Carlton property data
Explore zoning, school catchments, local crime and property data for Carlton, VIC (29,440 mapped properties). Flood and bushfire mapping for this area is coming soon.
Zoning in Carlton
Carlton is mostly centre / commercial. The most common zones:
Centre / commercial — shops, offices and mixed use; often allows apartments above.
Zone: MIXED USE ZONE
General residential — standard housing; allowable density varies by precinct.
Zone: RESIDENTIAL GROWTH ZONE - SCHEDULE 1
Check your council’s planning scheme for what this zone allows.
Zone: COMPREHENSIVE DEVELOPMENT ZONE - SCHEDULE 2
School catchments in Carlton
Carlton can span more than one catchment — check a specific address (below) for the exact school.
Crime near Carlton
Carlton sits in the Melbourne council area, which recorded 33,451 reported offences in the 12 months to May 2026.
Every reported offence by type — these add up to the 33,451 total. Figures are for the whole Melbourne council area (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.
Who lives in Carlton
At the 2021 Census, 54.9% of Carlton’s 16,055 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 Carlton
Melbourne council approved 3,898 new dwellings in the 12 months to Apr 2026.
New dwellings approved across the whole Melbourne council area (not just Carlton). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.
- 1000/488 Swanston Street, Carlton VIC 3053
- 1000/488 Swanston Street, Carlton VIC 3053
- 1000/640 Swanston Street, Carlton VIC 3053
- 100-102 Bouverie Street, Carlton VIC 3053
- 100-106 Elgin Street, Carlton VIC 3053
- 100-106 Leicester Street, Carlton VIC 3053
- 100-108 Drummond Street, Carlton VIC 3053
- 1001/123-127 Bouverie Street, Carlton VIC 3053
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.