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Bayside (Vic.)

42,677 residential parcels covering 24.5 km².

Highly restricted land

≈67% of Bayside (Vic.)’s residential land is highly restricted.

Driven mostly by 2-storey height caps. Bayside (Vic.) ranks #10 of 32 councils in Melbourne, and #104 of 133 capital city councils nationally.

Highly restricted residential
Not highly restricted residential

Source: Geometric union of 2-storey, low-density, detached-only, and heritage controls across Bayside (Vic.). ABS LGA code 20910. Methodology →

Note: Figures and the map cover only the parts of this area inside the capital’s Significant Urban Area; land beyond the SUA boundary is excluded from our modelling.

Where Bayside (Vic.) ranks in Melbourne

Bayside (Vic.) ranks #10 of 32 Melbourne-area councils for highly restricted residential land.

Highly restricted

Bayside (Vic.): ≈67% · rank #10 of 32

0% (least restrictive)(most restrictive) 100%

2-storey cap

  1. 1. Yarra Ranges≈88%
  2. 2. Knox≈83%
  3. ⋯
  4. 10. Nillumbik≈63%
  5. 11. Melton≈60%
  6. 12. Bayside (Vic.)≈59%
  7. 13. Glen Eira≈55%
  8. 14. Merri-bek≈54%
  9. ⋯
  10. 31. Darebin≈7%
  11. 32. Moonee Valley≈0%

Low-density

  1. 1. Yarra Ranges≈88%
  2. 2. Knox≈83%
  3. ⋯
  4. 5. Hobsons Bay≈67%
  5. 6. Nillumbik≈63%
  6. 7. Bayside (Vic.)≈59%
  7. 8. Glen Eira≈55%
  8. 9. Merri-bek≈54%
  9. ⋯
  10. 31. Wyndham≈2%
  11. 32. Moonee Valley≈0%

Heritage

  1. 1. Yarra≈67%
  2. 2. Port Phillip≈49%
  3. ⋯
  4. 8. Merri-bek≈12%
  5. 9. Moonee Valley≈11%
  6. 10. Bayside (Vic.)≈10%
  7. 11. Darebin≈8%
  8. 12. Glen Eira≈8%
  9. ⋯
  10. 31. Knox≈0%
  11. 32. Mitchell≈0%

Highly restricted

  1. 1. Yarra Ranges≈90%
  2. 2. Boroondara≈84%
  3. ⋯
  4. 8. Mitchell≈69%
  5. 9. Cardinia≈69%
  6. 10. Bayside (Vic.)≈67%
  7. 11. Nillumbik≈64%
  8. 12. Glen Eira≈61%
  9. ⋯
  10. 31. Darebin≈11%
  11. 32. Moonee Valley≈11%

Source: Bayside (Vic.) ranked against other Melbourne-area councils on each restriction metric (ex-rural shares). Methodology →

Suburbs in Bayside (Vic.)

9 suburbs sit inside this council.

ABS Suburb & Locality (SAL) boundaries that fall at least 30% inside Bayside (Vic.).

  1. Beaumaris (Vic.)≈99%
  2. Black Rock (Vic.)≈95%
  3. Brighton East≈88%
  4. Sandringham (Vic.)≈69%
  5. Hampton (Vic.)≈60%
  6. Highett≈54%
  7. Brighton (Vic.)≈50%
  8. Cheltenham (Vic.)≈45%
  9. Hampton East≈31%
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Melbourne context

Bayside (Vic.) ranks #10 of 32 councils in Melbourne for highly restricted residential land.

  1. Yarra Ranges ≈90%
  2. Boroondara ≈84%
  3. Yarra ≈84%
  4. Knox ≈83%
  5. Manningham ≈74%
  6. Kingston (Vic.) ≈72%
  7. Hobsons Bay ≈70%
  8. Mitchell ≈69%
  9. Cardinia ≈69%
  10. Bayside (Vic.) ≈67%
  11. Nillumbik ≈64%
  12. Glen Eira ≈61%
  13. Melton ≈60%
  14. Merri-bek ≈59%
  15. Port Phillip ≈56%
  16. Brimbank ≈52%
  17. Whitehorse ≈49%
  18. Melbourne ≈44%
  19. Hume ≈44%
  20. Wyndham ≈43%
  21. Maroondah ≈43%
  22. Stonnington ≈43%
  23. Casey ≈41%
  24. Banyule ≈40%
  25. Whittlesea ≈34%
  26. Monash ≈28%
  27. Greater Dandenong ≈27%
  28. Mornington Peninsula ≈26%
  29. Frankston ≈23%
  30. Maribyrnong ≈17%
  31. Darebin ≈11%
  32. Moonee Valley ≈11%
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Detailed zoning map

Bayside (Vic.)’s residential planning controls, polygon-by-polygon

Source: State-published zoning data. Excludes zones where residential uses are not typically permitted.

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