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Docklands flood risk

Of Docklands’s 34,575 mapped properties, 36.7% are in a mapped flood area and 0% are in a bushfire hazard area.

For context, Docklands’s flood exposure is above the VIC average of 6.4%, and bushfire exposure is below the VIC average of 18.2%.

Check a specific Docklands address

Risk varies property by property.

Hazard exposure

36.7%
Of properties in a flood area
0%
Of properties in a bushfire area
34,575
Mapped properties

Where the hazards are in Docklands

Flood and bushfire areas across Docklands. Zoom in to see how they fall relative to individual streets.

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Crime near Docklands

Docklands sits in the Melbourne council area, which recorded 33,451 reported offences in the 12 months to Mar 2026.

Showing all crime — tap an offence type below to plot it over time.
017,50035,00020172019202120232025

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.

Property values in Docklands

Median sale price by property type, with the year-on-year change.

Units & apartments
$560,000-0.88%
Median · Q4 2025

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 Docklands

Docklands is mostly other. The most common zones:

Other24.5% of properties

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

Zone: DOCKLANDS ZONE - SCHEDULE 6

Other22.8% of properties

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

Zone: DOCKLANDS ZONE - SCHEDULE 2

Other16.7% of properties

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

Zone: DOCKLANDS ZONE - SCHEDULE 3

School catchments in Docklands

PrimaryDocklands Primary School · Narrarrang Primary School · Port Melbourne Primary School · South Melbourne Primary School
SecondaryPort Melbourne Secondary College · University High School

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

Who lives in Docklands

At the 2021 Census, 61.5% of Docklands’s 15,495 residents were born overseas.

Top ancestries

Chinese22%
English15.3%
Indian13.1%
Australian10.1%
Irish5%
Scottish4.1%

Top countries of birth

India14.5%
China12.9%
Malaysia2.5%
New Zealand2.1%
South Korea2%
England1.9%

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

Development near Docklands

Melbourne council approved 3,966 new dwellings in the 12 months to Jun 2026.

3,966
Dwellings/yr
8
Houses
3,958
Units
02,7505,5002020202120222023202420252026

New dwellings approved across the whole Melbourne council area (not just Docklands). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.

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

Other suburbs in Melbourne

Compare Docklands with the rest of the council area, largest first.

Melbourne CBDSouthbankCarltonNorth MelbourneWest MelbourneKensingtonEast MelbourneParkvilleSouth Wharf

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.