Wonthaggi property data
Explore zoning, school catchments, local crime and property data for Wonthaggi, VIC (4,611 mapped properties). Flood and bushfire mapping for this area is coming soon.
Zoning in Wonthaggi
Wonthaggi is mostly residential. The most common zones:
General residential — standard housing; allowable density varies by precinct.
Zone: GENERAL RESIDENTIAL ZONE - SCHEDULE 1
Centre / commercial — shops, offices and mixed use; often allows apartments above.
Zone: COMMERCIAL 1 ZONE
Industrial — factories, warehouses and trade uses; not intended for homes.
Zone: INDUSTRIAL 1 ZONE
School catchments in Wonthaggi
Wonthaggi can span more than one catchment — check a specific address (below) for the exact school.
Crime near Wonthaggi
Wonthaggi sits in the Bass Coast council area, which recorded 2,444 reported offences in the 12 months to May 2026.
Every reported offence by type — these add up to the 2,444 total. Figures are for the whole Bass Coast council area (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.
Who lives in Wonthaggi
At the 2021 Census, 14.6% of Wonthaggi’s 5,215 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 Wonthaggi
Bass Coast council approved 352 new dwellings in the 12 months to Apr 2026.
New dwellings approved across the whole Bass Coast council area (not just Wonthaggi). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.
- 100-104 Watt Street, Wonthaggi VIC 3995
- 100 Broome Crescent, Wonthaggi VIC 3995
- 100 Graham Street, Wonthaggi VIC 3995
- 100 Hagelthorn Street, Wonthaggi VIC 3995
- 100 Kirrak Road, Wonthaggi VIC 3995
- 100 Mckenzie Street, Wonthaggi VIC 3995
- 100 Merrin Crescent, Wonthaggi VIC 3995
- 10/109 Korumburra Road, Wonthaggi VIC 3995
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.