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Council planning hub · Regional Victoria · Updated 2026-06-08

Mount Alexander Mount Alexander — zoning, development & DA activity

Mount Alexander covers 43 suburbs and 24,278 property lots in Regional Victoria. ZoneDSS resolves the Mount Alexander Planning Scheme and applicable overlays for every address — and aggregates the picture by suburb here.

Suburbs
43
Lots
24,278
Median sale
$722.5K

Suburbs in this council

Browse suburbs in Mount Alexander

Each suburb has its own zoning mix, constraints, and market profile. We have detailed planning guides for 43 suburbs in Mount Alexander so far — and we're adding more weekly.

Castlemaine
VIC 3450
3450
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Campbells Creek
VIC 3451
3451
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Maldon
VIC 3463
3463
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Chewton
VIC 3451
3451
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Harcourt
VIC 3453
3453
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Newstead
VIC 3462
3462
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Elphinstone
VIC 3448
3448
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Taradale
VIC 3447
3447
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Fryerstown
VIC 3451
3451
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Guildford
VIC 3451
3451
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McKenzie Hill
VIC 3451
3451
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Muckleford
VIC 3451
3451
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Yapeen
VIC 3451
3451
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Baringhup
VIC 3463
3463
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Barkers Creek
VIC 3451
3451
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Walmer
VIC 3463
3463
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Faraday
VIC 3451
3451
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Harcourt North
VIC 3453
3453
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Metcalfe
VIC 3448
3448
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Sandon
VIC 3462
3462
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Strangways
VIC 3461
3461
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Vaughan
VIC 3451
3451
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Welshmans Reef
VIC 3462
3462
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Werona
VIC 3364
3364
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Barfold
VIC 3444
3444
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Baringhup West
VIC 3463
3463
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Bradford
VIC 3463
3463
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Gower
VIC 3463
3463
View suburb planning guide
Muckleford South
VIC 3462
3462
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Nuggetty
VIC 3463
3463
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Ravenswood South
VIC 3453
3453
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Sutton Grange
VIC 3448
3448
View suburb planning guide
Tarilta
VIC 3451
3451
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Chewton Bushlands
VIC 3451
3451
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Glenluce
VIC 3451
3451
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Green Gully
VIC 3462
3462
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Langley
VIC 3444
3444
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Metcalfe East
VIC 3444
3444
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Neereman
VIC 3463
3463
View suburb planning guide
Strathlea
VIC 3364
3364
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Tarrengower
VIC 3463
3463
View suburb planning guide
Yandoit Hills
VIC 3461
3461
View suburb planning guide
Irishtown
VIC 3451
3451
View suburb planning guide

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Planning instruments

What governs development in Mount Alexander

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

Planning scheme

Mount Alexander Planning Scheme

Sets the zone, building height, permitted and prohibited uses, and levels of assessment for every lot in Mount Alexander. 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 Mount Alexander: FZ — the most common single zone across the council's 24,278 lots.

FAQs

Mount Alexander planning questions

What's the dominant zoning in Mount Alexander?

The most common zoning across Mount Alexander is FZ. 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 Mount Alexander?

Mount Alexander covers 43 suburbs across 24,278 property lots. It sits in the Regional Victoria region of Victoria.

What's the median property price in Mount Alexander?

The median sale price across Mount Alexander is $722,500. Individual suburbs range materially around this — drill into any suburb page below to see lot-level market data.

Which planning scheme applies in Mount Alexander?

Mount Alexander operates under the Mount Alexander 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 Mount Alexander 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 Mount Alexander 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.

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

Methodology & sources

Mount Alexander stats aggregated from lot-level cadastre and the Mount Alexander 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 →