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Brunswick East property data

Explore zoning, school catchments, local crime and property data for Brunswick East, VIC (10,803 mapped properties). Flood and bushfire mapping for this area is coming soon.

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Zoning in Brunswick East

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

Centre / commercial39.5% of properties

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

Zone: COMMERCIAL 1 ZONE

Residential33.5% of properties

General residential — standard housing; allowable density varies by precinct.

Zone: NEIGHBOURHOOD RESIDENTIAL ZONE - SCHEDULE 1

Centre / commercial19.3% of properties

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

Zone: MIXED USE ZONE - SCHEDULE 1

School catchments in Brunswick East

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

Crime near Brunswick East

Brunswick East 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 East

At the 2021 Census, 30.1% of Brunswick East’s 13,279 residents were born overseas.

Top ancestries

English31.6%
Australian23.9%
Irish14.9%
Italian11.8%
Scottish11.6%
Chinese4.9%

Top countries of birth

England3.9%
New Zealand3%
Italy2.8%
United States1.4%
Greece1.3%
Malaysia1%

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

Development near Brunswick East

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 East). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.

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

Nearby suburbs

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.