Ravenhall, Melton: house prices, rent and what to check before you buy
Valuer-General Victoria doesn't report a median house or unit price for Ravenhall: too few sales. Median rent: $1500 a week (ABS Census 2021, older than the price figures). Postcode 3023.
What stands out: Part of Ravenhall is under a Public Acquisition Overlay (land reserved for a future public work) (Vicmap Planning).
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- Zoning: mostly Special Use zone (SUZ1), 38% of the land
- Planning change: 1 parcel rezoned since 2017, latest in 2020 (details)
- School zones: parts of Ravenhall are zoned for Brookside P-9 College and Burnside Primary School (+4 more) (primary); Bemin Secondary College and Brookside P-9 College (+2 more) (secondary)
- Getting there: 62 min to Melbourne CBD by public transport (modelled)
- Median rent
- $1500/wk
- Census 2021 (older)
- Census 2021 median, all rented homes
- Four years older than the price figures; not directly comparable.
- ABS Census 2021
- Planning risk
- Flood 1% Very lowBushfire 0% Very lowHeritage 0% Very low
- share of suburb land area
- 1 suburb-specific overlay to check
- Vicmap Planning
- Getting around
- 1.0 km to nearest station
- 62 min to Melbourne CBD by public transport (modelled)
- 6 zoned primary, 4 secondary schools
- PTV timetable data · Delora commute model · Victorian Department of Education school zones
Ravenhall is a suburb with a fairly mixed age profile — median age 33. The area is still light on cafés, shops and other everyday amenity. It's train-connected. House sales here are too infrequent for a reliable median — see the unit and land figures below.
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Scope: Victoria, Australia. Suburb data here is Victorian (state valuer, rental, planning and school records); Greater Melbourne comparison group.
In this profile
- Planning and riskZones, overlays, flood and bushfire, and what is planned nearby, with an address check.
- Prices and rentsMedian prices and rents, how they have moved, and sales volume.
- SchoolsThe government school zones that cover the suburb.
- Living hereTransport, commute times, who lives here and the suburbs nearby.
- Before you buyThe checks every purchase needs, common questions and guides.
Risk and planning in Ravenhall
Ravenhall has relatively light heritage-overlay coverage (about 0%), though it can still apply to individual parcels.
Suburb-wide shares of the land, not a check of any one address.
Flood-related overlays can add building rules and raise insurance cost.
Share of the suburb. Source: Vicmap Planning · Verify this address
If it applies it adds bushfire construction requirements (a BAL rating) and cost.
Share of the suburb. Source: Vicmap Planning · Verify this address
In a designated bushfire prone area a minimum construction standard applies to new homes, based on the bushfire attack level (BAL). (Department of Transport and Planning (Victoria), verified 22 Oct 2026) So building or rebuilding there means working out the home’s BAL and pricing in what meeting it costs.
Share of the suburb. Source: Designated Bushfire Prone Area (DataVic) · Verify this address
Changes to the outside of a building, and demolition, need council approval.
Share of the suburb. Source: Vicmap Planning · Verify this address
Worth checking in Ravenhall
Public Acquisition Overlay
Part of Ravenhall is reserved for a future public work (e.g. a road or rail project) under a Public Acquisition Overlay — land it covers can be compulsorily acquired by the authority. Check whether this specific property is affected before you commit.
Zoning mix and building controls
Land use across the suburb (planning zones)
- Zoning
- Rural / Green
- mostly Special Use Zone – Schedule 1 (SUZ1) · 38% of the suburb
Planning overlays that can affect building, renovating or removing vegetation somewhere in Ravenhall — confirm whether any apply to the specific address.
- Design & Development Overlay — height, setback or design rules on new building
- Environmental Significance Overlay — environmental values that constrain development
- Development-contributions levy — new development pays an infrastructure contribution
Planning changes in Ravenhall: 1 recorded since 2017
Planning controls on land in Ravenhall have changed since 2017. Each row below is one gazetted amendment — a batch of parcels changed together in the same notice, not a single lot — the kind of thing that moves land value and that portals don’t show.
Source: Vicmap Planning Scheme History (2017–present); parcel-level zone & overlay changes grouped by suburb, zone transition and gazettal batch. A suburb-level record — confirm the specific parcel. See how Melbourne’s zoning changed over the decade →
- Suburb
- Flood
Layers on this map, as a table
| Layer | Share of suburb | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Suburb boundary | The whole suburb | ABS SAL 2021 |
| Flood overlay | 1% | Vicmap Planning |
Overlay colours reflect how much of the suburb an overlay covers — green under ~8%, amber ~8–20%, red above 20%. Public-acquisition, contamination (EAO) and floodway overlays are listed above under "Worth checking" wherever they apply, because even a small area can include a specific property. Source: Vicmap Planning. What do these terms mean? · How to verify planning controls for an address
Cost and market in Ravenhall
Ravenhall has too few recorded sales for a reliable median. Typical rent is $1500/wk (Census 2021).
Show recorded crime and amenity-density comparisons
Schools
Parts of Ravenhall fall within 6 primary and 4 secondary government school catchments. No schools sit within the suburb boundary itself, though the catchments above extend into it from neighbouring areas.
Government schools have address-based catchment zones; Catholic and independent schools set their own enrolment processes.
| Zone | Covers | Boundary | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Primary school zones | |||
| Deer Park West Primary School | 70% | — | |
| Brookside P-9 College | 25% | — | |
| Derrimut Primary School | 3% | — | |
| Burnside Primary School | 2% | — | |
| Secondary school zones | |||
| Victoria University Secondary College (Cairnlea Campus) | 74% | — | |
| Victoria University Secondary College (Deer Park Campus) | 74% | — | |
| Brookside P-9 College | 26% | — | |
| Lakeview Senior College | 26% | — | |
Getting around from Ravenhall
2 train, 0 tram and 8 bus stop points sit inside the suburb (PTV timetable data).
- Distance to the CBD
- ~20 km
- from the suburb centre
- Getting around
- 2 train · 0 tram · 8 bus
- nearest train station ~1.0 km · counts are stop points, not stations (a station is often several)
- Train frequency
- every 13 min
- at the nearest station, weekday AM peak
- Tram frequency
- every 4 min
- at the nearest stop, weekday AM peak
- Schools
- 0
- primary & secondary
- Nearest Centrelink
- ~9.4 km
- outside the suburb
| Job hub | Minutes |
|---|---|
| Docklands | 62 min |
| Melbourne CBD | 62 min |
| Parkville | 62 min |
| Southbank | 62 min |
| Cremorne | 63 min |
| East Melbourne | 63 min |
Show all 16 job hubs
| Job hub | Minutes |
|---|---|
| South Melbourne | 63 min |
| South Yarra | 63 min |
| Port Melbourne Industrial | 74 min |
| Laverton | 92 min |
| Preston | 93 min |
| Clayton (Monash University) | 104 min |
| Geelong | 104 min |
| Campbellfield | 110 min |
| Dandenong | 110 min |
| Mulgrave | 140 min |
Everyday amenity (OpenStreetMap)
- Cafés & amenity density
- 3 cafés
- Low café & amenity density — likely more car-dependent
- Restaurants
- 0
- places to eat nearby
- Supermarkets
- 0
- grocery stores nearby
- Pharmacies
- 0
- chemists nearby
- Parks
- 1
- green space nearby
- Childcare
- 1
- centres nearby
- GP & medical centres
- 0
- nearby
Who lives in Ravenhall
— 2,295 residents · median age 33 · 100% own their home
- Population
- 2,295
- usual residents (Census 2021)
- Owner-occupied
- 100%
- 100% own, 0% private rent, 0% social
- Median age
- 33 yrs
- of residents
- Personal income
- $849/wk
- median, per week
- Household income
- $966/wk
- median, per week
- Avg household size
- 1.2 people
- people per home
- Monthly mortgage
- $2,492/mo
- median repayment
- Taxpayer income
- $54,314/yr
- median taxable income, per year (ATO)
- Population growth
- no data
- Recorded crime
- 79 per 1,000 residents
- a year, across all of Melton council, not just Ravenhall · around the state average
In Ravenhall itself: 831 recorded offences in the year to 2026 (Crime Statistics Agency, matched by suburb name and postcode — a closer figure than the council-wide band above, though still a count, not a rate per resident).
Offence category mix (Melton council's mix, latest year):
- Property and deception offences58%
- Crimes against the person17%
- Justice procedures offences15%
- Drug offences5%
- Public order and security offences5%
- Other offences0%
Recorded offences by year, Ravenhall (up 110% since 2019):
| Year | Offences |
|---|---|
| 2019 | 395 |
| 2020 | 598 |
| 2021 | 538 |
| 2022 | 454 |
| 2023 | 425 |
| 2024 | 465 |
| 2025 | 642 |
| 2026 | 831 |
- Median household incomedown 30%
- Median personal incomedown 24%
- Median ageabout the same
Recorded crime is a council-wide rate — every offence police logged over the latest year (theft, property damage, drug and traffic offences and the like, not only violent crime) divided by the council’s residents. A broad area signal, not a figure for this exact street.
All figures are suburb-level indicators, not property-specific — always confirm the exact address on the Section 32. Sources: ABS Census 2021, Valuer-General Victoria, DFFH Rental Report, Crime Statistics Agency Victoria, Vicmap Planning, Victorian Government UDP, Victorian Department of Education (schools & zones, via data.vic, CC BY 4.0), OpenStreetMap.
Suburbs near Ravenhall
The 6 closest suburbs with a Delora page, by distance between suburb centres.
Before you buy in Ravenhall
Overlay and pipeline checks specific to Ravenhall are in the Planning and risk tab. Two checks apply to every purchase.
Easements & covenants
Check Section 3 for easements (e.g. drainage/sewer along a boundary — you usually can’t build over them) and restrictive covenants (single-dwelling, materials, height) that limit your plans.
Owners corporation (if applicable)
Apartments and many townhouses in Ravenhall are in an owners corporation. If so, the statement must include its certificate — review annual fees, any special levies, the maintenance fund and insurance.
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Questions about Ravenhall
What postcode is Ravenhall?
Ravenhall is in postcode 3023, in the Melton council area, Victoria.
What is the population of Ravenhall?
Ravenhall had 2,295 usual residents at the 2021 Census (ABS), with a median age of 33.
Is Ravenhall in a flood zone?
About 1% of Ravenhall's land is under a flood-related planning overlay (LSIO, SBO or floodway), and less than 1% is under the Bushfire Management Overlay (Vicmap Planning). These are suburb-wide shares: whether an overlay applies to one property depends on the address, so check it on VicPlan and in the Section 32.
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What should I check in a Section 32 for Ravenhall?
For Ravenhall, pay particular attention to any heritage overlay (none mapped at suburb level — check the specific parcel), any flood-related overlay (about 1% of the land), easements and restrictive covenants on the title, and — for apartments — the owners-corporation certificate with its fees and any special levies.
Does Ravenhall have heritage overlays?
No heritage overlay coverage was mapped for Ravenhall at the suburb level. That doesn't rule out an individually heritage-listed property or a Heritage Overlay on a specific parcel — check the planning section of the Section 32 for this address.
How is Ravenhall zoned?
Most of Ravenhall (38% of the land) is in the Special Use (SUZ1), then IN3Z (26%) and SUZ8 (9%) (Vicmap Planning). The zone and its schedule set what can be built; check the exact zone for an address on VicPlan.
Which school zones cover Ravenhall?
Parts of Ravenhall are in the government school zones for primary: Brookside P-9 College, Burnside Primary School, Deer Park West Primary School, Derrimut Primary School and 2 more; secondary: Bemin Secondary College, Brookside P-9 College, Lakeview Senior College, Victoria University Secondary College (Victorian Department of Education school zones). A suburb can span several zones: the exact address decides which applies, so confirm it at findmyschool.vic.gov.au.
Guides for buying in Ravenhall
The heritage, flood and bushfire figures in Planning and risk are suburb-wide — they tell you how common an overlay is here, not whether it applies to one specific address. Confirm via VicPlan and an in-person inspection before you rely on them.
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