Highly restricted land
≈43% of Stonnington’s residential land is highly restricted.
Driven mostly by heritage controls. Stonnington ranks #22 of 32 councils in Melbourne, and #121 of 133 capital city councils nationally.
Source: Geometric union of 2-storey, low-density, detached-only, and heritage controls across Stonnington. ABS LGA code 26350. 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 Stonnington ranks in Melbourne
Stonnington ranks #22 of 32 Melbourne-area councils for highly restricted residential land.
Highly restricted
Stonnington: ≈43% · rank #22 of 32
2-storey cap
- 1. Yarra Ranges≈88%
- 2. Knox≈83%
- ⋯
- 26. Mornington Peninsula≈25%
- 27. Frankston≈22%
- 28. Stonnington≈18%
- 29. Maribyrnong≈10%
- 30. Melbourne≈8%
- 31. Darebin≈7%
- 32. Moonee Valley≈0%
Low-density
- 1. Yarra Ranges≈88%
- 2. Knox≈83%
- ⋯
- 21. Frankston≈22%
- 22. Casey≈12%
- 23. Stonnington≈10%
- 24. Maribyrnong≈10%
- 25. Melbourne≈8%
- ⋯
- 31. Wyndham≈2%
- 32. Moonee Valley≈0%
Heritage
- 1. Yarra≈67%
- 2. Port Phillip≈49%
- 3. Melbourne≈44%
- 4. Stonnington≈31%
- 5. Boroondara≈25%
- 6. Maribyrnong≈15%
- ⋯
- 31. Knox≈0%
- 32. Mitchell≈0%
Highly restricted
- 1. Yarra Ranges≈90%
- 2. Boroondara≈84%
- ⋯
- 20. Wyndham≈43%
- 21. Maroondah≈43%
- 22. Stonnington≈43%
- 23. Casey≈41%
- 24. Banyule≈40%
- ⋯
- 31. Darebin≈11%
- 32. Moonee Valley≈11%
Source: Stonnington ranked against other Melbourne-area councils on each restriction metric (ex-rural shares). Methodology →
Suburbs in Stonnington
8 suburbs sit inside this council.
ABS Suburb & Locality (SAL) boundaries that fall at least 30% inside Stonnington.
Melbourne context
Stonnington ranks #22 of 32 councils in Melbourne for highly restricted residential land.
- Yarra Ranges ≈90%
- Boroondara ≈84%
- Yarra ≈84%
- Knox ≈83%
- Manningham ≈74%
- Kingston (Vic.) ≈72%
- Hobsons Bay ≈70%
- Mitchell ≈69%
- Cardinia ≈69%
- Bayside (Vic.) ≈67%
- Nillumbik ≈64%
- Glen Eira ≈61%
- Melton ≈60%
- Merri-bek ≈59%
- Port Phillip ≈56%
- Brimbank ≈52%
- Whitehorse ≈49%
- Melbourne ≈44%
- Hume ≈44%
- Wyndham ≈43%
- Maroondah ≈43%
- Stonnington ≈43%
- Casey ≈41%
- Banyule ≈40%
- Whittlesea ≈34%
- Monash ≈28%
- Greater Dandenong ≈27%
- Mornington Peninsula ≈26%
- Frankston ≈23%
- Maribyrnong ≈17%
- Darebin ≈11%
- Moonee Valley ≈11%
Detailed zoning map
Stonnington’s residential planning controls, polygon-by-polygon
Source: State-published zoning data. Excludes zones where residential uses are not typically permitted.