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West Melbourne property data

Explore zoning, school catchments, local crime and property data for West Melbourne, VIC (14,738 mapped properties). Flood and bushfire mapping for this area is coming soon.

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Zoning in West Melbourne

West Melbourne is mostly special purpose. The most common zones:

Special purpose83.1% of properties

Special purpose — infrastructure or a specific institutional use.

Zone: SPECIAL USE ZONE - SCHEDULE 6

Centre / commercial8.6% of properties

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

Zone: MIXED USE ZONE

Residential4.1% of properties

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

Zone: GENERAL RESIDENTIAL ZONE - SCHEDULE 1

School catchments in West Melbourne

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

Who lives in West Melbourne

At the 2021 Census, 53.5% of West Melbourne’s 8,025 residents were born overseas.

Top ancestries

Chinese21.2%
English18.6%
Australian14.3%
Irish8.2%
Indian6.6%
Scottish5.8%

Top countries of birth

China10.6%
India6.9%
Malaysia3.2%
England2.4%
South Korea2.4%
New Zealand2%

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

Risk varies property by property. Check a specific West Melbourne address:

Nearby suburbs

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.