In short
Short answer: the Industrial 1 Zone (IN1Z) is a Victorian planning zone set out in clause 33.01 of the Victoria Planning Provisions and applied to land through each council's planning scheme. In the clause's own words, its first purpose is: “To provide for manufacturing industry, the storage and distribution of goods and associated uses in a manner which does not affect the safety and amenity of local communities”. (Department of Transport and Planning (Victoria), verified 27 Sep 2026)
A zone sets the main purpose of the land and what can be built on it; every Victorian lot has one.
What it typically means for a buyer (Delora editorial, not legal advice): For manufacturing, storage and distribution; housing is not an intended use.
Check whether the Industrial 1 Zone applies to an address with Address Check. For a decision on a specific property, the official record is a Planning Property Report from VicPlan, and the council's schedule sets the local detail.
What the clause says
Clause 33.01 of the Victoria Planning Provisions (Industrial 1 Zone) states its purposes as: to provide for manufacturing industry, the storage and distribution of goods and associated uses in a manner which does not affect the safety and amenity of local communities. (Department of Transport and Planning (Victoria), verified 27 Sep 2026)
Ask your conveyancer: What activities operate on neighbouring land, and at what hours?
Shown on planning scheme maps as IN1Z.
How much of Victoria this covers
From the 2899 sample suburbs Address Check's export has processed so far — a lower bound, not a statewide total, until the export runs statewide.
54,624 land parcels and 72,002 addresses in the sample so far.
Councils with the most coverage
- Kingston (5719 lots)
- Greater Dandenong (4913 lots)
- Hume (3604 lots)
- Knox (3436 lots)
- Frankston (3356 lots)
- Greater Geelong (2788 lots)
Suburbs with the highest share
- Campbellfield — 62% of addresses checked (4036)