The Victorian Heritage Database provides information about heritage places and objects in the state of Victoria. It aggregates listings from the following sources:
Records are fully searchable and include statements of significance, physical descriptions, historical information and photographs.
The Heritage Council of Victoria decides what to include in the Victorian Heritage Register, based on recommendations made by Heritage Victoria. Heritage Victoria also makes recommendations about what to include in the Victorian Heritage Inventory.
Click on the blue buttons to find out how to browse and search the database:
From the Database homepage, browse Heritage places by categories including location, local authority, architectural style, date of construction, Heritage Act category, theme and group (category or purpose of building).
Browse Shipwrecks by date built, date lost, ship type or ship use.
You can also browse user-created virtual tours or log in to create your own tour.
Enter your search term(s) in the search bar on the homepage.
Use the drop-down 'all records' menu to narrow your search to records in the Victorian Heritage Register, Heritage Inventory (for archaeological sites) or Shipwrecks:
You can then choose to refine your results using the fields that appear on the left-hand side of your search results.
Results from the Victorian Heritage Register show in red, those from the Victorian Heritage Inventory show in dark grey, and those from Heritage Overlays, the National Trust or the Victorian War Heritage Inventory show in light grey.
Sort your results by relevance, alphabetical order, date of construction or VHR number.
You can download or share your search, download individual records, or log into your account to save a search or create a shortlist of results.
The Victorian Heritage Database does not include all Heritage Overlays in Victoria. To find out if a property has a Heritage Overlay, visit the Heritage Victoria website: