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Brunswick property data

Explore zoning, school catchments, local crime and property data for Brunswick, VIC (20,436 mapped properties). Flood and bushfire mapping for this area is coming soon.

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Zoning in Brunswick

Brunswick is mostly centre / commercial. The most common zones:

Centre / commercial27% of properties

Centre / commercial — shops, offices and mixed use; often allows apartments above.

Zone: COMMERCIAL 1 ZONE

Open space20.8% of properties

Open space / recreation — parks and sporting land; not for housing.

Zone: HOUSING CHOICE AND TRANSPORT ZONE - SCHEDULE 2

Centre / commercial16.2% of properties

Centre / commercial — shops, offices and mixed use; often allows apartments above.

Zone: MIXED USE ZONE - SCHEDULE 1

School catchments in Brunswick

PrimaryBrunswick East Primary School · Brunswick North Primary School · Brunswick South Primary School · Brunswick South West Primary School · Merri-bek Primary School · Princes Hill Primary School
SecondaryBrunswick Secondary College · Coburg High School · Princes Hill Secondary College

Brunswick can span more than one catchment — check a specific address (below) for the exact school.

Crime near Brunswick

Brunswick sits in the Merri-bek council area, which recorded 11,111 reported offences in the 12 months to May 2026.

07,50015,000
997
Break-ins
726
Vehicle theft
4,475
Other theft
1,012
Property damage
526
Fraud
181
Handling stolen goods
992
Assault
226
Sexual offences
45
Robbery
375
Other against the person
7
Homicide
1,549
Other offences

Every reported offence by type — these add up to the 11,111 total. Figures are for the whole Merri-bek council area (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.

Who lives in Brunswick

At the 2021 Census, 30.6% of Brunswick’s 24,896 residents were born overseas.

Top ancestries

English31.1%
Australian25.2%
Irish15.5%
Scottish10.8%
Italian10.4%
Greek6.4%

Top countries of birth

England3.6%
New Zealand3%
Italy2.6%
Greece2.5%
United States1.3%
China1.2%

Ancestry counts people reporting each ancestry (up to two each), as a share of responses. Source: ABS 2021 Census.

Development near Brunswick

Merri-bek council approved 1,271 new dwellings in the 12 months to Apr 2026.

1,271
Dwellings/yr
270
Houses
1,001
Units
01,0002,00020252026

New dwellings approved across the whole Merri-bek council area (not just Brunswick). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.

Risk varies property by property. Check a specific Brunswick address:

Nearby suburbs

Brunswick EastPrinces HillBrunswick WestParkvilleCarlton NorthCoburg

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.