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Carlton VIC 3053

20,396 addresses · 115 streets

Melbourne Electorate › Melbourne LGA › Carlton · 1 km from Melbourne

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Living Here

Bordering the University of Melbourne and known for its Italian heritage along Lygon Street, Carlton is a youthful, student-heavy inner suburb. The median age is just 27 with small households of 1.8 people. Median household income is $1,292 a week and rent around $365.

Carlton is a suburb of Victoria, home to about 16,055 people, with a median age of 27. The typical household earns around $1,292 a week, with median rent near $365 a week. Most homes are apartments. About 24% of households own their home and 73% rent. Most workers work from home. Common community backgrounds include Chinese, English, Australian. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 9 of 10 nationally — a relatively advantaged area. The median house sells for about $1,390,000.

16,055Population
27Median age
$1,292Median household income / wk
$365Median rent / wk
1.8Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Carlton statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Carlton itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Parkville, 700 m west · Tram stop: Stop 3: Lincoln Square, 250 m south-west · Bus interchange: Southern Cross Coach Terminal, 2.1 km south-west · Ferry wharf: Berth 2, 2 km south · Airport: Essendon Fields Airport, 10.3 km north-west.

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Sport & Recreation

3 facilities recorded in Carlton.

Socio-economic Standing

😄Very advantaged · 9/10
Economic resources1/10
Education & jobs10/10

Deciles from 1 (lowest) to 10 (highest), against all Australian suburbs. The overall figure weighs advantage and disadvantage together; economic resources counts income and housing, and education & jobs counts qualifications and occupation. They often differ. Source: ABS SEIFA 2021.

Median Sale Prices

$1,390,000House · 2024
$409,000Unit · 2024

Median of recorded sales in the period, not a valuation. Source: Victorian Property Sales Report, Land Use Victoria.

Tree cover

🌳 Tree canopy: 8.6% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Carlton

Green: 10 m cells where trees dominate, satellite 2021. Blue: water. The line is the suburb boundary.

Tree cover measures, Carlton VIC
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 20208.6%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202116.2%

Demographics

Unemployment 11.4% · Labour-force participation 63.2%

Population by age in Carlton
Population by age, Carlton VIC (ABS Census 2021)
0-4310
5-14555
15-191,017
20-243,888
25-345,423
35-441,736
45-54966
55-64809
65-74680
75-84447
85+217
Dwelling types in Carlton
Dwelling types, Carlton VIC (ABS Census 2021)
House93
Townhouse1,186
Apartment5,588
Other38
Households by weekly income in Carlton
Households by weekly income, Carlton VIC (ABS Census 2021)
<$6501,954
$650-1,4991,753
$1,500-2,9991,710
$3,000+1,152
Top ancestries in Carlton
Top ancestries, Carlton VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Chinese3,964
Other3,604
English3,110
Australian2,137
Irish1,317
Ancestry NS1,100
Housing tenure in Carlton
Housing tenure, Carlton VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Owned922
Mortgage695
Rented5,004
Other201
Cars per household in Carlton
Cars per household, Carlton VIC (ABS Census 2021)
03,294
12,714
2620
3103
4+46
Commute to work in Carlton
Commute to work, Carlton VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Car1,319
Train190
Bus84
Tram/ferry684
Walked1,134
Bicycle280
Home3,049
Top countries of birth in Carlton
Top countries of birth, Carlton VIC (ABS Census 2021)
China2,243
India798
Malaysia620
England337
Vietnam319
Indonesia318
Languages used at home in Carlton
Languages used at home, Carlton VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Mandarin2,658
Cantonese522
Vietnamese376
Spanish303
Arabic289
Italian264

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

602,274 bird observations recorded near Carlton — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Carlton

Sightings reported by observers, not a survey, so the counts show what people record rather than what lives here. Source: Atlas of Living Australia.

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