Flemington VIC 3031
5,782 addresses · 66 streets
Maribyrnong Electorate › Moonee Valley LGA › Flemington · 4 km from Melbourne
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Living Here
Flemington is a suburb of Victoria, home to about 7,025 people, with a median age of 34. The typical household earns around $1,525 a week, with median rent near $300 a week. Most homes are apartments. About 37% of households own their home and 61% rent. Most workers work from home. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Irish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 5 of 10 nationally — a mid-range area. The median house sells for about $1,085,000.
Over time — Census 2001 → 2021
Dashed line: district figures for the Flemington statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Flemington itself.
Getting Around & Local Services
Getting around. Train station: Newmarket, 200 m south · Tram stop: Stop 26: Newmarket Station, 250 m south · Bus interchange: Highpoint Shopping Centre, 3.8 km west · Ferry wharf: Port Phillip Ferries Docklands Terminal, 3.8 km south-east · Airport: Essendon Fields Airport, 7.2 km north.
Sport & Recreation
1 facility recorded in Flemington.
- Debney Park Cricket, Soccer, Tennis (Outdoor)
Socio-economic Standing
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
Median of recorded sales in the period, not a valuation. Source: Victorian Property Sales Report, Land Use Victoria.
Tree cover
🌳 Tree canopy: 4.6% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Green: 10 m cells where trees dominate, satellite 2021. Blue: water. The line is the suburb boundary.
| Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 2020 | 4.6% |
|---|---|
| Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 2021 | 14.4% |
Demographics
Unemployment 7.1% · Labour-force participation 64.6%
Population by age in Flemington
| 0-4 | 410 |
|---|---|
| 5-14 | 591 |
| 15-19 | 276 |
| 20-24 | 507 |
| 25-34 | 1,726 |
| 35-44 | 1,136 |
| 45-54 | 868 |
| 55-64 | 664 |
| 65-74 | 515 |
| 75-84 | 216 |
| 85+ | 112 |
Dwelling types in Flemington
| House | 674 |
|---|---|
| Townhouse | 720 |
| Apartment | 1,695 |
| Other | 28 |
Households by weekly income in Flemington
| <$650 | 693 |
|---|---|
| $650-1,499 | 753 |
| $1,500-2,999 | 810 |
| $3,000+ | 673 |
Top ancestries in Flemington
| Other | 1,794 |
|---|---|
| English | 1,777 |
| Australian | 1,539 |
| Irish | 832 |
| Scottish | 588 |
| Ancestry NS | 585 |
Housing tenure in Flemington
| Owned | 462 |
|---|---|
| Mortgage | 688 |
| Rented | 1,887 |
| Other | 34 |
Cars per household in Flemington
| 0 | 707 |
|---|---|
| 1 | 1,620 |
| 2 | 579 |
| 3 | 104 |
| 4+ | 37 |
Commute to work in Flemington
| Car | 1,029 |
|---|---|
| Train | 165 |
| Bus | 6 |
| Tram/ferry | 103 |
| Walked | 128 |
| Bicycle | 110 |
| Home | 1,442 |
Top countries of birth in Flemington
| Vietnam | 318 |
|---|---|
| England | 149 |
| New Zealand | 133 |
| China | 111 |
| India | 105 |
| Malaysia | 74 |
Languages used at home in Flemington
| Vietnamese | 299 |
|---|---|
| Arabic | 216 |
| Cantonese | 213 |
| Mandarin | 127 |
| Spanish | 119 |
| Turkish | 84 |
Birds & Wildlife Nearby
402,572 bird observations recorded near Flemington — most often seen:
- Common Myna (22,620)
- Rock Dove (21,073)
- Rainbow Lorikeet (20,573)
- Silver Gull (19,235)
- Magpie-lark (19,201)
- Red Wattlebird (17,797)
- Little Raven (17,734)
- Noisy Miner (16,786)
- Spotted Turtle-dove (15,848)
- House Sparrow (14,636)
- Common Starling (14,418)
- Australian Magpie (14,396)
- Dusky Moorhen (14,353)
Show all 30 birds recorded near Flemington
- Pacific Black Duck (14,259)
- Eurasian Blackbird (13,630)
- Welcome Swallow (13,415)
- White-plumed Honeyeater (12,516)
- Eurasian Coot (11,978)
- Chestnut Teal (11,606)
- Superb Fairy-wren (11,343)
- Crested Pigeon (10,553)
- Australasian Purple Swamphen (10,135)
- Willie Wagtail (10,115)
- New Holland Honeyeater (9,820)
- Australian White Ibis (9,452)
- Australasian Grebe (7,759)
- Galah (6,858)
- Grey Butcherbird (6,858)
- Little Pied Cormorant (6,852)
- Pied Currawong (6,753)
Sightings reported by observers, not a survey, so the counts show what people record rather than what lives here. Source: Atlas of Living Australia.
Nearby Suburbs
The closest suburbs to Flemington:
- Travancore (0.8 km)
- Kensington (0.9 km)
- Ascot Vale (1.4 km)
- Parkville (1.9 km)
- North Melbourne (2.3 km)
- Moonee Ponds (2.3 km)
- Brunswick West (2.9 km)
- West Melbourne (3.1 km)
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Streets
- Acacia Lane (3)
- Anton Grove (12)
- Arena Close (12)
- Ascot Vale Road (773)
- Bignell Street (49)
- Brighton Street (51)
- Brixton Street (36)
- Bryant Street (65)
- Canterbury Street (122)
- Chatham Street (34)
- Church Street (17)
- Clarence Street (21)
- Connelly Street (29)
- Coronet Street (38)
- Crown Street (222)
- Dalgleish Street (16)
- Dartford Street (39)
- Dover Street (272)
- Duncan Street (31)
- Edinburgh Street (111)
- Elm Street (15)
- Eltham Street (59)
- Epsom Road (511)
- Farnham Court (51)
- Farnham Street (157)
- Finsbury Street (58)
- George Street (4)
- Glance Street (24)
- High Street (3)
- Holland Court (561)
- Illawarra Road (49)
- Jezabeel Court (12)
- John Street (14)
- Kent Street (7)
- Kiama Road (10)
- Lee Street (26)
- Leonard Crescent (4)
- Lewis Street (17)
- Marshall Street (48)
- Marwick Street (26)
- Morton Lane (12)
- Mt Alexander Road (51)
- Newmarket Street (121)
- Newmarket Way (90)
- Norwood Place (13)
- Norwood Street (46)
- Oak Street (16)
- Oriana Court (7)
- Passionfruit Lane (1)
- Pin Oak Crescent (109)
- Princes Street (209)
- Racecourse Road (689)
- Railway Place W (41)
- Shields Street (132)
- Smithfield Road (37)
- Stables Drive (1)
- Stockbridge Place (3)
- Sturt Street (17)
- Tunbridge Street (26)
- Urie Lane (1)
- Victoria Street (273)
- Waltham Street (64)
- Wellington Street (149)
- Whitty Lane (1)
- Wisewould Street (42)
- Woodcock Close (22)
