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Ferny Creek property data

Explore zoning, school catchments, local crime and property data for Ferny Creek, VIC (697 mapped properties). Flood and bushfire mapping for this area is coming soon.

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Zoning in Ferny Creek

Ferny Creek is mostly other. The most common zones:

Other96.3% of properties

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

Zone: GREEN WEDGE A ZONE - SCHEDULE 1

Centre / commercial0.9% of properties

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

Zone: COMMERCIAL 1 ZONE

Open space0.7% of properties

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

Zone: TRANSPORT ZONE 2 - PRINCIPAL ROAD NETWORK

School catchments in Ferny Creek

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

Crime near Ferny Creek

Ferny 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 Ferny Creek

At the 2021 Census, 17.8% of Ferny Creek’s 1,524 residents were born overseas.

Top ancestries

English43.4%
Australian38.6%
Irish13.7%
Scottish12.5%
German6.6%
Dutch4.2%

Top countries of birth

England5.8%
New Zealand1.7%
Germany1%
Scotland0.9%
United States0.7%
Malaysia0.7%

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

Development near Ferny Creek

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

497
Dwellings/yr
273
Houses
224
Units
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New dwellings approved across the whole Yarra Ranges council area (not just Ferny Creek). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.

Risk varies property by property. Check a specific Ferny Creek 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.