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Victoria · Melbourne - Inner · 154,886 people · 23 suburbs · 20 postcodes

Melbourne at a glance

Map shows the Melbourne LGA boundary in blue with a marker per suburb. Hover for suburb name, click for details.

Marker colour reflects SEIFA IRSAD decile: ● 1-2 (most disadvantaged), ● 3-4, ● 5-6, ● 7-8, ● 9-10 (most advantaged).

Boundary source: ABS ASGS 2021. Map tiles: OpenStreetMap contributors.

Melbourne is a metropolitan Local Government Area in Victoria, in the Melbourne region. It covers 23 suburbs across 20 postcodes and an area of 30 km². Melbourne has a population of 154,886 , ranking #16 most populous in VIC. The most populous suburb is Melbourne (54,941 residents), and the highest median household income is in South Wharf at $2,874/week. The LGA-wide median household income is $1,698/week and median age is 30.4. About 55.1% of residents were born overseas and 46.2% speak a language other than English at home.

Who lives here

How they live

Work and learning

Schools in Melbourne

22 schools across Melbourne: 54.5% Government, 22.7% Catholic, 22.7% Independent. The VIC average is 68.6% / 21.4% / 10.0%. Schools here have a median ICSEA of 1127 (range 820 to 1186). VIC median is 1027; national mean is 1000.

All 22 schools in Melbourne, sorted by enrolment:

School	Sector	Type	Suburb	Students	ICSEA
Wesley College	Independent	Combined	Melbourne	3,181	1172
University High School	Government	Secondary	Parkville	1,983	1117
Melbourne Grammar School	Independent	Combined	Melbourne	1,905	1177
Saints College	Catholic	Special	North Melbourne	1,524	935
MacRobertson Girls High School	Government	Secondary	Melbourne	1,195	1186
North Melbourne Primary School	Government	Primary	North Melbourne	910	1136
Hester Hornbrook Academy	Independent	Special	Melbourne	701	943
St Aloysius College	Catholic	Secondary	North Melbourne	673	1127
Docklands Primary School	Government	Primary	Docklands	616	1133
South Melbourne Primary School	Government	Primary	Southbank	502	1144
Carlton Gardens Primary School	Government	Primary	Carlton	435	1133
Kensington Primary School	Government	Primary	Kensington	427	1153
Simonds Catholic College	Catholic	Secondary	West Melbourne	359	1053
Victorian College Of The Arts Secondary School	Government	Secondary	Southbank	344	1141
Holy Rosary School	Catholic	Primary	Kensington	242	1149
St Michael's Primary School	Catholic	Primary	North Melbourne	236	1098
River Nile School	Independent	Special	North Melbourne	121	820
Carlton Primary School	Government	Primary	Carlton	114	957
Ozford College	Independent	Secondary	Melbourne	101	1008
Kensington Community High School	Government	Secondary	Kensington	95	1008
Victorian College For The Deaf	Government	Special	Melbourne	61	978
Parkville College	Government	Special	Parkville

Source: ACARA School Profiles 2025. ICSEA shown where reported; some schools (notably small primaries) do not publish ICSEA.

SEIFA socio-economic indexes

SEIFA 2021 ranks Australian areas across four dimensions. Scores are population-weighted averages of suburb-level SEIFA scores within Melbourne. Higher scores indicate more advantage; the national mean is 1000.

Suburbs in Melbourne

Melbourne contains 23 suburbs and 20 postcodes. Sorted by population.

Suburb	Postcode	Population	Median income	Median age
Melbourne	3000	54,941	$1,448/wk	29
Southbank	3006	22,631	$1,926/wk	31
Carlton	3053	16,055	$1,292/wk	27
Docklands	3008	15,495	$1,957/wk	32
North Melbourne	3051	14,953	$1,717/wk	31
Kensington	3031	10,745	$2,216/wk	35
West Melbourne	3003	8,025	$1,788/wk	31
Parkville	3052	7,074	$1,885/wk	26
East Melbourne	3002	4,896	$2,345/wk	42
South Wharf	3006	71	$2,874/wk	34
Carlton South	3053
Chapel Street North	3141
Collins Street East	8003
Collins Street West	8007
Domain Road Po	3141
Garden City	3207
Hotham Hill	3051
North Pole	9999
Royal Melbourne Hospital	3050
St Kilda Road Central	3004
St Kilda Road Melbourne	3004
University Of Melbourne	3010
World Trade Centre	3005

Postcodes covered

3000, 3002, 3003, 3004, 3005, 3006, 3008, 3010, 3031, 3050, 3051, 3052, 3053, 3141, 3207, 8003, 8007, 8008, 8012, 9999

Compare Melbourne with neighbouring LGAs

Side-by-side demographic and socio-economic snapshot of Melbourne and its closest neighbouring LGAs.

LGA	Population	Median age	Median HH income	SEIFA IRSAD	% renting	% overseas-born
Melbourne (VIC)	154,886	30.4	$1,698/wk	1086	69.0%	55.1%
Yarra	87,806	34.4	$2,298/wk	1107	55.1%	28.9%
Port Phillip	96,314	38.5	$2,123/wk	1106	51.6%	31.3%
Moreland	170,547	35.4	$1,928/wk	1049	39.2%	33.0%
Stonnington	99,756	37.8	$2,275/wk	1131	47.3%	31.6%
Moonee Valley	121,937	39.6	$2,023/wk	1060	33.1%	27.8%

Services and amenities

Frequently asked questions about Melbourne

What is the population of Melbourne?

The 2021 Census recorded 154,886 people living in Melbourne, across 23 suburbs.

What suburbs are in Melbourne?

Melbourne contains 23 suburbs. The most populous are Melbourne, Southbank, Carlton, Docklands, North Melbourne.See the full list in the Suburbs section above.

What postcodes are in Melbourne?

Melbourne covers 20 postcodes: 3000, 3002, 3003, 3004, 3005, 3006, 3008, 3010, 3031, 3050, 3051, 3052, 3053, 3141, 3207, 8003, 8007, 8008, 8012, 9999.

What is the median household income in Melbourne?

The population-weighted median household income across Melbourne is $1,698 per week (2021 Census), ranking #33 of 79 VIC LGAs.

How many schools are in Melbourne?

Melbourne has 22 schools, including 12 government, 5 Catholic, and 5 independent schools (ACARA 2025).

What is the SEIFA score for Melbourne?

Melbourne has a population-weighted SEIFA IRSAD score of 1086, where the national average is 1000. Higher scores indicate more relative advantage.

Page last reviewed June 2026. Data sources: Australian Bureau of Statistics 2021 Census (CC BY 4.0), SEIFA 2021 (IRSD, IRSAD, IER, IEO), ACARA School Profiles 2025, ABS ASGS 2021 LGA boundaries. How this data is sourced.