Carlton North VIC 3054
3,705 addresses · 36 streets
Melbourne Electorate › Yarra LGA › Carlton North · 3 km from Melbourne
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Living Here
Carlton North is a suburb of Victoria, home to about 6,177 people, with a median age of 33. The typical household earns around $2,400 a week, with median rent near $552 a week. Most homes are townhouses. About 48% of households own their home and 51% rent. Most workers work from home. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Irish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 10 of 10 nationally — a relatively advantaged area. The median house sells for about $1,515,000.
Over time — Census 2001 → 2021
Dashed line: district figures for the Carlton North - Princes Hill statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Carlton North itself.
Getting Around & Local Services
93 schools
1 beach
20 vets
36 childcare & kindergartens
- North Carlton Childrens Centre
- Gowrie Victoria Carlton North Early Learning Centre
- Isabel Henderson Kindergarten
- Hei Schools
- Fitzroy Early Learning Centre
- Froebel Fitzroy North Early Learning Centre
- Melbourne University Family Club
- Brunswick East Kindergarten
- John Street Community Early Childhood Co-operative
- Brunswick Crèche & Day Nursery
Getting around. Train station: Rushall, 1.7 km east · Tram stop: Stop 116: Fenwick Street, 350 m west · Bus interchange: Southern Cross Coach Terminal, 3.8 km south-west · Ferry wharf: Berth 5, 3.6 km south · Airport: Essendon Fields Airport, 9.4 km north-west.
Socio-economic Standing
Median Sale Prices
Greenery
🌳 Tree canopy: 17% satellite estimate · 2021
Demographics
Unemployment 3.6% · Labour-force participation 75.7%
Population by age in Carlton North
| 0-4 | 241 |
|---|---|
| 5-14 | 394 |
| 15-19 | 180 |
| 20-24 | 663 |
| 25-34 | 1,758 |
| 35-44 | 856 |
| 45-54 | 640 |
| 55-64 | 591 |
| 65-74 | 508 |
| 75-84 | 263 |
| 85+ | 96 |
Dwelling types in Carlton North
| House | 160 |
|---|---|
| Townhouse | 1,865 |
| Apartment | 548 |
| Other | 39 |
Households by weekly income in Carlton North
| <$650 | 247 |
|---|---|
| $650-1,499 | 463 |
| $1,500-2,999 | 754 |
| $3,000+ | 969 |
Top ancestries in Carlton North
| English | 2,284 |
|---|---|
| Australian | 1,638 |
| Irish | 1,150 |
| Scottish | 818 |
| Other | 813 |
| Italian | 691 |
Housing tenure in Carlton North
| Owned | 736 |
|---|---|
| Mortgage | 503 |
| Rented | 1,309 |
| Other | 44 |
Cars per household in Carlton North
| 0 | 416 |
|---|---|
| 1 | 1,347 |
| 2 | 639 |
| 3 | 137 |
| 4+ | 46 |
Commute to work in Carlton North
| Car | 837 |
|---|---|
| Train | 14 |
| Bus | 24 |
| Tram/ferry | 210 |
| Walked | 224 |
| Bicycle | 256 |
| Home | 1,891 |
Top countries of birth in Carlton North
| England | 232 |
|---|---|
| New Zealand | 151 |
| Italy | 110 |
| United States | 86 |
| Malaysia | 43 |
| India | 42 |
Languages used at home in Carlton North
| Italian | 208 |
|---|---|
| Greek | 78 |
| French | 62 |
| Spanish | 60 |
| Mandarin | 41 |
| German | 35 |
Birds & Wildlife Nearby
563,006 bird observations recorded near Carlton North — most often seen:
- Common Myna (37,588)
- Rainbow Lorikeet (33,991)
- Magpie-lark (29,358)
- Rock Dove (28,317)
- Noisy Miner (27,700)
- Red Wattlebird (27,193)
- Little Raven (26,754)
- Silver Gull (26,530)
- Spotted Turtle-dove (22,396)
- Australian Magpie (22,215)
- Pacific Black Duck (21,248)
- Eurasian Blackbird (21,227)
- Dusky Moorhen (20,524)
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- Welcome Swallow (15,905)
- Common Starling (15,690)
- House Sparrow (15,230)
- Eurasian Coot (14,361)
- Pied Currawong (14,337)
- Chestnut Teal (13,679)
- Australian Wood Duck (13,324)
- Bell Miner (13,268)
- Australasian Purple Swamphen (13,023)
- Willie Wagtail (12,881)
- Grey Butcherbird (12,702)
- White-plumed Honeyeater (12,227)
- Little Wattlebird (11,344)
- Superb Fairy-wren (10,412)
- White-browed Scrubwren (10,306)
- Crested Pigeon (10,143)
- Brown Thornbill (9,133)
Nearby Suburbs
The closest suburbs to Carlton North:
- Princes Hill (0.7 km)
- Fitzroy North (1 km)
- Brunswick East (1.7 km)
- Fitzroy (1.8 km)
- Carlton (1.8 km)
- Parkville (2 km)
- Collingwood (2.2 km)
- Clifton Hill (2.2 km)
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Streets
- Amess Street (240)
- Bagunnga Lane (1)
- Birdsall Place (4)
- Bowen Crescent (1)
- Canning Street (371)
- College Crescent (1)
- Curtain Street (59)
- Davids Lane (5)
- Davis Street (48)
- Drummond Lane (3)
- Drummond Street (556)
- Earl Street (32)
- Fenwick Street (90)
- Fletcher Lane (4)
- Henry Street (15)
- Herbert Street (7)
- Hughes Street (10)
- Lee Street (97)
- Lygon Street (440)
- Macpherson Street (67)
- Mary Street (24)
- Newry Street (95)
- Nicholson Street (321)
- Ogrady Street (25)
- Park Street (26)
- Pigdon Street (84)
- Princes Park Drive (1)
- Princes Street (90)
- Rathdowne Street (512)
- Reserve Street (7)
- Richardson Street (36)
- Royal Parade (9)
- Shakespeare Street (8)
- Station Street (384)
- Sutton Street (30)
- Taplin Place (2)
