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Melbourne property data

Explore zoning, school catchments, local crime and property data for Melbourne, VIC (144,200 mapped properties). Flood and bushfire mapping for this area is coming soon.

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Zoning in Melbourne

Melbourne is mostly other. The most common zones:

Other73.7% of properties

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

Zone: CAPITAL CITY ZONE - SCHEDULE 1

Centre / commercial11.4% of properties

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

Zone: COMMERCIAL 1 ZONE

Other8.7% of properties

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

Zone: CAPITAL CITY ZONE - SCHEDULE 2

School catchments in Melbourne

PrimaryCarlton Gardens Primary School · Docklands Primary School · North Melbourne Primary School · Richmond Primary School · Richmond West Primary School · South Melbourne Park Primary School · South Melbourne Primary School · South Yarra Primary School · Windsor Primary School
SecondaryAlbert Park College · Collingwood College · Port Melbourne Secondary College · Prahran High School · Richmond High School · University High School

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

Crime near Melbourne

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

017,50035,000
2,293
Break-ins
1,498
Vehicle theft
13,657
Other theft
2,679
Property damage
1,636
Fraud
574
Handling stolen goods
3,504
Assault
784
Sexual offences
300
Robbery
625
Other against the person
2
Homicide
5,899
Other offences

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.

Who lives in Melbourne

At the 2021 Census, 64% of Melbourne’s 54,941 residents were born overseas.

Top ancestries

Chinese30.5%
English15%
Australian9.2%
Indian6.6%
Irish5.4%
Scottish4.3%

Top countries of birth

China15.1%
India7%
Malaysia6.2%
Indonesia3.7%
Thailand2.6%
South Korea2.2%

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

Development near Melbourne

Melbourne council approved 3,898 new dwellings in the 12 months to Apr 2026.

3,898
Dwellings/yr
7
Houses
3,891
Units
02,7505,500202120222023202420252026

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

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

Nearby suburbs

SouthbankSouth WharfCarltonWest MelbourneSouth MelbourneDocklands

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.