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Chum Creek property data

Explore zoning, school catchments, local crime and property data for Chum Creek, VIC (511 mapped properties). Flood and bushfire mapping for this area is coming soon.

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Zoning in Chum Creek

Chum Creek is mostly other. The most common zones:

Other58.5% of properties

Check your council’s planning scheme for what this zone allows.

Zone: GREEN WEDGE ZONE - SCHEDULE 5

Rural38% of properties

Rural — farming and agricultural land; housing is limited.

Zone: RURAL CONSERVATION ZONE - SCHEDULE 1

Open space3.1% of properties

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

Zone: TRANSPORT ZONE 2 - PRINCIPAL ROAD NETWORK

School catchments in Chum Creek

PrimaryChum Creek Primary School · Healesville Primary School
SecondaryHealesville High School

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

Crime near Chum Creek

Chum Creek sits in the Yarra Ranges council area, which recorded 5,797 reported offences in the 12 months to May 2026.

03,2506,500
362
Break-ins
221
Vehicle theft
1,579
Other theft
755
Property damage
281
Fraud
86
Handling stolen goods
745
Assault
213
Sexual offences
28
Robbery
283
Other against the person
2
Homicide
1,242
Other offences

Every reported offence by type — these add up to the 5,797 total. Figures are for the whole Yarra Ranges council area (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.

Who lives in Chum Creek

At the 2021 Census, 14.5% of Chum Creek’s 981 residents were born overseas.

Top ancestries

English46.3%
Australian41.6%
Irish11.5%
Scottish9.7%
German6%
Dutch4%

Top countries of birth

England5.8%
New Zealand1.5%
Netherlands1.3%
Germany1.1%
Poland0.7%
France0.6%

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

Development near Chum Creek

Yarra Ranges council approved 497 new dwellings in the 12 months to Apr 2026.

497
Dwellings/yr
273
Houses
224
Units
0425850202120222023202420252026

New dwellings approved across the whole Yarra Ranges council area (not just Chum Creek). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.

Risk varies property by property. Check a specific Chum Creek address:

Nearby suburbs

HealesvilleBadger CreekDixons CreekToolangiMount ToolebewongSteels Creek

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.