Moorabbin is one of 10 Melbourne Suburbs targeted in a fast-track planning program where building heights will double, and approval times are expected to drop to 12 months. The high-density living push in suburbs like Moorabbin is part of a new expedited housing program from the Victorian Government.

Bayside property developer Obaid Naqebullah says those new building heights will further transform Moorabbin’s community into a vibrant high-density living centre that will welcome a green, connected family-friendly community. When all the essentials are in walking distance – schools, shops, transport, parks and medical services – it’s easy for people to imagine living local and being able to reduce our reliance on cars.

Kingston Council says its Moorabbin Activity Centre vision has the potential to unlock 5,000 to 6,800 new homes in the central activity hub from Moorabbin station along South Road to Moorabbin Reserve and south to Curly Rourke Reserve.

The height limit of 17 metres to 40 metres (five to 12 storeys) will create a wider catchment area of 3 to 6 storey residential projects – the ideal high-density living credentials to meet the demands of Melbourne’s housing crisis.

With statistics showing that Victorian home builds have sunk to their lowest level in a decade, developer Obaid Naqebullah highlights the urgency for high-density expansion of units and apartments.

The ABS shows that the number of new homes being started across Victoria sank to 51,462 in 2024, marketing a decade low in construction. The number of new builds being finished has also dropped to the lowest level since 2016, with just 55,773 completions.

The Property Council of Australia has warned that Melbourne is falling behind on its race to build 800,000 homes in the next decade.

Target high-density suburbs like Mordialloc have been designed as gateways to the popular Mornington Peninsula, with ‘lock-up and leave’ apartments providing a more leisure-centric lifestyle for beach weekends. The new Mordialloc Freeway offers a nine-kilometre freeway link to the Mornington Peninsula – a $523 million government project which has reduced morning and afternoon peak traffic on local roads, with the freeway taking more than 13,000 trucks off nearby arterial roads.

Research shows high density living in communities like Moorabbin has benefits that are both social and environmental. As density increases, isolation and social exclusion is reduced for people without a car. High density living creates vitality, with bigger concentrations of people able to support their small communities, and the cost of services including water and power also reduces.

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