Surrey Hills flood risk
Of Surrey Hills’s 7,465 mapped properties, 1.3% are in a mapped flood area and 0% are in a bushfire hazard area.
For context, Surrey Hills’s flood exposure is below the VIC average of 6.4%, and bushfire exposure is below the VIC average of 18.2%.
Check a specific Surrey Hills address
Risk varies property by property.
Hazard exposure
Where the hazards are in Surrey Hills
Flood and bushfire areas across Surrey Hills. Zoom in to see how they fall relative to individual streets.
Crime near Surrey Hills
Surrey Hills sits in the Boroondara council area, which recorded 8,108 reported offences in the 12 months to Mar 2026.
Every reported offence by type — these add up to the 8,108 total. Figures are for the whole Boroondara council area (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.
Property values in Surrey Hills
Median sale price by property type, with the year-on-year change.
Indicative suburb-wide estimate only — not a valuation of any specific property. A home’s actual value depends on its size, condition and exact location. Source: Valuer-General Victoria median sale prices (CC BY 4.0).
Zoning in Surrey Hills
Surrey Hills is mostly residential. The most common zones:
General residential — standard housing; allowable density varies by precinct.
Zone: NEIGHBOURHOOD RESIDENTIAL ZONE - SCHEDULE 3
General residential — standard housing; allowable density varies by precinct.
Zone: NEIGHBOURHOOD RESIDENTIAL ZONE - SCHEDULE 5
Centre / commercial — shops, offices and mixed use; often allows apartments above.
Zone: COMMERCIAL 1 ZONE
School catchments in Surrey Hills
Surrey Hills can span more than one catchment — check a specific address (below) for the exact school.
Who lives in Surrey Hills
At the 2021 Census, 26.9% of Surrey Hills’s 13,655 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 Surrey Hills
Boroondara council approved 769 new dwellings in the 12 months to Jun 2026.
New dwellings approved across the whole Boroondara council area (not just Surrey Hills). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.
- 10 Wandsworth Road, Surrey Hills VIC 3127
- 1/5 Payne Street, Surrey Hills VIC 3127
- 20 Benson Street, Surrey Hills VIC 3127
- 211 Elgar Road, Surrey Hills VIC 3127
- 35 Wharton Street, Surrey Hills VIC 3127
- 5 Chester Street, Surrey Hills VIC 3127
- 6/45-49 Kent Road, Surrey Hills VIC 3127
- 75B Essex Road, Surrey Hills VIC 3127
Nearby suburbs
Other suburbs in Boroondara
Compare Surrey Hills with the rest of the council area, largest first.
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.