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Council planning hub · Greater Melbourne · Updated 2026-06-08

Maroondah Maroondah — zoning, development & DA activity

Maroondah covers 11 suburbs and 59,442 property lots in Greater Melbourne. ZoneDSS resolves the Maroondah Planning Scheme and applicable overlays for every address — and aggregates the picture by suburb here.

Suburbs
11
Lots
59,442
Median sale
$1.05M

Planning instruments

What governs development in Maroondah

Three layers of planning controls apply to every property in Maroondah. Read them together to know what can be built.

Planning scheme

Maroondah Planning Scheme

Sets the zone, building height, permitted and prohibited uses, and levels of assessment for every lot in Maroondah. The primary instrument every development application is assessed against.

Zoning framework

Victorian Planning Provisions (VPP)

The statewide template of standard zones and overlays the scheme is built from, with ResCode governing residential design.

Plus overlays

Planning scheme overlays

Heritage (HO), flood (LSIO), bushfire (BMO), design (DDO) and environmental overlays modify what can be built on a lot, on top of the zone.

Dominant zone in Maroondah: GRZ — the most common single zone across the council's 59,442 lots.

FAQs

Maroondah planning questions

What's the dominant zoning in Maroondah?

The most common zoning across Maroondah is GRZ. The full picture varies by suburb — each suburb has its own mix of zones set by the planning scheme (Victorian Planning Provisions). Browse the suburbs below to see exact breakdowns.

How many suburbs are in Maroondah?

Maroondah covers 11 suburbs across 59,442 property lots. It sits in the Greater Melbourne region of Victoria.

What's the median property price in Maroondah?

The median sale price across Maroondah is $1,045,000. Individual suburbs range materially around this — drill into any suburb page below to see lot-level market data.

Which planning scheme applies in Maroondah?

Maroondah operates under the Maroondah Planning Scheme, built on the Victorian Planning Provisions (VPP). ZoneDSS resolves the zone, overlays and controls for any address in the council area.

How do I find the zoning of a specific Maroondah property?

Search the suburb above, then click "Run a report on your address" in the suburb page. ZoneDSS returns the exact zone, height limit, permitted uses, and every overlay that applies to the lot — cited to source.

Get a planning report for any Maroondah address

Council and suburb stats are useful for context. For a buy-or-walk decision on a specific lot, you need every control, every constraint, and every clause cited to source.

Run a report — from A$29

14-section report · planning scheme + overlays cross-referenced · cited to source

Methodology & sources

Maroondah stats aggregated from lot-level cadastre and the Maroondah Planning Scheme. Sources: Victorian Planning Provisions & planning schemes, Victorian Building Authority / building permit activity, Victoria in Future, ABS Census 2021, and ABS Census 2021. Aggregated by ZoneDSS · last updated 2026-06-08.

Council-level statistics — your specific suburb and lot will vary. Always run a planning report on the actual address before making a decision. How ZoneDSS works →