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Southbank VIC 3006

35,460 addresses · 48 streets

Macnamara Electorate › Melbourne LGA › Southbank · 1 km from Melbourne

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Living Here

Just across the Yarra from Melbourne's CBD, Southbank is a vertical, apartment-led neighbourhood. Residents skew young — a median age of 31 — in small households of 1.8, and incomes are high at $1,926 a week. Median rent runs about $411.

Southbank is a suburb of Victoria, home to about 22,631 people, with a median age of 31. The typical household earns around $1,926 a week, with median rent near $411 a week. Most homes are apartments. About 31% of households own their home and 68% rent. Most workers work from home. Common community backgrounds include Chinese, English, Australian. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 10 of 10 nationally — a relatively advantaged area.

22,631Population
31Median age
$1,926Median household income / wk
$411Median rent / wk
1.8Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

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

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Flinders Street, 850 m north-east · Tram stop: Stop 116: City Road, 200 m south-west · Bus interchange: Southern Cross Coach Terminal, 1.3 km north-west · Ferry wharf: Crown Landing, 550 m north-west · Airport: Essendon Fields Airport, 12.4 km north-west.

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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

$600,000Unit · 2024

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

Tree cover

🌳 Tree canopy: 3.1% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Southbank

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

Tree cover measures, Southbank VIC
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 20203.1%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 20214.1%

Demographics

Unemployment 5.8% · Labour-force participation 77.7%

Population by age in Southbank
Population by age, Southbank VIC (ABS Census 2021)
0-4693
5-14651
15-19454
20-242,853
25-349,417
35-444,209
45-541,741
55-641,313
65-74870
75-84358
85+65
Dwelling types in Southbank
Dwelling types, Southbank VIC (ABS Census 2021)
House3
Townhouse158
Apartment11,686
Other9
Households by weekly income in Southbank
Households by weekly income, Southbank VIC (ABS Census 2021)
<$6501,352
$650-1,4992,872
$1,500-2,9994,408
$3,000+2,801
Top ancestries in Southbank
Top ancestries, Southbank VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Other5,256
Chinese4,683
English4,109
Australian2,785
Indian2,212
Ancestry NS1,545
Housing tenure in Southbank
Housing tenure, Southbank VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Owned1,497
Mortgage2,103
Rented7,969
Other205
Cars per household in Southbank
Cars per household, Southbank VIC (ABS Census 2021)
04,762
15,930
2933
379
4+32
Commute to work in Southbank
Commute to work, Southbank VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Car2,572
Train458
Bus65
Tram/ferry1,312
Walked2,007
Bicycle230
Home6,320
Top countries of birth in Southbank
Top countries of birth, Southbank VIC (ABS Census 2021)
India2,127
China2,024
Malaysia829
England677
New Zealand610
Indonesia604
Languages used at home in Southbank
Languages used at home, Southbank VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Mandarin2,622
Spanish1,208
Hindi903
Cantonese702
Indonesian478
Korean461

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

630,248 bird observations recorded near Southbank — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Southbank

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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