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Fitzroy North VIC 3068

8,183 addresses · 112 streets

Melbourne Electorate › Yarra LGA › Fitzroy North · 4 km from Melbourne

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Living Here

Fitzroy North is a suburb of Victoria, home to about 12,781 people, with a median age of 36. The typical household earns around $2,300 a week, with median rent near $481 a week. Most homes are townhouses. About 48% of households own their home and 49% 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 $1,540,000.

12,781Population
36Median age
$2,300Median household income / wk
$481Median rent / wk
2.2Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

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

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Rushall, 750 m east · Tram stop: Stop 22: Scotchmer Street, 50 m north · Bus interchange: Southern Cross Coach Terminal, 4.5 km south-west · Ferry wharf: Berth 5, 4.1 km south · Airport: Essendon Fields Airport, 9.9 km north-west.

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Sport & Recreation

8 facilities recorded in Fitzroy North.

Socio-economic Standing

😄Very advantaged · 10/10
Economic resources2/10
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

$1,540,000House · 2024
$698,000Unit · 2024

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

Tree cover

🌳 Tree canopy: 8.4% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Fitzroy North

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

Tree cover measures, Fitzroy North VIC
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 20208.4%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202115.7%

Demographics

Unemployment 3.6% · Labour-force participation 70.9%

Population by age in Fitzroy North
Population by age, Fitzroy North VIC (ABS Census 2021)
0-4523
5-141,040
15-19449
20-24842
25-343,163
35-441,964
45-541,549
55-641,247
65-741,042
75-84667
85+294
Dwelling types in Fitzroy North
Dwelling types, Fitzroy North VIC (ABS Census 2021)
House786
Townhouse2,669
Apartment1,992
Other34
Households by weekly income in Fitzroy North
Households by weekly income, Fitzroy North VIC (ABS Census 2021)
<$650768
$650-1,499949
$1,500-2,9991,452
$3,000+2,017
Top ancestries in Fitzroy North
Top ancestries, Fitzroy North VIC (ABS Census 2021)
English4,709
Australian3,321
Irish2,204
Scottish1,788
Other1,615
Italian1,210
Housing tenure in Fitzroy North
Housing tenure, Fitzroy North VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Owned1,396
Mortgage1,211
Rented2,669
Other151
Cars per household in Fitzroy North
Cars per household, Fitzroy North VIC (ABS Census 2021)
01,046
12,807
21,230
3255
4+84
Commute to work in Fitzroy North
Commute to work, Fitzroy North VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Car1,635
Train41
Bus32
Tram/ferry325
Walked361
Bicycle453
Home3,720
Top countries of birth in Fitzroy North
Top countries of birth, Fitzroy North VIC (ABS Census 2021)
England605
New Zealand359
Italy244
United States166
Greece120
China119
Languages used at home in Fitzroy North
Languages used at home, Fitzroy North VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Italian396
Greek237
Mandarin143
Vietnamese119
German117
Spanish104

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

444,674 bird observations recorded near Fitzroy North — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Fitzroy North

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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