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Fitzroy VIC 3065

9,561 addresses · 74 streets

Melbourne Electorate › Yarra LGA › Fitzroy · 2 km from Melbourne

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Living Here

Melbourne's oldest suburb and a creative inner-city hub known for Brunswick and Gertrude Streets, Fitzroy is dense and sought-after. Households average 2.0 people and the median age is 35. Median household income is $2,194 a week, with rent around $451.

Fitzroy is a suburb of Victoria, home to about 10,431 people, with a median age of 35. The typical household earns around $2,194 a week, with median rent near $451 a week. Most homes are apartments. About 39% of households own their home and 60% rent. Most workers work from home. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Irish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 9 of 10 nationally — a relatively advantaged area. The median house sells for about $1,750,000.

10,431Population
35Median age
$2,194Median household income / wk
$451Median rent / wk
2.0Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

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

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Parliament, 1.2 km south-west · Tram stop: Stop 15: St David Street, 100 m north-west · Bus interchange: Southern Cross Coach Terminal, 2.9 km south-west · Ferry wharf: Berth 5, 2.1 km south-west · Airport: Essendon Fields Airport, 11 km north-west.

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Sport & Recreation

6 facilities recorded in Fitzroy.

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

$1,750,000House · 2024
$767,500Unit · 2024

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

Tree cover

🌳 Tree canopy: 6.2% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Fitzroy

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

Tree cover measures, Fitzroy VIC
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 20206.2%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 20216.5%

Demographics

Unemployment 4.5% · Labour-force participation 69.2%

Population by age in Fitzroy
Population by age, Fitzroy VIC (ABS Census 2021)
0-4453
5-14616
15-19275
20-24712
25-343,072
35-441,841
45-541,197
55-641,108
65-74697
75-84324
85+135
Dwelling types in Fitzroy
Dwelling types, Fitzroy VIC (ABS Census 2021)
House145
Townhouse1,667
Apartment2,711
Other34
Households by weekly income in Fitzroy
Households by weekly income, Fitzroy VIC (ABS Census 2021)
<$650706
$650-1,499815
$1,500-2,9991,176
$3,000+1,586
Top ancestries in Fitzroy
Top ancestries, Fitzroy VIC (ABS Census 2021)
English3,266
Australian2,168
Other1,790
Irish1,626
Scottish1,170
Ancestry NS944
Housing tenure in Fitzroy
Housing tenure, Fitzroy VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Owned823
Mortgage919
Rented2,685
Other67
Cars per household in Fitzroy
Cars per household, Fitzroy VIC (ABS Census 2021)
01,233
12,372
2724
3114
4+46
Commute to work in Fitzroy
Commute to work, Fitzroy VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Car1,091
Train48
Bus20
Tram/ferry280
Walked654
Bicycle262
Home2,973
Top countries of birth in Fitzroy
Top countries of birth, Fitzroy VIC (ABS Census 2021)
England473
Vietnam340
New Zealand318
China218
United States159
Malaysia97
Languages used at home in Fitzroy
Languages used at home, Fitzroy VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Vietnamese405
Mandarin214
Cantonese188
Arabic160
Italian125
Greek124

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

573,918 bird observations recorded near Fitzroy — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Fitzroy

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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