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Penshurst property data

Explore zoning, school catchments, local crime and property data for Penshurst, VIC (655 mapped properties). Flood and bushfire mapping for this area is coming soon.

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Zoning in Penshurst

Penshurst is mostly township. The most common zones:

Township69.8% of properties

Township — small-town mix of homes, shops and local services.

Zone: TOWNSHIP ZONE

Rural25.6% of properties

Rural — farming and agricultural land; housing is limited.

Zone: FARMING ZONE

Open space3.1% of properties

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

Zone: PUBLIC PARK AND RECREATION ZONE

School catchments in Penshurst

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

Crime near Penshurst

Penshurst sits in the Southern Grampians council area, which recorded 945 reported offences in the 12 months to May 2026.

07501,500
36
Break-ins
6
Vehicle theft
143
Other theft
119
Property damage
46
Fraud
21
Handling stolen goods
153
Assault
32
Sexual offences
1
Robbery
54
Other against the person
6
Homicide
328
Other offences

Every reported offence by type — these add up to the 945 total. Figures are for the whole Southern Grampians council area (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.

Who lives in Penshurst

At the 2021 Census, 7.8% of Penshurst’s 677 residents were born overseas.

Top ancestries

Australian42.1%
English40.5%
Scottish16.8%
Irish14.6%
German11.2%
Australian Aboriginal4.7%

Top countries of birth

New Zealand1.9%
England1.8%
Scotland0.9%
Germany0.7%
India0.7%
Netherlands0.4%

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

Development near Penshurst

Southern Grampians council approved 41 new dwellings in the 12 months to Apr 2026.

41
Dwellings/yr
29
Houses
12
Units
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New dwellings approved across the whole Southern Grampians council area (not just Penshurst). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.

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

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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.