Footscray property data
Explore zoning, school catchments, local crime and property data for Footscray, VIC (18,337 mapped properties). Flood and bushfire mapping for this area is coming soon.
Zoning in Footscray
Footscray is mostly centre / commercial. The most common zones:
Centre / commercial — shops, offices and mixed use; often allows apartments above.
Zone: ACTIVITY CENTRE ZONE - SCHEDULE 1
General residential — standard housing; allowable density varies by precinct.
Zone: GENERAL RESIDENTIAL ZONE - SCHEDULE 1
Open space / recreation — parks and sporting land; not for housing.
Zone: HOUSING CHOICE AND TRANSPORT ZONE - SCHEDULE 2
School catchments in Footscray
Footscray can span more than one catchment — check a specific address (below) for the exact school.
Crime near Footscray
Footscray sits in the Maribyrnong council area, which recorded 9,949 reported offences in the 12 months to May 2026.
Every reported offence by type — these add up to the 9,949 total. Figures are for the whole Maribyrnong council area (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.
Who lives in Footscray
At the 2021 Census, 41.6% of Footscray’s 17,131 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 Footscray
Maribyrnong council approved 660 new dwellings in the 12 months to Apr 2026.
New dwellings approved across the whole Maribyrnong council area (not just Footscray). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.
- 1001/188 Ballarat Road, Footscray VIC 3011
- 1001/1 Joseph Road, Footscray VIC 3011
- 1001/1 Moreland Street, Footscray VIC 3011
- 1001/1 Warde Street, Footscray VIC 3011
- 100/123-141 Gordon Street, Footscray VIC 3011
- 1001/238 Nicholson Street, Footscray VIC 3011
- 1001/238 Nicholson Street, Footscray VIC 3011
- 100/123 Gordon Street, Footscray VIC 3011
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.