Melbourne
194,481 residents (ABS estimated resident population, 30 June 2025) across 38 km², 10 suburbs. Council website: melbourne.vic.gov.au.
Council series run to July 2026.
Population
194,481
ABS estimated resident population, 30 June 2025 · +3.7% in a year
Density
5,186/km²
38 km² · ERP 2025 over the ABS 2024 boundary
Council-wide house median
$1.3M
Established-house transfers across the whole council, FY 2023-24 (ABS)
Federal grants per resident
$31
Financial Assistance Grant 2025-26 over ERP 2025
Dwelling approvals
21.9 per 1,000
Residents, 12 months to July 2026 (ABS Building Approvals)
Advantage decile
10 of 10
SEIFA 2021 IRSAD, national (10 = most advantaged)
Suburbs
10
Where it holds most residents (ABS mesh-block allocation)
Trends
Council-level series. Each chart names its source and period.
People and housing
Council-wide figures from the ABS Census of 2021 and SEIFA 2021 (national deciles, 10 = most advantaged).
- Median age
- 30
- Median household income
- $1,678/week
- Median rent
- $396/week
- Median mortgage repayment
- $1,963/month
- Households renting
- 67.2%
- Average household
- 1.8 people
- Advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD)
- decile 10 of 10
- Disadvantage (IRSD)
- decile 8 of 10
Council finances
From Local Government Victoria's Performance Reporting Framework (LGPRF), 2024-25.
- Average rates per property
- $2,345
- 2024-25
- Operating result
- +5.5%
- adjusted underlying result; negative = deficit
- Asset renewal
- 129%
- renewal and upgrade spend vs depreciation
Suburbs
10 suburbs where Melbourne holds most residents, plus 1 it shares with a neighbouring council (share of residents shown). Population is Census 2021 for the whole suburb. A median here is the suburb’s own Valuer-General median — suburbs without one are blank, never filled with the council figure.
| Suburb | Population | In this council | Median house (VG) | Flood / bushfire | IRSAD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne | 54,941 | 83% | 18% / 0% | 10 | |
| South Yarra | 25,028 | 16% | $2.0MDec 2025 | 14% / 0% | 10 |
| Southbank | 22,631 | 99% | 61% / 0% | 10 | |
| Carlton (Vic.) | 16,055 | All | $1.4MDec 2025 | 5% / 0% | 9 |
| Docklands | 15,495 | All | 38% / 0% | 10 | |
| North Melbourne | 14,953 | All | $1.3MDec 2025 | 29% / 0% | 9 |
| Kensington (Vic.) | 10,745 | All | $1.1MDec 2025 | 24% / 0% | 10 |
| West Melbourne | 8,025 | All | $1.4MDec 2025 | 14% / 0% | 10 |
| Parkville (Vic.) | 7,074 | All | $1.7MDec 2025 | 3% / 0% | |
| East Melbourne | 4,896 | All | $2.8MDec 2025 | <1% / 0% | 10 |
| South Wharf | 71 | All | 36% / 0% | 10 |
Hazards
Share of each member suburb's land inside the mapped layer, averaged across the council weighted by the residents each suburb contributes. Only suburbs a source covers count; the rest are left out, not counted as zero.
Suburb prices
Across the 6 member suburbs with their own Valuer-General median (unweighted; each suburb's latest figure, periods ending Dec 2025).
- Lowest suburb median
- $1.1M
- Median of suburb medians
- $1.4M
- Highest suburb median
- $2.8M
Representation
Federal electorates and state districts covering the council, by share of the residents its suburbs contribute (each suburb counts once, for the seat containing a representative interior point).
Federal electorates
- Melbourne · Sarah WITTY (ALP)78%
- Macnamara · Josh BURNS (ALP)15%
- Maribyrnong · Jo BRISKEY (ALP)7%
State districts
- Melbourne · Ellen Sandell (GRN)52%
- Prahran · Rachel Westaway (LIB)33%
- Albert Park · Nina Taylor (ALP)15%
Asking-price cuts
Cuts in the last 30 days to listings the Shorted crawl has seen in the last 14 days, across 2 suburbs of this council. An aggregate only: published at 3 or more cut listings council-wide (cuts in every crawled suburb count), and a suburb is named only when it has 3 of its own. Computed 24 Sep 2026; newest crawl observation 24 Sep 2026.
- Listings cut
- 23
- of 270 tracked
- Share cut
- 8.5%
- Typical cut
- 3.5%
- median over every cut listing
Most cuts: Carlton (Vic.) (19), North Melbourne (4). All price drops →
Neighbouring councils
Councils in the same state whose suburbs share a boundary with this one's, and councils it splits a suburb with.
Compare it with every Victoria council on the council map or the Victoria council list.
Boundaries: ABS ASGS Edition 3, LGA 2024 boundaries; suburbs allocated by 2021 mesh block, weighted by Census 2021 residents. Population: ABS estimated resident population 2025. Census 2021 and SEIFA 2021: ABS. Council-wide medians: ABS Data by Region. Approvals: ABS Building Approvals. Grants: Financial Assistance Grants, Dept of Infrastructure. Financials: Local Government Victoria (LGPRF), 2024-25. Suburb prices: state Valuer-General. Flood and bushfire: state planning layers. Observed water: Geoscience Australia DEA Water Observations. Asking-price cuts: Shorted listing crawl, aggregates only. Website and identity: Wikidata (CC0). ABS, Dept of Infrastructure, Local Government Victoria and state government data CC BY 4.0. Council facts loaded 2026-09-24.