Princes Hill VIC 3054
1,143 addresses · 20 streets
Melbourne Electorate › Yarra LGA › Princes Hill · 4 km from Melbourne
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Living Here
Princes Hill is a suburb of Victoria, home to about 2,005 people, with a median age of 39. The typical household earns around $2,218 a week, with median rent near $462 a week. Most homes are townhouses. About 53% of households own their home and 42% 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 $1,722,500.
Over time — Census 2001 → 2021
Dashed line: district figures for the Carlton North - Princes Hill statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Princes Hill itself.
Getting Around & Local Services
94 schools
- Princes Hill Secondary College
- Princes Hill Primary School
- Brunswick South Primary School
- Carlton North Primary School
- Our Lady Help of Christians Primary School
- Sydney Road Community School
- Fitzroy Community School
- Simonds Catholic College St Brigid's VCE Campus
- Deutsche Schule Melbourne
- Brunswick Secondary College
39 childcare & kindergartens
- North Carlton Childrens Centre
- Hei Schools
- Brunswick Crèche & Day Nursery
- Gowrie Victoria Carlton North Early Learning Centre
- Brunswick Kindergarten
- Isabel Henderson Kindergarten
- Froebel Fitzroy North Early Learning Centre
- Melbourne University Family Club
- Brunswick East Kindergarten
- Happy Hippo Kindergarten and Childcare
3 playgrounds
Getting around. Train station: Jewell, 1.1 km north-west · Tram stop: Stop 118: Pigdon Street, 300 m east · Bus interchange: Southern Cross Coach Terminal, 4 km south · Ferry wharf: Berth 2, 4.1 km south · Airport: Essendon Fields Airport, 8.6 km north-west.
Sport & Recreation
1 facility recorded in Princes Hill.
- Hardy Gallagher Reserve Bocce Courts Bocce
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 | 14.0% |
Demographics
Unemployment 5.1% · Labour-force participation 65.7%
Population by age in Princes Hill
| 0-4 | 80 |
|---|---|
| 5-14 | 175 |
| 15-19 | 87 |
| 20-24 | 181 |
| 25-34 | 390 |
| 35-44 | 254 |
| 45-54 | 222 |
| 55-64 | 219 |
| 65-74 | 225 |
| 75-84 | 129 |
| 85+ | 48 |
Dwelling types in Princes Hill
| House | 121 |
|---|---|
| Townhouse | 486 |
| Apartment | 245 |
| Other | 4 |
Households by weekly income in Princes Hill
| <$650 | 132 |
|---|---|
| $650-1,499 | 148 |
| $1,500-2,999 | 223 |
| $3,000+ | 303 |
Top ancestries in Princes Hill
| English | 680 |
|---|---|
| Australian | 497 |
| Irish | 375 |
| Italian | 269 |
| Scottish | 266 |
| Other | 249 |
Housing tenure in Princes Hill
| Owned | 301 |
|---|---|
| Mortgage | 145 |
| Rented | 357 |
| Other | 42 |
Cars per household in Princes Hill
| 0 | 142 |
|---|---|
| 1 | 396 |
| 2 | 251 |
| 3 | 36 |
| 4+ | 25 |
Commute to work in Princes Hill
| Car | 257 |
|---|---|
| Train | 0 |
| Bus | 6 |
| Tram/ferry | 50 |
| Walked | 63 |
| Bicycle | 68 |
| Home | 504 |
Top countries of birth in Princes Hill
| England | 66 |
|---|---|
| New Zealand | 39 |
| Italy | 31 |
| United States | 22 |
| Scotland | 19 |
| Germany | 18 |
Languages used at home in Princes Hill
| Italian | 55 |
|---|---|
| Greek | 36 |
| Arabic | 23 |
| Cantonese | 16 |
| Mandarin | 12 |
| French | 12 |
Birds & Wildlife Nearby
443,978 bird observations recorded near Princes Hill — most often seen:
- Common Myna (30,800)
- Rainbow Lorikeet (27,109)
- Rock Dove (25,627)
- Magpie-lark (22,991)
- Noisy Miner (21,816)
- Red Wattlebird (21,538)
- Little Raven (21,530)
- Silver Gull (20,994)
- Spotted Turtle-dove (17,993)
- Australian Magpie (17,684)
- Eurasian Blackbird (15,950)
- Pacific Black Duck (15,587)
- House Sparrow (14,643)
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- Dusky Moorhen (14,627)
- Common Starling (14,592)
- Welcome Swallow (13,080)
- White-plumed Honeyeater (11,828)
- Chestnut Teal (10,345)
- Superb Fairy-wren (10,230)
- Willie Wagtail (10,214)
- Pied Currawong (10,004)
- Crested Pigeon (9,787)
- Grey Butcherbird (9,508)
- Eurasian Coot (9,030)
- Australian White Ibis (8,230)
- Australian Wood Duck (7,864)
- New Holland Honeyeater (7,775)
- Bell Miner (7,741)
- Red-rumped Parrot (7,482)
- Australasian Purple Swamphen (7,379)
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 Princes Hill:
- Carlton North (0.7 km)
- Parkville (1.5 km)
- Fitzroy North (1.5 km)
- Brunswick East (1.5 km)
- Brunswick (1.7 km)
- Carlton (2.1 km)
- Fitzroy (2.4 km)
- North Melbourne (2.5 km)
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Streets
- Arnold Street (120)
- Bagung Lane (7)
- Bougainville Place (3)
- Bowen Crescent (37)
- Cassar Place (8)
- Garton Street (117)
- Holtom Street E (23)
- Holtom Street W (14)
- Keeley Lane (33)
- Lang Street (24)
- Lygon Street (99)
- Macpherson Street (22)
- Mcilwraith Street (141)
- Munnering Lane (1)
- Park Street (46)
- Paterson Street (47)
- Pigdon Street (144)
- Richardson Street (55)
- Solly Avenue (27)
- Wilson Street (175)