Baxter property data
Explore zoning, school catchments, local crime and property data for Baxter, VIC (1,356 mapped properties). Flood and bushfire mapping for this area is coming soon.
Zoning in Baxter
Baxter is mostly residential. The most common zones:
General residential — standard housing; allowable density varies by precinct.
Zone: GENERAL RESIDENTIAL ZONE - SCHEDULE 1
Check your council’s planning scheme for what this zone allows.
Zone: GREEN WEDGE ZONE - SCHEDULE 2
Centre / commercial — shops, offices and mixed use; often allows apartments above.
Zone: COMMERCIAL 1 ZONE
School catchments in Baxter
Baxter can span more than one catchment — check a specific address (below) for the exact school.
Crime near Baxter
Baxter sits in the Mornington Peninsula council area, which recorded 8,474 reported offences in the 12 months to May 2026.
Every reported offence by type — these add up to the 8,474 total. Figures are for the whole Mornington Peninsula council area (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.
Who lives in Baxter
At the 2021 Census, 14.1% of Baxter’s 2,166 residents were born overseas.
Top ancestries
Top countries of birth
Ancestry counts people reporting each ancestry (up to two each), as a share of responses. Source: ABS 2021 Census.
Development near Baxter
Mornington Peninsula council approved 806 new dwellings in the 12 months to Apr 2026.
New dwellings approved across the whole Mornington Peninsula council area (not just Baxter). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.
Figures are indicative only — verify any specific property with the relevant council. Sources: council/state planning schemes & flood mapping, Geoscape G-NAF, state police crime statistics, ABS.