Carrum Downs flood & bushfire risk
Of Carrum Downs’s 13,816 mapped properties, 0.3% are in a mapped flood area and 7.6% are in a bushfire hazard area.
For context, Carrum Downs’s flood exposure is below the VIC average of 3.9%, and bushfire exposure is below the VIC average of 18.2%.
Where the hazards are in Carrum Downs
Flood and bushfire areas across Carrum Downs. Zoom in to see how they fall relative to individual streets.
Crime near Carrum Downs
Carrum Downs sits in the Frankston council area, which recorded 12,643 reported offences in the 12 months to Mar 2026.
Every reported offence by type — these add up to the 12,643 total. Figures are for the whole Frankston council area (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.
Property values in Carrum Downs
Median sale price by property type, with the year-on-year change.
Indicative suburb-wide estimate only — not a valuation of any specific property. A home’s actual value depends on its size, condition and exact location. Source: Valuer-General Victoria median sale prices (CC BY 4.0).
Zoning in Carrum Downs
Carrum Downs is mostly residential. The most common zones:
General residential — standard housing; allowable density varies by precinct.
Zone: GENERAL RESIDENTIAL ZONE
Industrial / employment — factories, warehouses and trade uses; not intended for homes.
Zone: INDUSTRIAL 1 ZONE
Centre / commercial — shops, offices and mixed use; often allows apartments above.
Zone: COMMERCIAL 1 ZONE
School catchments in Carrum Downs
Carrum Downs can span more than one catchment — check a specific address (below) for the exact school.
Who lives in Carrum Downs
At the 2021 Census, 24.8% of Carrum Downs’s 21,976 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 Carrum Downs
Frankston council approved 796 new dwellings in the 12 months to May 2026.
New dwellings approved across the whole Frankston council area (not just Carrum Downs). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.
- 42 Bronzewing Drive, Carrum Downs VIC 3201
- 9 Darter Court, Carrum Downs VIC 3201
- 11 Leffern Court, Carrum Downs VIC 3201
- 2 Cox Crescent, Carrum Downs VIC 3201
- 23 Carrum Bella Drive, Carrum Downs VIC 3201
- 9 Wendel Court, Carrum Downs VIC 3201
- 21S Pinewood Drive, Carrum Downs VIC 3201
- 43 Colemans Road, Carrum Downs VIC 3201
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.