Green Wedge Zone dominant. 505 lots resolved to zone, overlays and development potential.
Toolern Vale 3337 spans 2 councils: Melton (502 lots), Macedon Ranges (3 lots). The dominant council (Melton) sets the canonical URL for this page.
Zoning
Toolern Vale is dominated by GWZ — Green Wedge Zone. Land use, building height, overlays, and permitted development are set per zone in the planning scheme under the Victorian Planning Provisions, with ResCode governing residential design.
Limit varies by lot — check your address for the exact figure.
Modelled dwelling capacity if every lot built to its zone controls.
Location
Toolern Vale 3337 covers 96.4 km² within Melton.
Drill into any lot in Toolern Vale
Open the interactive map — click any address to see its zone, height, FSR, overlays, and approval likelihood.
Development potential
We score every lot for development signal — under-built relative to the controls, eligible for a small second dwelling, or sized for subdivision.
under the VPP small second dwelling provisions (Clause 52.18 / 54)
lots that may support subdivision
show at least one development signal
average uplift signal across the suburb
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Check your lot's exact development potential — height, FSR, granny flat, subdivision, dual-occ.
Constraints & risks
33% of lots are bushfire-prone — a bushfire assessment is likely required; also: 1% of lots carry a Heritage Overlay.
Suburb-wide percentages — your specific lot may have all, some, or none of these.
LSIO / Floodway overlay
BMO — BAL assessment triggered
HO — controls on demolition & works
Near a recorded contaminated site
Market
Rent and market context from state rental bond and demographic data.
Sale-price history isn't yet loaded for this suburb — rent and planning data are shown where available.
Demographics & lifestyle
ABS Census 2021 population data combined with lot-level amenity, healthcare, lifestyle, and crime indices.
Walkable amenity within 1 km
GP / hospital / pharmacy proximity
Cafés, parks, schools, transport
FAQs
Toolern Vale is dominated by the GWZ (Green Wedge Zone) zone, which covers 245 of 505 lots (49%). The full mix is: GWZ Green Wedge Zone (49%), RCZ Rural Conservation Zone (33%), LDRZ Low Density Residential Zone (8%), PUZ Public Use Zone (6%), PPRZ Public Park and Recreation Zone (3%), TRZ Transport Zone (1%), PCRZ Public Conservation and Resource Zone (1%), SUZ Special Use Zone (1%), FZ Farming Zone (0%).
Across Toolern Vale, the average maximum building height is 6.0 m. Height is set per zone in the planning scheme (Victorian Planning Provisions) and can be varied by overlays and schedules. For the exact control on a specific address, generate a planning report.
Yes — 40 lots in Toolern Vale appear eligible for a small second dwelling under the VPP small second dwelling provisions (Clause 52.18 / 54), based on lot size, zoning, and frontage. Eligibility is lot-specific: get a planning report on your address to confirm.
Median weekly rent for a house in Toolern Vale is $450.
Across Toolern Vale, 1% with heritage controls, 32.9% bushfire-prone. These are suburb-wide percentages — every lot has its own combination. A planning report on a specific address shows exactly which controls apply.
40 of 505 lots in Toolern Vale show identifiable development potential — under-developed for the planning controls, eligible for a small second dwelling, or capable of subdivision. Average rezoning signal score: 19.0 / 100.
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Compare zoning, development potential, and DA activity across other suburbs in Melton and nearby postcodes.
Suburb-wide 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$2914-section report · planning scheme + overlays cross-referenced · cited to source
Verify with official sources
Don't take our word for it. Every figure on this page is computed from authoritative Victoria Government data — and you can verify any of it directly with the source.
Official Victoria source — verify zoning, overlays, planning controls and the figures shown on this page.
Official Victoria source — verify zoning, overlays, planning controls and the figures shown on this page.
Official Victoria source — verify zoning, overlays, planning controls and the figures shown on this page.
Official Victoria source — verify zoning, overlays, planning controls and the figures shown on this page.
Zoning, height, overlays and development potential computed from the Meltonplanning scheme (Victorian Planning Provisions) and lot-level cadastre (505 lots). Hazard overlays, demographics and rent drawn from Victorian Planning Provisions & planning schemes, Victorian Building Authority / building permit activity, Victoria in Future, and ABS Census 2021. Aggregated by ZoneDSS · last updated 2026-06-08.
Suburb-wide statistics — your specific lot may vary. Always run a planning report on the actual address before making a decision. How ZoneDSS works →