Median house price
$1.79M
+21% change
VIC · Yarra Council
Est. population · Jun 2025
13,469
Growth (1 yr)
+1.0%
Growth (5 yr)
+0.7%
Median age
36
Median income
$2,300/wk
Employment rate
68.4%
Median house price · 4th Quarter 2025
$1,788,000
Languages at home
16.7%non-English
Most common: Italian, Greek, German
2021 Census · usual residence
Desirability score
Suburb profile
At the heart of the metro area, Fitzroy North is a established suburb where cafés, culture and everyday convenience overlap. Working households and growing families are the backbone of local life, with family life visible on every street. Local schools rate highly against similar suburbs.
Sport and recreation options are easy to find locally, from fitness spots to outdoor pitches. Green space punches above what many metro suburbs offer, with parks and playgrounds woven through the suburb. Daily life works well on foot, with buses, trams, and trains also serving the suburb.
Housing is expensive relative to much of the state. Heritage streetscapes remain visible even as renewal refreshes selected pockets of the suburb.
Desirability rates good overall, led by growth momentum, plus community and employment, while safety land closer to the middle of the pack for similar metro suburbs.
At a glance
A quick read of housing, growth, livability, and risk
Median house price
$1.79M
+21% change
Median rent
$725/wk
Population (ERP)
13,469
+1.0% annual growth
Dwelling vacancy
12.1%
Census unoccupied dwellings
Desirability pillars vs the peer median (50th percentile)
Relative standing using percentiles, ranks, and national deciles
Desirability
#30
among Metro Melbourne · Growth area
Safety
74th
percentile in state (higher = safer)
Pop. growth
68th
percentile in VIC
Advantage (IRSAD)
10/10
national SEIFA decile
School ICSEA
96th
percentile among schools with ICSEA
Recent ERP change over 1 and 5 years
Dwelling types from the 2021 Census
Quick scan — open a section below for full context
Data sources & freshness
Median weekly rent from Victorian government rent reports. Council median fallback may apply where suburb rent is unavailable.
Contributes to desirability score · Housing (15%) · Future Growth (7%)
Median price, rental yield and vacancy Recent price momentum
Data sources & freshness
Estimated resident population
13,469(June 2025)
+1.0% annual · +0.7% over 5 years · 68th percentile in VIC
ABS Estimated Resident Population allocated to this suburb from SA2-level data. Not an official ABS suburb count.
Figures are allocated from ABS Estimated Resident Population at Statistical Area Level 2 (SA2), using 2021 Census share within overlapping SA2 regions. Where Census data is unavailable, area overlap is used instead.
The dashed chart line is a simple growth-trend estimate to June 2030 (~14,100), extrapolated at +0.9% average annual growth since 2011. It is illustrative only — not an official ABS forecast.
2021 Census
Contributes to desirability score · Community (5%)
Employment, household income and age diversity (2021 Census)
Data sources & freshness
The 2026 Census runs in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.
No 2021 Census cultural diversity data for this suburb yet.
Data sources & freshness
The 2026 Census runs in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.
Reported offences increased compared with the previous period.
Contributes to desirability score · Safety (18%)
Crime rate and year-on-year trend
Data sources & freshness
Contributes to desirability score · Education (15%)
School and preschool counts, median school ICSEA
Data sources & freshness
3 childcare services from OpenStreetMap
Contributes to desirability score · Education (15%)
Childcare centre count
Data sources & freshness
77 public transport stops in this suburb
Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (15%)
Public transport stop coverage
Data sources & freshness
508 nearby amenities within ~1.5 km
26 restaurants · 20 cafes · 9 pubs · 7 bars · 3 supermarkets · 3 pharmacies · 17 fast food · 2 bakeries
330 Queens Parade
146 Scotchmer Street
181 St Georges Road
111 Scotchmer Street
32 Best Street
179 St Georges Road
345 St Georges Road
318 St Georges Road
350 Queens Parade
354 Queens Parade
252 St Georges Road
310 Queens Parade
109 Scotchmer Street
73 Reid Street
100 Scotchmer Street, Fitzroy North
332 St Georges Road, Fitzroy North
Unit 2 347 St Georges Road, Fitzroy North
76 Michael Street
216 St Georges Road
183 St Georges Road, Fitzroy North
189 St Georges Road, Fitzroy North
187 St Georges Road, Fitzroy North
248-250 St Georges Road
171 Miller Street, Fitzroy North
270 Queens Parade
25 Best Street
392 Queens Parade
352 Queens Parade
358-360 St Georges Road, Fitzroy North
350 St Georges Road
357 St Georges Road
207 St Georges Road
296 Queens Parade
724 Nicholson Street, Fitzroy North
199 Queens Parade
148 Scotchmer Street
298 Queens Parade
123 Scotchmer Street
150 Scotchmer Street
308 Queens Parade
300-304 Rae Street, Fitzroy North
131-137 Scotchmer Street, Fitzroy North
800 Nicholson Street
492 Queens Parade
714 Nicholson Street
251-255 St Georges Road, Fitzroy North
211-213 St Georges Road
376 Queens Parade
320 Queens Parade
318 Queens Parade
400 Nicholson Street, Fitzroy North
398 Queens Parade
450-452 Nicholson Street, Fitzroy North
454 Nicholson Street
414 Nicholson Street, Fitzroy North
214 St Georges Road
167 St Georges Road
470 Queens Parade
356 St Georges Road
173 St Georges Road
1 York Street
320 St Georges Road
892 Nicholson Street
244-246 St Georges Road
305 St Georges Road, Fitzroy North
356 Queens Parade
201 Queens Parade, Fitzroy North
203 St Georges Road, Fitzroy North
170 Queens Parade, Fitzroy North
300 Queens Parade
796 Nicholson Street
280 Queens Parade
75-81 Alexandra Parade
53 Miller Street, Fitzroy North
341 St Georges Road
230 St Georges Road
322 Queens Parade
274 Queens Parade
292-294 Queens Parade
37-45 Best Street, Fitzroy North
123 St Georges Road
100G St Georges Road
138 Barkly Street, Fitzroy North
476 Queens Parade, Fitzroy North
182-186 St Georges Road, Fitzroy North
138 Barkly Street
597 Brunswick Street
24 Falconer Street
9-11 Alfred Crescent
175 Miller Street
20 York Street
111 Queens Parade, Fitzroy North
408 Queens Parade
416 Queens Parade
155 St Georges Road
344 St Georges Road
131 St Georges Road
446 Nicholson Street, Fitzroy North
248 Queens Parade
720 Nicholson Street
544 Brunswick Street, Fitzroy North
226 St Georges Road
370 St Georges Road
329-331 St Georges Road, Fitzroy North
340 Queens Parade
333 St Georges Road
35 Best Street
113 Scotchmer Street
648 Nicholson Street, Fitzroy North
646 Nicholson Street
37-45 Batman Street
100 Rushall Crescent
420 St Georges Road
40-42 Watkins Street
732 Nicholson Street
100F St Georges Road
191 St Georges Road
213 Queens Parade
26 bus stops · 18 tram stops · 3 train stations
317 St Georges Road
119 Scotchmer Street
348 Queens Parade, Fitzroy North
391A St Georges Road
177 St Georges Road
147 St Georges Road
410 Queens Parade
185 St Georges Road
370 Queens Parade
278 St Georges Road
309 St Georges Road
98 Scotchmer Street, Fitzroy North
197 St Georges Road, Fitzroy North
256 St Georges Road
31-33 Best Street
336 Queens Parade
165 St Georges Road, Fitzroy North
396 Queens Parade
105 Scotchmer Street, Fitzroy North
336 St Georges Road
706 Nicholson Street
217 St Georges Road
394 Queens Parade
205-211 Queens Parade, Fitzroy North
488 Queens Parade
260 St Georges Road
157 St Georges Road, Fitzroy North
172-178 Rae Street
257-261 St Georges Road, Fitzroy North
338 Queens Parade
362 Queens Parade
286 St Georges Road
313 St Georges Road
778 Nicholson Street
353 St Georges Road, Fitzroy North
346 Queens Parade
365 St Georges Road
215A St Georges Road
286 Queens Parade
774-776 Nicholson Street
386 Queens Parade
288 Queens Parade
224 St Georges Road
108 Scotchmer Street
326-328 Queens Parade
153 St Georges Road
212 St Georges Road
387 St Georges Road
314 Queens Parade
55 Scotchmer Street, Fitzroy North
365A St Georges Road
352 St Georges Road
702 Nicholson Street
780 Nicholson Street, Fitzroy North
698 Nicholson Street
355 St Georges Road, Fitzroy North
371A St Georges Road
161-163 St Georges Road
302 Queens Parade
798 Nicholson Street
378 Queens Parade
366 Queens Parade
231 Barkly Street
257 St Georges Road
380-394 Nicholson Street
16-18 Michael Street
27-35 Alfred Crescent
378 Nicholson Street, Fitzroy North
284 Queens Parade
330 St Georges Road
Unit 9 155 Scotchmer Street
175 St Georges Road
367 St Georges Road, Fitzroy North
2 Holden Street, Fitzroy North
393-395 St Georges Road, Fitzroy North
726 Nicholson Street
360 Queens Parade
863 Brunswick Street North
20 Rushall Crescent
700 Nicholson Street
361 St Georges Road
323 St Georges Road, Fitzroy North
Names and addresses from OpenStreetMap. Unnamed venues show as their type (e.g. Cafe). Transport stops are summarised by type rather than listed individually.
Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (15%)
Food, shopping, recreation and sport (OpenStreetMap)
Data sources & freshness
19 parks and public open space in this suburb
Data sources & freshness
OpenStreetMap parks and natural woodland features mapped within the suburb boundary.
Contributes to desirability score · Environment (10%)
Parks and green cover (OpenStreetMap)
Data sources & freshness
4 places of worship within ~1.5 km
16-18 Michael Street
27-35 Alfred Crescent
378 Nicholson Street, Fitzroy North
From OpenStreetMap within ~1.5 km of the suburb centre.
Data sources & freshness
Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (15%)
Hospitals and GP clinics
Data sources & freshness
Active NDIS participants allocated from NDIA Statistical Area Level 2 (SA2, ASGS 2016) counts to this suburb boundary. Not an official suburb-level NDIS figure · as at 31 March 2026.
For NDIS spend and service-demand exploration by SA2 or postcode, see the Care Sector Demand Map.
Data sources & freshness
Typical conditions by season for suburbs in the same ~44 km climate area. Rainfall totals are summed from monthly WorldClim layers; rainy-day counts are approximate.
Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (15%)
Temperature and humidity comfort
Data sources & freshness
Development applications from PPARS statewide register (lodged 2020–2022). Free public PPARS MapServer — applications through ~2022 (service last updated Feb 2024).
294 planning-related records
September 2021
August 2021
July 2021
Contributes to desirability score · Future Growth (7%)
Development and planning activity
Data sources & freshness
1 active roadworks / incidents
Data sources & freshness
13 heritage places
Data sources & freshness
Bushfire overlay checked at suburb centroid via Victorian Bushfire Management Overlay mapping.
Contributes to desirability score · Safety (18%)
Bushfire hazard overlays
Data sources & freshness
Two-party preferred (2025)
Estimated suburb voting profile
Estimated from 8 nearby ordinary polling places (up to 2.1 km away).
10.3 percentage points more Labor-leaning than the electorate
Estimated swing since 2022: +4.6 pp toward Labor
Nearest polling places
Federal electorate from AEC federal division boundaries (2025 redistribution). Division-level results are official AEC figures from the latest general election, with by-election updates where applicable. The estimated suburb profile blends up to eight nearest ordinary polling booths in the same electorate using inverse-distance weighting from the suburb centroid — an approximation, not official AEC data. Nearest polling places are shown for reference.
Data sources & freshness
ABS Socio-Economic Indexes for Areas (SEIFA), 2021 release — the latest available, derived from the 2021 Census. Deciles rank suburbs nationally from 1 (lowest) to 10 (highest).
IRSAD — Index of Relative Socio-economic Advantage and Disadvantage. Combines indicators of advantage (e.g. high income, skilled occupations) and disadvantage. Higher decile = more advantaged relative to other Australian areas.
IRSD — Index of Relative Socio-economic Disadvantage. Focuses on disadvantage only (e.g. low income, unemployment, limited education). Higher decile = less disadvantage nationally.
A new SEIFA edition typically follows each census; the ABS has not announced a release date beyond 2021.
Contributes to desirability score · Community (5%)
Socio-economic advantage (IRSAD decile)
Data sources & freshness
Other suburbs in the same local government area.
Similar population and socio-economic profile in other parts of Victoria.