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Greater Melbourne

Kingston

363 rural lots across 7 suburbs. Dominant land use: BUILT.

363
Rural lots
791 ha
Rural land
2.4%
Soil organic carbon
88%
Mean green cover

Kingston — rural suburbs

© State of Victoria · CSIRO · TERN

Council boundary outlined; each circle is one rural suburb sized by rural-lot count. Click a circle to open the suburb page.

Suburb circles · sized by rural lots
10 500 5,000+
Soil

Soil condition and land systems

Averaged across the 363 rural lots in Kingston.

Soil

Soil carbon and land systems

National soil-grid values averaged across rural lots, with the dominant Victorian land system.

2.4%
soil organic carbon (0–30 cm)
Good organic carbon
5.3
soil pH (CaCl₂)
Sandy loam
dominant texture
Land system
Sand and Clay Plains - Moorabbin
Salinity low
Water erosion low
Waterlogging nil

Soil values: Soil and Landscape Grid of Australia (CSIRO/TERN), ~90 m national soil grid, 0–30 cm depth-weighted. Land systems: Victorian land-systems mapping (Agriculture Victoria). Regional indicators — not a substitute for a site soil test.

Climate

Rainfall, temperature, growing window

Long-term climate averages across rural lots in this council.

Annual rainfall
761 mm
Moderate rainfall
Mean annual temp
14.7 °C
annual average
Warmest month max
25.9 °C
heat-stress indicator
Coldest month min
5.9 °C
frost-risk indicator
Aridity index
0.56 P/PET
Sub-humid
Growing season
214 days / yr
frost-free + adequate moisture

Climate values are the average across rural lots in this area, from national long-term climate grids (rainfall and temperature normals, growing season and aridity).

Vegetation

Cover profile

Satellite vegetation-cover mapping, averaged across rural lots.

Green cover88%
Bare ground13%
Dominant vegetation class
Damp Sands Herb-rich Woodland/Heathy Woodland Mosaic
Water

Groundwater and water management

Groundwater management coverage across rural lots in Kingston.

Water

Groundwater profile

Management areas and monitored-bore conditions across rural lots.

58%
in a groundwater management area — MOORABBIN GROUNDWATER MANAGEMENT AREA
0%
in a water supply protection area
Nearest monitored conditions
Upper Tertiary Aquifer (Fluvial) (UTAF)
aquifer
14.9
m to water table
1,765
EC µS/cm
Groundwater is marginal — crop-dependent irrigation use.

Source: Victorian groundwater management areas and the state bore-monitoring network. Values are the nearest monitored bore's, averaged across lots — conditions at a specific property will vary.

Planning overlays

Overlay coverage across rural lots

Share of rural lots in Kingston carrying each planning overlay.

Environmental significance (ESO) 37%
Environmental audit (EAO) 37%
Land requiring an environmental audit before sensitive use.
Flood (LSIO / FO) 12%
Heritage (HO) 2%
No exposure
Bushfire management (BMO) · Urban stormwater (SBO) · Erosion management (EMO) · Salinity management (SMO) · Significant landscape (SLO) · Vegetation protection (VPO)
Land use

Dominant rural land use

From the Victorian Land Use Information System.

BUILT

The largest-share land-use category across rural lots in Kingston.

Rural suburbs in Kingston (7)

Click any column header to sort.

Suburb Rural lots
Heatherton 3202 145
Dingley Village 3172 84
Clarinda 3169 62
Clayton South 3169 40
Braeside 3195 17
Aspendale Gardens 3195 13
Cheltenham 3192 2
Land character
Land use Built Up Area Crown land 3% of lots

About Kingston

What is the rural land in Kingston like?

Across 363 rural lots in Kingston, soil organic carbon averages 2.4%, on the Sand and Clay Plains - Moorabbin land system. The most common land use is BUILT.

What's the climate of Kingston's rural land?

Rural lots in Kingston average 761 mm annual rainfall, a mean annual temperature of 14.7°C and a growing season of about 214 days. Aridity index 0.56.

What planning overlays apply across Kingston?

Across rural lots in Kingston: 0% carry the Bushfire Management Overlay, 12% a flood overlay, 0% the Erosion Management Overlay and 0% the Salinity Management Overlay.

What data sources are used?

Soil organic carbon, pH and texture come from the Soil and Landscape Grid of Australia; salinity, erosion and waterlogging susceptibility from Victorian land systems mapping. Planning overlays and zones are from the Victoria Planning Provisions. Land use is from the Victorian Land Use Information System, groundwater from the Victorian monitoring network, and terrain from the national elevation model. Market context is the published Valuer-General Victoria suburb median — a suburb indicator, never a property valuation.

Rural lots are those in Victoria's rural zone suite: Farming, Green Wedge, Rural Living, Rural Conservation and Rural Activity zones.