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Mitchell

10,531 residential parcels covering 36.7 km².

Highly restricted land

≈69% of Mitchell’s residential land is highly restricted.

Driven mostly by 2-storey height caps. Mitchell ranks #8 of 32 councils in Melbourne, and #101 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 Mitchell. ABS LGA code 24850. 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 Mitchell ranks in Melbourne

Mitchell ranks #8 of 32 Melbourne-area councils for highly restricted residential land.

Highly restricted

Mitchell: ≈69% · rank #8 of 32

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

2-storey cap

  1. 1. Yarra Ranges≈88%
  2. 2. Knox≈83%
  3. ⋯
  4. 4. Kingston (Vic.)≈72%
  5. 5. Boroondara≈72%
  6. 6. Mitchell≈69%
  7. 7. Cardinia≈69%
  8. 8. Hobsons Bay≈67%
  9. ⋯
  10. 31. Darebin≈7%
  11. 32. Moonee Valley≈0%

Low-density

  1. 1. Yarra Ranges≈88%
  2. 2. Knox≈83%
  3. ⋯
  4. 27. Darebin≈7%
  5. 28. Hume≈5%
  6. 29. Mitchell≈4%
  7. 30. Whittlesea≈3%
  8. 31. Wyndham≈2%
  9. 32. Moonee Valley≈0%

Heritage

  1. 1. Yarra≈67%
  2. 2. Port Phillip≈49%
  3. ⋯
  4. 30. Greater Dandenong≈0%
  5. 31. Knox≈0%
  6. 32. Mitchell≈0%

Highly restricted

  1. 1. Yarra Ranges≈90%
  2. 2. Boroondara≈84%
  3. ⋯
  4. 6. Kingston (Vic.)≈72%
  5. 7. Hobsons Bay≈70%
  6. 8. Mitchell≈69%
  7. 9. Cardinia≈69%
  8. 10. Bayside (Vic.)≈67%
  9. ⋯
  10. 31. Darebin≈11%
  11. 32. Moonee Valley≈11%

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

Suburbs in Mitchell

2 suburbs sit inside this council.

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

  1. Beveridge≈92%
  2. Wallan≈14%
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Melbourne context

Mitchell ranks #8 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

Mitchell’s residential planning controls, polygon-by-polygon

Every residential zone in Mitchell

  1. Low Density Residential ZoneLDRZ1 km²4.1%
  2. General Residential ZoneGRZ14 km²10.6%
  3. Commercial 1 ZoneC1Z<1 km²0.2%
  4. Comprehensive Development ZoneCDZ1, CDZ25 km²13.6%
  5. Mixed Use ZoneMUZ2 km²6.5%
  6. Urban Growth ZoneUGZ1, UGZ2, UGZ3, UGZ4, UGZ5, UGZ623 km²65.0%
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Source: State-published zoning data, residential ex-rural, bounded to the Significant Urban Area. Areas measure the zone polygons drawn here, which include road reserve and unsubdivided land, so they are a different measure from the lot-by-lot areas behind this page’s restricted-land figures.

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