Is Knox City Council a declared termite area?
Yes. Knox City Council has designated its whole municipality as a termite risk area.
What this means for your build
In a declared area, new buildings and additions need a termite management system under the National Construction Code, and your building surveyor will look for protection to AS 3660.1 and an installation certificate at handover.
Price termite protection into the job from the start: most of it goes in before and during the slab pour and can’t be added later.
Suburbs in Knox
11 suburbs and localities fall wholly or partly within Knox City Council. Those marked * are split between councils: check which council your site is in on the rates notice or property certificate.
- Bayswater 3153
- Boronia 3155
- Ferntree Gully 3156
- Knoxfield 3180
- Lysterfield * 3156
- Rowville 3178
- Scoresby 3179
- The Basin 3154
- Upper Ferntree Gully * 3156
- Wantirna 3152
- Wantirna South 3152
Source and how to confirm
Source: Termites and termite areas | Knox, checked 28 Sep 2026.
Designations change. Before relying on this for compliance, confirm with your building surveyor or Knox City Council.
Suburb and council boundaries: Australian Bureau of Statistics, ASGS Edition 3 (CC BY 4.0).
Building in Knox?
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