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Surrey Hills property data

Explore zoning, school catchments, local crime and property data for Surrey Hills, VIC (7,465 mapped properties). Flood and bushfire mapping for this area is coming soon.

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Zoning in Surrey Hills

Surrey Hills is mostly residential. The most common zones:

Residential47.2% of properties

General residential — standard housing; allowable density varies by precinct.

Zone: NEIGHBOURHOOD RESIDENTIAL ZONE - SCHEDULE 3

Residential33.1% of properties

General residential — standard housing; allowable density varies by precinct.

Zone: NEIGHBOURHOOD RESIDENTIAL ZONE - SCHEDULE 5

Centre / commercial9.4% of properties

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

Zone: COMMERCIAL 1 ZONE

School catchments in Surrey Hills

PrimaryCanterbury Primary School · Chatham Primary School · Mont Albert Primary School · Roberts McCubbin Primary School · Surrey Hills Primary School · Wattle Park Primary School
SecondaryAshwood High School · Balwyn High School · Box Hill High School · Camberwell High School · Koonung Secondary College

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

Crime near Surrey Hills

Surrey Hills sits in the Boroondara council area, which recorded 8,108 reported offences in the 12 months to May 2026.

04,2508,500
1,309
Break-ins
515
Vehicle theft
3,328
Other theft
670
Property damage
454
Fraud
98
Handling stolen goods
532
Assault
142
Sexual offences
35
Robbery
175
Other against the person
0
Homicide
850
Other offences

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.

Who lives in Surrey Hills

At the 2021 Census, 26.9% of Surrey Hills’s 13,655 residents were born overseas.

Top ancestries

English35.5%
Australian28.7%
Chinese14.7%
Irish13.3%
Scottish12.4%
Italian4.9%

Top countries of birth

China6%
England3.6%
Malaysia2.1%
India1.5%
New Zealand1.3%
Hong Kong0.8%

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 827 new dwellings in the 12 months to Apr 2026.

827
Dwellings/yr
506
Houses
321
Units
07501,500202120222023202420252026

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

Risk varies property by property. Check a specific Surrey Hills address:

Nearby suburbs

Mont AlbertCanterburyBalwynBox Hill SouthBox HillMont Albert North

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.