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Whittlesea property data

Explore zoning, school catchments, local crime and property data for Whittlesea, VIC (3,182 mapped properties). Flood and bushfire mapping for this area is coming soon.

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Zoning in Whittlesea

Whittlesea is mostly residential. The most common zones:

Residential65.5% of properties

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

Zone: GENERAL RESIDENTIAL ZONE - SCHEDULE 1

Residential14.7% of properties

Low density residential — mostly detached houses on standard suburban blocks.

Zone: LOW DENSITY RESIDENTIAL ZONE

Other7.2% of properties

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

Zone: GREEN WEDGE A ZONE - SCHEDULE 1

School catchments in Whittlesea

PrimaryUpper Plenty Primary School · Whittlesea Primary School
SecondaryWallan Secondary College · Whittlesea Secondary College

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

Crime near Whittlesea

Whittlesea sits in the Whittlesea council area, which recorded 13,440 reported offences in the 12 months to May 2026.

07,50015,000
939
Break-ins
790
Vehicle theft
4,981
Other theft
1,244
Property damage
716
Fraud
307
Handling stolen goods
1,315
Assault
273
Sexual offences
71
Robbery
512
Other against the person
10
Homicide
2,282
Other offences

Every reported offence by type — these add up to the 13,440 total. Figures are for the whole Whittlesea council area (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.

Who lives in Whittlesea

At the 2021 Census, 10.9% of Whittlesea’s 6,117 residents were born overseas.

Top ancestries

Australian41.2%
English40.5%
Irish11.5%
Scottish10.3%
Italian9.2%
German3.6%

Top countries of birth

England2.9%
Italy1.2%
New Zealand0.8%
South Africa0.5%
Malta0.4%
Greece0.4%

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

Development near Whittlesea

Whittlesea council approved 2,893 new dwellings in the 12 months to Apr 2026.

2,893
Dwellings/yr
2,325
Houses
568
Units
01,7503,500202120222023202420252026

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

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

Nearby suburbs

Yan YeanEden ParkHumevaleDoreenWoodstockMernda

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.