Is City of Port Phillip a declared termite area?
Yes. City of Port Phillip 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 Port Phillip
13 suburbs and localities fall wholly or partly within City of Port Phillip. Those marked * are split between councils: check which council your site is in on the rates notice or property certificate.
- Albert Park 3206
- Balaclava 3183
- Elwood 3184
- Melbourne * 3000, 3004
- Middle Park 3206
- Port Melbourne * 3207
- Ripponlea 3185
- South Melbourne 3205
- Southbank * 3006
- St Kilda 3182
- St Kilda East * 3183
- St Kilda West 3182
- Windsor * 3181
Source and how to confirm
Source: Termites – City of Port Phillip (archived council page, Planning & Building > Building > Termites), checked 4 Oct 2026.
Designations change. Before relying on this for compliance, confirm with your building surveyor or City of Port Phillip.
Suburb and council boundaries: Australian Bureau of Statistics, ASGS Edition 3 (CC BY 4.0).
Building in Port Phillip?
Send us your drawings and we’ll price the termite management system your surveyor will ask for.