Yarra Junction, VIC Family Guide
VIC 3797 · Yarra Ranges Council
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Yarra Junction Community Playground
Yarra Junction · 0.2 km
Activities around Yarra Junction
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Sports
- Swimming (1 in Yarra Junction · 1 within 5 km) — The Yarra Centre (0.3 km)
Schools within 3 km of Yarra Junction
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4 schools within 3 km of the Yarra Junction centre, 4 with a Yarra Junction address. See all schools with a Yarra Junction address
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Parks, playgrounds & community places
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Playgrounds (verified features) (3)
Yarra Junction Community Playground
Yarra Junction · 0.2 km
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Libraries (1)
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Blue LOTUS Water Garden
Yarra Junction · 1.5 km
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At a glance
This guide brings together what AroundSchools lists for families in and around Yarra Junction: 1 kids' activity within 5 km, 4 schools in Yarra Junction, and parks and playgrounds.
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- Swimming
- Parks & places
- 4 parks · 3 verified playgrounds · 1 library
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- Yarra Junction Primary SchoolSchool
- St Joseph's Primary School - Yarra JunctionSchool
- Upper Yarra Secondary CollegeSchool
- Little Yarra Steiner School and KindergartenSchool
- The Yarra CentreActivity
- Brittania Creek CavesPark or community place
- Yarra Junction Community PlaygroundPark or community place
- Yarra Ranges Council Yarra Junction LibraryPark or community place
- Yarra Junction Memorial ReservePark or community place
- Blue LOTUS Water GardenPark or community place
Your council & community
Yarra Junction within Yarra Ranges Council
1 of the council area’s 63 activity providers · 12th of 22 suburbs by number of providers
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Homes in and around Yarra Junction
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$770k
Median, houses
$598k
Median, units
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Yarra Junction, VIC 3797
Property Type: House
Yarra Junction, VIC 3797
Property Type: House
Yarra Junction, VIC 3797
Property Type: House
Yarra Junction, VIC 3797
Property Type: House
Wesburn, VIC 3799
Property Type: House
Launching Place, VIC 3139
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
Figures from AroundSchools listings and official published data, refreshed 21 Oct 2026.
Kids activities across Yarra Ranges Council
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