Reference Data

Minimum lot size for subdivision in Victoria: the actual numbers.

Every council-set schedule minimum, cited to the source ordinance. As at 2026-08-29.

There is no single statewide minimum lot size for subdivision in Victoria. Where a council's zone schedule specifies a minimum subdivision area, that number is binding, and 47 councils do, in 144 residential zone schedules, ranging from 300 m² (e.g. Monash NRZ) to 40 ha (Macedon Ranges RLZ1). Where no schedule value applies, there is no fixed minimum: subdivision is assessed on design and siting under the planning scheme. The full set of council-set values is below.

Council-set minimum subdivision areas (144 schedules)

CouncilScheduleZoneMinimumSource
Alpine RLZ1 Rural Living 2 ha Ordinance
Ballarat NRZ1 Neighbourhood Residential 800 m² Ordinance
Ballarat NRZ2 Neighbourhood Residential 800 m² Ordinance
Ballarat NRZ3 Neighbourhood Residential 750 m² Ordinance
Banyule LDRZ1 Low Density Residential 4,000 m² Ordinance
Bass Coast LDRZ1 Low Density Residential 2 ha Ordinance
Baw Baw RLZ1 Rural Living 4 ha Ordinance
Baw Baw RLZ2 Rural Living 8 ha Ordinance
Baw Baw RLZ4 Rural Living 4,000 m² Ordinance
Baw Baw RLZ5 Rural Living 1 ha Ordinance
Campaspe RLZ1 Rural Living 8 ha Ordinance
Campaspe RLZ2 Rural Living 1 ha Ordinance
Cardinia LDRZ1 Low Density Residential 8,000 m² Ordinance
Cardinia LDRZ2 Low Density Residential 4,000 m² Ordinance
Cardinia LDRZ3 Low Density Residential 2,000 m² Ordinance
Cardinia RLZ1 Rural Living 8 ha Ordinance
Cardinia RLZ2 Rural Living 2 ha Ordinance
Casey LDRZ1 Low Density Residential 4,000 m² Ordinance
Casey LDRZ2 Low Density Residential 4,000 m² Ordinance
Casey NRZ1 Neighbourhood Residential 600 m² Ordinance
Casey RLZ2 Rural Living 2 ha Ordinance
Corangamite LDRZ1 Low Density Residential 4,000 m² Ordinance
Corangamite LDRZ2 Low Density Residential 2 ha Ordinance
Corangamite LDRZ3 Low Density Residential 9,000 m² Ordinance
East Gippsland RLZ1 Rural Living 2 ha Ordinance
East Gippsland RLZ2 Rural Living 4 ha Ordinance
East Gippsland RLZ3 Rural Living 8 ha Ordinance
East Gippsland RLZ4 Rural Living 15 ha Ordinance
East Gippsland RLZ5 Rural Living 4,000 m² Ordinance
Glenelg RLZ1 Rural Living 4 ha Ordinance
Glenelg RLZ2 Rural Living 2 ha Ordinance
Golden Plains RLZ1 Rural Living 8 ha Ordinance
Golden Plains RLZ2 Rural Living 2 ha Ordinance
Greater Bendigo LDRZ2 Low Density Residential 1 ha Ordinance
Greater Bendigo LDRZ3 Low Density Residential 1.5 ha Ordinance
Greater Bendigo LDRZ4 Low Density Residential 2 ha Ordinance
Greater Bendigo LDRZ5 Low Density Residential 5 ha Ordinance
Greater Bendigo LDRZ6 Low Density Residential 4,000 m² Ordinance
Greater Bendigo RLZ1 Rural Living 8 ha Ordinance
Greater Bendigo RLZ3 Rural Living 3 ha Ordinance
Greater Bendigo RLZ4 Rural Living 4 ha Ordinance
Greater Bendigo RLZ5 Rural Living 20 ha Ordinance
Greater Geelong LDRZ1 Low Density Residential 4,000 m² Ordinance
Greater Geelong LDRZ2 Low Density Residential 2,000 m² Ordinance
Greater Geelong NRZ2 Neighbourhood Residential 300 m² Ordinance
Greater Geelong NRZ7 Neighbourhood Residential 4,000 m² Ordinance
Greater Shepparton LDRZ1 Low Density Residential 7,500 m² Ordinance
Hepburn RLZ1 Rural Living 8 ha Ordinance
Hepburn RLZ2 Rural Living 4 ha Ordinance
Horsham RLZ1 Rural Living 4 ha Ordinance
Hume LDRZ Low Density Residential 6,000 m² Ordinance
Hume NRZ1 Neighbourhood Residential 2,700 m² Ordinance
Knox NRZ2 Neighbourhood Residential 500 m² Ordinance
Latrobe NRZ2 Neighbourhood Residential 900 m² Ordinance
Latrobe NRZ3 Neighbourhood Residential 1,500 m² Ordinance
Latrobe NRZ5 Neighbourhood Residential 1,000 m² Ordinance
Latrobe RLZ1 Rural Living 2 ha Ordinance
Latrobe RLZ2 Rural Living 4 ha Ordinance
Latrobe RLZ3 Rural Living 6 ha Ordinance
Macedon Ranges LDRZ1 Low Density Residential 6,000 m² Ordinance
Macedon Ranges NRZ1 Neighbourhood Residential 2,000 m² Ordinance
Macedon Ranges NRZ2 Neighbourhood Residential 600 m² Ordinance
Macedon Ranges NRZ4 Neighbourhood Residential 800 m² Ordinance
Macedon Ranges NRZ5 Neighbourhood Residential 2,000 m² Ordinance
Macedon Ranges NRZ6 Neighbourhood Residential 1,200 m² Ordinance
Macedon Ranges NRZ7 Neighbourhood Residential 4,000 m² Ordinance
Macedon Ranges NRZ13 Neighbourhood Residential 2,000 m² Ordinance
Macedon Ranges NRZ14 Neighbourhood Residential 1,000 m² Ordinance
Macedon Ranges RLZ1 Rural Living 40 ha Ordinance
Macedon Ranges RLZ2 Rural Living 2 ha Ordinance
Macedon Ranges RLZ3 Rural Living 4 ha Ordinance
Macedon Ranges RLZ4 Rural Living 1 ha Ordinance
Macedon Ranges RLZ5 Rural Living 8 ha Ordinance
Manningham LDRZ1 Low Density Residential 4,000 m² Ordinance
Mansfield RLZ1 Rural Living 2 ha Ordinance
Mansfield RLZ2 Rural Living 8 ha Ordinance
Maroondah NRZ1 Neighbourhood Residential 2,000 m² Ordinance
Maroondah NRZ2 Neighbourhood Residential 864 m² Ordinance
Melton NRZ2 Neighbourhood Residential 2,000 m² Ordinance
Mildura LDRZ2 Low Density Residential 4,000 m² Ordinance
Mildura NRZ1 Neighbourhood Residential 1,800 m² Ordinance
Mildura RLZ1 Rural Living 1 ha Ordinance
Mitchell LDRZ Low Density Residential 1 ha Ordinance
Mitchell LDRZ2 Low Density Residential 4,000 m² Ordinance
Monash NRZ1 Neighbourhood Residential 300 m² Ordinance
Monash NRZ2 Neighbourhood Residential 300 m² Ordinance
Monash NRZ3 Neighbourhood Residential 300 m² Ordinance
Monash NRZ4 Neighbourhood Residential 300 m² Ordinance
Moorabool NRZ1 Neighbourhood Residential 800 m² Ordinance
Moorabool NRZ6 Neighbourhood Residential 1,400 m² Ordinance
Moorabool NRZ7 Neighbourhood Residential 800 m² Ordinance
Mornington Peninsula LDRZ Low Density Residential 4,000 m² Ordinance
Mornington Peninsula NRZ1 Neighbourhood Residential 650 m² Ordinance
Mount Alexander RLZ1 Rural Living 1 ha Ordinance
Mount Alexander RLZ2 Rural Living 2 ha Ordinance
Mount Alexander RLZ3 Rural Living 4 ha Ordinance
Moyne RLZ1 Rural Living 1 ha Ordinance
Moyne RLZ2 Rural Living 2 ha Ordinance
Moyne RLZ3 Rural Living 4 ha Ordinance
Murrindindi LDRZ1 Low Density Residential 1 ha Ordinance
Murrindindi LDRZ2 Low Density Residential 2 ha Ordinance
Murrindindi LDRZ3 Low Density Residential 4 ha Ordinance
Murrindindi LDRZ4 Low Density Residential 1 ha Ordinance
Murrindindi RLZ1 Rural Living 1 ha Ordinance
Murrindindi RLZ2 Rural Living 2 ha Ordinance
Murrindindi RLZ3 Rural Living 4 ha Ordinance
Murrindindi RLZ4 Rural Living 4 ha Ordinance
Nillumbik LDRZ Low Density Residential 4,000 m² Ordinance
Northern Grampians RLZ1 Rural Living 4 ha Ordinance
Northern Grampians RLZ2 Rural Living 8 ha Ordinance
Northern Grampians RLZ3 Rural Living 16 ha Ordinance
Northern Grampians RLZ4 Rural Living 20 ha Ordinance
Northern Grampians RLZ5 Rural Living 32 ha Ordinance
South Gippsland RLZ1 Rural Living 1 ha Ordinance
South Gippsland RLZ2 Rural Living 4 ha Ordinance
South Gippsland RLZ3 Rural Living 2 ha Ordinance
Southern Grampians LDRZ Low Density Residential 1 ha Ordinance
Southern Grampians LDRZ1 Low Density Residential 1 ha Ordinance
Southern Grampians LDRZ2 Low Density Residential 1 ha Ordinance
Southern Grampians RLZ1 Rural Living 2 ha Ordinance
Surf Coast LDRZ1 Low Density Residential 2 ha Ordinance
Towong RLZ1 Rural Living 8 ha Ordinance
Towong RLZ2 Rural Living 4 ha Ordinance
Wangaratta LDRZ Low Density Residential 1 ha Ordinance
Wangaratta LDRZ1 Low Density Residential 1 ha Ordinance
Wangaratta LDRZ2 Low Density Residential 1 ha Ordinance
Wangaratta LDRZ3 Low Density Residential 1 ha Ordinance
Wangaratta RLZ1 Rural Living 2 ha Ordinance
Wangaratta RLZ2 Rural Living 8 ha Ordinance
Warrnambool RLZ1 Rural Living 4 ha Ordinance
Warrnambool RLZ2 Rural Living 1 ha Ordinance
Warrnambool RLZ3 Rural Living 6,000 m² Ordinance
Wellington RLZ1 Rural Living 8,000 m² Ordinance
Wellington RLZ2 Rural Living 2 ha Ordinance
Wellington RLZ4 Rural Living 4 ha Ordinance
Wellington RLZ5 Rural Living 6,000 m² Ordinance
Whittlesea LDRZ Low Density Residential 4,000 m² Ordinance
Wodonga RLZ2 Rural Living 3 ha Ordinance
Wodonga RLZ3 Rural Living 4 ha Ordinance
Wyndham LDRZ1 Low Density Residential 4,000 m² Ordinance
Yarra Ranges LDRZ Low Density Residential 4,000 m² Ordinance
Yarra Ranges RLZ1 Rural Living 1 ha Ordinance
Yarra Ranges RLZ2 Rural Living 3 ha Ordinance
Yarriambiack RLZ1 Rural Living 8 ha Ordinance
Method. Generated at deploy time from Feasibly's codified bundle of all 79 Victorian councils' residential zone schedules (792 schedules: NRZ, GRZ, RGZ, LDRZ, MUZ, TZ, RLZ), each human-verified against the source planning scheme and monitored daily for amendments. "Council-set" means the value comes from the schedule itself. Overlays, easements and site conditions can further constrain subdivision. Contains data © State of Victoria (Department of Transport and Planning), CC BY 4.0, see data attribution. Screening reference only: verify with the relevant council and engage qualified professionals before acting.

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