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Northcote VIC 3070

15,452 addresses · 206 streets

Cooper Electorate › Darebin LGA › Northcote · 6 km from Melbourne

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Living Here

A sought-after inner-northern Melbourne suburb known for its High Street dining and music, Northcote is established and increasingly affluent. Households average 2.3 people and the median age is 37. Median household income is $2,287 a week, with rent around $475.

Northcote is a suburb of Victoria, home to about 25,276 people, with a median age of 37. The typical household earns around $2,287 a week, with median rent near $475 a week. Most homes are houses. About 61% of households own their home and 38% 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 $1,600,000.

25,276Population
37Median age
$2,287Median household income / wk
$475Median rent / wk
2.3Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

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

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Northcote, 550 m north-west · Tram stop: Stop 32: Mitchell Street, 200 m north-west · Bus interchange: Northland Shopping Centre, 4.4 km north-east · Ferry wharf: Berth 5, 5.8 km south-west · Airport: Essendon Fields Airport, 10.3 km north-west.

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Sport & Recreation

8 facilities recorded in Northcote.

Socio-economic Standing

😄Very advantaged · 10/10
Economic resources4/10
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

$1,600,000House · 2024
$636,000Unit · 2024

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

Tree cover

🌳 Tree canopy: 9.3% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Northcote

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

Tree cover measures, Northcote VIC
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 20209.3%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202115.7%

Demographics

Unemployment 4% · Labour-force participation 72.3%

Population by age in Northcote
Population by age, Northcote VIC (ABS Census 2021)
0-41,153
5-142,636
15-191,204
20-241,319
25-345,164
35-444,021
45-543,830
55-642,629
65-741,682
75-841,111
85+528
Dwelling types in Northcote
Dwelling types, Northcote VIC (ABS Census 2021)
House5,023
Townhouse2,801
Apartment2,333
Other65
Households by weekly income in Northcote
Households by weekly income, Northcote VIC (ABS Census 2021)
<$6501,292
$650-1,4991,840
$1,500-2,9992,782
$3,000+3,745
Top ancestries in Northcote
Top ancestries, Northcote VIC (ABS Census 2021)
English8,668
Australian6,963
Irish4,077
Scottish3,159
Other2,915
Italian2,342
Housing tenure in Northcote
Housing tenure, Northcote VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Owned3,081
Mortgage3,091
Rented3,838
Other133
Cars per household in Northcote
Cars per household, Northcote VIC (ABS Census 2021)
01,371
15,136
22,789
3595
4+258
Commute to work in Northcote
Commute to work, Northcote VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Car3,885
Train401
Bus92
Tram/ferry244
Walked366
Bicycle665
Home6,975
Top countries of birth in Northcote
Top countries of birth, Northcote VIC (ABS Census 2021)
England961
Greece888
New Zealand569
Italy455
United States258
China193
Languages used at home in Northcote
Languages used at home, Northcote VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Greek1,640
Italian691
Mandarin246
Vietnamese233
Spanish222
Arabic186

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

420,896 bird observations recorded near Northcote — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Northcote

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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