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North Melbourne VIC 3051

15,667 addresses · 151 streets

Melbourne Electorate › Melbourne LGA › North Melbourne · 2 km from Melbourne

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Living Here

An inner-city Melbourne suburb mixing terraces, public housing and new apartments, North Melbourne is central and youthful. Households average 2.0 people and the median age is 31. Median household income is $1,717 a week, with rent around $381.

North Melbourne is a suburb of Victoria, home to about 14,953 people, with a median age of 31. The typical household earns around $1,717 a week, with median rent near $381 a week. Most homes are apartments. About 33% of households own their home and 65% rent. Most workers work from home. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Chinese. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 9 of 10 nationally — a relatively advantaged area. The median house sells for about $1,311,000.

14,953Population
31Median age
$1,717Median household income / wk
$381Median rent / wk
2.0Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

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

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Arden, 750 m south-west · Tram stop: Stop 16: Haines Street, 150 m west · Bus interchange: Southern Cross Coach Terminal, 2 km south · Ferry wharf: Port Phillip Ferries Docklands Terminal, 2 km south · Airport: Essendon Fields Airport, 9.2 km north-west.

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Sport & Recreation

4 facilities recorded in North Melbourne.

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

$1,311,000House · 2024
$520,000Unit · 2024

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

Tree cover

🌳 Tree canopy: 7.3% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in North Melbourne

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

Tree cover measures, North Melbourne VIC
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 20207.3%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 20219.5%

Demographics

Unemployment 7% · Labour-force participation 67.7%

Population by age in North Melbourne
Population by age, North Melbourne VIC (ABS Census 2021)
0-4548
5-141,186
15-19704
20-242,066
25-344,283
35-442,355
45-541,472
55-641,105
65-74779
75-84333
85+126
Dwelling types in North Melbourne
Dwelling types, North Melbourne VIC (ABS Census 2021)
House272
Townhouse1,741
Apartment4,430
Other39
Households by weekly income in North Melbourne
Households by weekly income, North Melbourne VIC (ABS Census 2021)
<$6501,253
$650-1,4991,466
$1,500-2,9991,889
$3,000+1,541
Top ancestries in North Melbourne
Top ancestries, North Melbourne VIC (ABS Census 2021)
English3,255
Other3,200
Australian2,650
Chinese2,593
Irish1,474
Ancestry NS1,388
Housing tenure in North Melbourne
Housing tenure, North Melbourne VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Owned858
Mortgage1,286
Rented4,134
Other128
Cars per household in North Melbourne
Cars per household, North Melbourne VIC (ABS Census 2021)
02,095
13,249
2879
3126
4+43
Commute to work in North Melbourne
Commute to work, North Melbourne VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Car1,649
Train151
Bus40
Tram/ferry478
Walked1,009
Bicycle293
Home3,247
Top countries of birth in North Melbourne
Top countries of birth, North Melbourne VIC (ABS Census 2021)
China1,150
Vietnam415
Malaysia391
India387
England342
New Zealand320
Languages used at home in North Melbourne
Languages used at home, North Melbourne VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Mandarin1,417
Cantonese535
Vietnamese465
Arabic290
Spanish283
Italian192

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

597,428 bird observations recorded near North Melbourne — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near North Melbourne

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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