South Melbourne property data
Explore zoning, school catchments, local crime and property data for South Melbourne, VIC (16,978 mapped properties). Flood and bushfire mapping for this area is coming soon.
Zoning in South Melbourne
South Melbourne is mostly centre / commercial. The most common zones:
Centre / commercial — shops, offices and mixed use; often allows apartments above.
Zone: COMMERCIAL 1 ZONE
Check your council’s planning scheme for what this zone allows.
Zone: CAPITAL CITY ZONE - SCHEDULE 1
Centre / commercial — shops, offices and mixed use; often allows apartments above.
Zone: MIXED USE ZONE
School catchments in South Melbourne
South Melbourne can span more than one catchment — check a specific address (below) for the exact school.
Crime near South Melbourne
South Melbourne sits in the Port Phillip council area, which recorded 12,620 reported offences in the 12 months to May 2026.
Every reported offence by type — these add up to the 12,620 total. Figures are for the whole Port Phillip council area (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.
Who lives in South Melbourne
At the 2021 Census, 35.2% of South Melbourne’s 11,548 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 South Melbourne
Port Phillip council approved 613 new dwellings in the 12 months to Apr 2026.
New dwellings approved across the whole Port Phillip council area (not just South Melbourne). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.
- 1001/128 Albert Road, South Melbourne VIC 3205
- 1001/134-142 Ferrars Street, South Melbourne VIC 3205
- 1001/138 Ferrars Street, South Melbourne VIC 3205
- 1001/138 Ferrars Street, South Melbourne VIC 3205
- 1001/148 Wells Street, South Melbourne VIC 3205
- 1001/15 Gladstone Street, South Melbourne VIC 3205
- 1001/2-14 Albert Road, South Melbourne VIC 3205
- 1001/22 Kings Place, South Melbourne VIC 3205
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.