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Yarra

27,622 residential parcels covering 8.2 km².

Highly restricted land

≈84% of Yarra’s residential land is highly restricted.

Driven mostly by heritage controls. Yarra ranks #3 of 32 councils in Melbourne, and #69 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 Yarra. ABS LGA code 27350. 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 Yarra ranks in Melbourne

Yarra ranks #3 of 32 Melbourne-area councils for highly restricted residential land.

Highly restricted

Yarra: ≈84% · rank #3 of 32

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

2-storey cap

  1. 1. Yarra Ranges≈88%
  2. 2. Knox≈83%
  3. ⋯
  4. 7. Cardinia≈69%
  5. 8. Hobsons Bay≈67%
  6. 9. Yarra≈67%
  7. 10. Nillumbik≈63%
  8. 11. Melton≈60%
  9. ⋯
  10. 31. Darebin≈7%
  11. 32. Moonee Valley≈0%

Low-density

  1. 1. Yarra Ranges≈88%
  2. 2. Knox≈83%
  3. ⋯
  4. 8. Glen Eira≈55%
  5. 9. Merri-bek≈54%
  6. 10. Yarra≈52%
  7. 11. Brimbank≈52%
  8. 12. Whitehorse≈48%
  9. ⋯
  10. 31. Wyndham≈2%
  11. 32. Moonee Valley≈0%

Heritage

  1. 1. Yarra≈67%
  2. 2. Port Phillip≈49%
  3. 3. Melbourne≈44%
  4. ⋯
  5. 31. Knox≈0%
  6. 32. Mitchell≈0%

Highly restricted

  1. 1. Yarra Ranges≈90%
  2. 2. Boroondara≈84%
  3. 3. Yarra≈84%
  4. 4. Knox≈83%
  5. 5. Manningham≈74%
  6. ⋯
  7. 31. Darebin≈11%
  8. 32. Moonee Valley≈11%

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

Suburbs in Yarra

11 suburbs sit inside this council.

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

  1. Carlton North≈100%
  2. Princes Hill≈100%
  3. Fitzroy (Vic.)≈99%
  4. Clifton Hill≈95%
  5. Fitzroy North≈91%
  6. Cremorne (Vic.)≈82%
  7. Alphington≈77%
  8. Abbotsford (Vic.)≈75%
  9. Richmond (Vic.)≈74%
  10. Collingwood (Vic.)≈62%
  11. Fairfield (Vic.)≈15%
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Melbourne context

Yarra ranks #3 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

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

Every residential zone in Yarra

  1. Neighbourhood Residential ZoneNRZ1, NRZ2, NRZ34 km²51.7%
  2. General Residential ZoneGRZ1, GRZ2, GRZ3, GRZ42 km²22.4%
  3. Commercial 1 ZoneC1Z1 km²14.3%
  4. Comprehensive Development ZoneCDZ1, CDZ2, CDZ3<1 km²1.7%
  5. Mixed Use ZoneMUZ1 km²9.6%
  6. Priority Development ZonePDZ1<1 km²0.3%
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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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