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Priority precincts

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Priority precincts are areas identified in Plan for Victoria where transformational change is being planned to deliver new jobs and homes. There are 15 priority precincts, including the first six Suburban Rail Loop (SRL) precincts – more information on SRL precincts can be found on Victoria’s Big Build website(opens in a new window).

Priority precincts

Aerial image of the East Werribee priority precinct East Werribee Aerial image of the Sunshine priority precinct Sunshine
Aerial image of the Footscray priority precinct Footscray Aerail image of the Docklands priority precinct Docklands
Aerial image of the Fishermans Bend priority precinct Fishermans Bend Aerial image of Arden priority precinct Arden
Aerial image of the Parkville priority precinct Parkville Aerial image of the Richmond to Flinders Street priority precinct Richmond to Flinders Street corridor

Local Precincts

Victoria has a thriving program of works in regional cities and service centres across the state. There are a group of regional areas where some works are concentrated, these are known as local precincts.

Aerial image of the Central Geelong priority precinct Central Geelong

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Priority precincts are key places to deliver more homes in the right locations and improve housing affordability and choice.

Plan for Victoria identifies 15 priority precincts, including the first seven Suburban Rail Loop precincts, where we’re planning transformational change to deliver new jobs and homes. They are:

  1. East Werribee
  2. Sunshine
  3. Footscray
  4. Docklands
  5. Fishermans Bend
  6. Arden
  7. Parkville
  8. Richmond to Flinders
  9. La Trobe (SRL North precinct)
  10. Box Hill (SRL East precinct)
  11. Burwood (SRL East precinct)
  12. Glen Waverley (SRL East precinct)
  13. Monash (SRL East precinct)
  14. Clayton (SRL East precinct)
  15. Cheltenham–Southland (SRL East precinct)

Victoria has a thriving program of works in regional cities and service centres across the state. Some of these works are part of local precincts, like Central Geelong, which is listed on this page. Other regional cities, including major ones, and regional service centres are outlined in Plan for Victoria. For more information on these areas, please visit the Plan for Victoria website(opens in a new window).

Priority precincts are key places to deliver more homes in the right locations and improve housing affordability and choice. This is important to ensure Victoria’s long-term success and prosperity.

Priority precincts and other plans outlined in Plan for Victoria address the needs of Victoria’s diverse and growing population while safeguarding what Victorian’s love about where we live, work, play and raise our families.

For more information on Plan for Victoria, please visit the Plan for Victoria website(opens in a new window).

The precincts listed on this page are priority precincts, just like Suburban Rail Loop precincts. The priority precincts listed here are not located around new Suburban Rail Loop stations, and instead centre around existing transport options.

To find out more about SRL precincts can be found on Victoria’s Big Build website(opens in a new window).

Plan for Victoria includes plans for many different areas, like metropolitan activity centres, major regional cities to regional service centres and priority precincts. These plans all work together to deliver long-term success and prosperity for all of Victoria. For more information on Plan for Victoria, please visit the Plan for Victoria(opens in a new window) website.

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Updated 29 July 2025

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