or community place
- Larkins ReservePark or community place
- J.S. Grey ReservePark or community place
- Anderson ParkPark or community place
- Coburg Olympic Swimming PoolPark or community place
- Coburg Leisure CentrePark or community place
- Olympic Leisure CentrePark or community place
- Fitzroy Swimming PoolPark or community place
Your council & community
Thornbury within City of Darebin
7 of the council area’s 37 activity providers · 2nd of 7 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 Thornbury
A summary. Each home’s page shows the schools and activities around it.
$1.48m
Median, houses
$674k
Median, units
Recently sold within 5 km of Thornbury
Homes that have sold nearby. We don’t show sale prices.
Preston, VIC 3072
Property Type: Apartment / Unit / Flat
Thornbury, VIC 3071
Property Type: House
Preston, VIC 3072
Property Type: Apartment / Unit / Flat
Preston, VIC 3072
Property Type: Apartment / Unit / Flat
Preston, VIC 3072
Property Type: House
Preston, VIC 3072
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.
Northcote
7 activity providers · 1.7 km
Preston
10 activity providers · 1.7 km
Fairfield
4 activity providers · 3.2 km
Brunswick East
8 activity providers · 2.6 km
Compare activities, schools & parks
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Thornbury
Soccer 2, Arts & dance 2, Tutoring & STEM 2, Music 2 +2
8 schools · 4 parks
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Northcote1.7 km · same council
Gymnastics & cheer 2, Kids' activities & play 2, Martial arts 2, Swimming 2 +7
6 schools · 5 parks
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Preston1.7 km · same council
Kids' activities & play 3, Arts & dance 2, Martial arts 2, Music 2 +6
12 schools · 7 parks
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Fairfield3.2 km · same council
Tutoring & STEM 1, Martial arts 1, Soccer 1, Swimming 1
1 school · 5 parks
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Brunswick East2.6 km
Arts & dance 4, Tutoring & STEM 3, Music 3, Martial arts 2 +2
3 schools · 7 parks
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Reservoir4.5 km · same council
Tennis 3, Arts & dance 1, Athletics 1, Kids' activities & play 1 +3
14 schools · 6 parks
| Area | Activities listed there | Schools | Parks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thornbury | Soccer 2, Arts & dance 2, Tutoring & STEM 2, Music 2 +2 | 8 | 4 |
| Northcote1.7 km · same council | Gymnastics & cheer 2, Kids' activities & play 2, Martial arts 2, Swimming 2 +7 | 6 | 5 |
| Preston1.7 km · same council | Kids' activities & play 3, Arts & dance 2, Martial arts 2, Music 2 +6 | 12 | 7 |
| Fairfield3.2 km · same council | Tutoring & STEM 1, Martial arts 1, Soccer 1, Swimming 1 | 1 | 5 |
| Brunswick East2.6 km | Arts & dance 4, Tutoring & STEM 3, Music 3, Martial arts 2 +2 | 3 | 7 |
| Reservoir4.5 km · same council | Tennis 3, Arts & dance 1, Athletics 1, Kids' activities & play 1 +3 | 14 | 6 |
Each row counts only what is listed in that suburb itself; distances are between suburb centres.
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All kids' activities listed in Thornbury
Grouped by kind; only listings whose address is in Thornbury.
Soccer (2) Category page →
Gymnastics & cheer (1) Category page →
Music (2)
Arts & dance (2)
Tutoring & STEM (2)
Parks & places (4)
* Ages read from the provider's own website and re-checked every four months — not yet confirmed by them here.