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South Yarra VIC 3141

27,145 addresses · 174 streets

Higgins Electorate › Stonnington LGA › South Yarra · 4 km from Melbourne

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Living Here

An inner-Melbourne suburb known for its boutiques and cafe streets, South Yarra is affluent and apartment-heavy. Small households of 1.7 people and a median age of 33 reflect its professional, single-and-couple population. Median household income is high at $2,063 a week, with rent around $415.

South Yarra is a suburb of Victoria, home to about 25,028 people, with a median age of 33. The typical household earns around $2,063 a week, with median rent near $415 a week. Most homes are apartments. About 36% of households own their home and 62% 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 $2,260,000.

25,028Population
33Median age
$2,063Median household income / wk
$415Median rent / wk
1.7Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

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

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: South Yarra, 100 m north-west · Tram stop: Stop 127: South Yarra Station, 50 m west · Bus interchange: Southern Cross Coach Terminal, 4.4 km north-west · Ferry wharf: Como Landing, 1.1 km north-east · Airport: Essendon Fields Airport, 15.1 km north-west.

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Sport & Recreation

6 facilities recorded in South Yarra.

Socio-economic Standing

😄Very advantaged · 10/10
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

$2,260,000House · 2024
$560,000Unit · 2024

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

Tree cover

🌳 Tree canopy: 11% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in South Yarra

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

Tree cover measures, South Yarra VIC
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202011.0%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202119.5%

Demographics

Unemployment 4% · Labour-force participation 72.9%

Population by age in South Yarra
Population by age, South Yarra VIC (ABS Census 2021)
0-4690
5-141,070
15-19745
20-242,184
25-348,542
35-444,185
45-542,443
55-642,095
65-741,692
75-841,024
85+360
Dwelling types in South Yarra
Dwelling types, South Yarra VIC (ABS Census 2021)
House964
Townhouse1,678
Apartment10,404
Other21
Households by weekly income in South Yarra
Households by weekly income, South Yarra VIC (ABS Census 2021)
<$6501,633
$650-1,4992,721
$1,500-2,9994,181
$3,000+3,947
Top ancestries in South Yarra
Top ancestries, South Yarra VIC (ABS Census 2021)
English7,845
Australian5,158
Other4,061
Irish3,275
Scottish2,648
Chinese2,573
Housing tenure in South Yarra
Housing tenure, South Yarra VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Owned2,334
Mortgage2,313
Rented8,081
Other237
Cars per household in South Yarra
Cars per household, South Yarra VIC (ABS Census 2021)
03,614
16,920
21,945
3326
4+132
Commute to work in South Yarra
Commute to work, South Yarra VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Car3,503
Train890
Bus47
Tram/ferry425
Walked1,271
Bicycle309
Home7,671
Top countries of birth in South Yarra
Top countries of birth, South Yarra VIC (ABS Census 2021)
England1,106
China1,103
New Zealand768
India515
Malaysia363
Ireland321
Languages used at home in South Yarra
Languages used at home, South Yarra VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Mandarin1,333
Spanish502
Cantonese400
Greek364
Russian286
French273

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

432,361 bird observations recorded near South Yarra — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near South Yarra

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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