Melbourne & Geelong, region by region
The right build changes with the postcode — bayside salt, inner-south clay, hills bushfire ratings. We cover 267 suburbs across Greater Melbourne and Geelong, grouped by region below.
In-depth area guides
Deep local guides to building outdoors in these areas — soil, overlays, flood and heritage rules, and permits, specific to each council.
Inner Melbourne
Heritage overlays, tight sites and Victorian terraces — a verandah has to read as part of the house.
Melbourne City Council
Port Phillip City Council
Stonnington City Council
Yarra City Council
Inner North
Brunswick through Preston — period homes, reactive-clay pockets and clever small-yard builds.
Merri-bek City Council
Eastern Suburbs
Leafy established blocks from Boroondara out to the Knox foothills.
Boroondara City Council
Manningham City Council
Maroondah City Council
Monash City Council
Whitehorse City Council
Bayside & sand belt
Free-draining sand-belt soil, and near the water, salt that decides your fixings.
Bayside City Council
Glen Eira City Council
Northern suburbs
Basalt-plain clay and growth-corridor blocks north of the city.
Banyule City Council
Nillumbik Shire Council
Whittlesea City Council
Western suburbs
Reactive clay and exposed new estates through the west and Maribyrnong.
Brimbank City Council
Hobsons Bay City Council
Maribyrnong City Council
Melton City Council
Moonee Valley City Council
South-east & Frankston
From Dandenong to the Frankston foreshore — mixed soils and coastal edges.
Cardinia Shire Council
Casey City Council
Frankston City Council
Greater Dandenong City Council
Mornington Peninsula
Coastal salt, wind and holiday-home blocks down the Peninsula.
Mornington Peninsula Shire Council
Yarra Ranges & Dandenongs
Hills blocks where bushfire (BAL) ratings drive the build.
Geelong & Surf Coast
Geelong, the Bellarine and the surf coast — coastal exposure and newer estates.
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