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Winchelsea property data

Explore zoning, school catchments, local crime and property data for Winchelsea, VIC (2,088 mapped properties). Flood and bushfire mapping for this area is coming soon.

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Zoning in Winchelsea

Winchelsea is mostly residential. The most common zones:

Residential60.7% of properties

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

Zone: GENERAL RESIDENTIAL ZONE - SCHEDULE 1

Rural17.4% of properties

Rural — farming and agricultural land; housing is limited.

Zone: FARMING ZONE

Residential14.5% of properties

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

Zone: LOW DENSITY RESIDENTIAL ZONE

School catchments in Winchelsea

PrimaryBirregurra Primary School · Inverleigh Primary School · Winchelsea Primary School
SecondaryBannockburn P-12 College · Colac Secondary College · Grovedale College · Surf Coast Secondary College

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

Crime near Winchelsea

Winchelsea sits in the Surf Coast council area, which recorded 1,000 reported offences in the 12 months to May 2026.

07501,500
56
Break-ins
29
Vehicle theft
300
Other theft
140
Property damage
73
Fraud
6
Handling stolen goods
109
Assault
34
Sexual offences
2
Robbery
63
Other against the person
0
Homicide
188
Other offences

Every reported offence by type — these add up to the 1,000 total. Figures are for the whole Surf Coast council area (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.

Who lives in Winchelsea

At the 2021 Census, 8.8% of Winchelsea’s 2,456 residents were born overseas.

Top ancestries

Australian42.8%
English41.9%
Irish12.2%
Scottish11.5%
German4.2%
Dutch2.2%

Top countries of birth

England2.8%
New Zealand1.2%
Philippines0.7%
Germany0.5%
India0.5%
Indonesia0.2%

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

Development near Winchelsea

Surf Coast council approved 267 new dwellings in the 12 months to Apr 2026.

267
Dwellings/yr
242
Houses
25
Units
0300600202120222023202420252026

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

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

Nearby suburbs

WurdibolucWinchelsea SouthBuckleyWensleydaleGherangBambra

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.