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Southbank property data

Explore zoning, school catchments, local crime and property data for Southbank, VIC (55,441 mapped properties). Flood and bushfire mapping for this area is coming soon.

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Zoning in Southbank

Southbank is mostly other. The most common zones:

Other83.9% of properties

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

Zone: CAPITAL CITY ZONE - SCHEDULE 3

Centre / commercial11.1% of properties

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

Zone: MIXED USE ZONE

Other3.2% of properties

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

Zone: CAPITAL CITY ZONE - SCHEDULE 7

School catchments in Southbank

PrimarySouth Melbourne Park Primary School · South Melbourne Primary School
SecondaryAlbert Park College · Port Melbourne Secondary College · Prahran High School

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

Crime near Southbank

Southbank 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 Southbank

At the 2021 Census, 61.2% of Southbank’s 22,631 residents were born overseas.

Top ancestries

Chinese20.7%
English18.2%
Australian12.3%
Indian9.8%
Irish6.6%
Scottish4.8%

Top countries of birth

India9.4%
China8.9%
Malaysia3.7%
England3%
New Zealand2.7%
Indonesia2.7%

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

Development near Southbank

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 Southbank). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.

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

Nearby suburbs

South MelbourneMelbourneSouth WharfDocklandsAlbert ParkWest Melbourne

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.