North MelbourneVIC · suburb profile
VIC 3051 · Melbourne
Daily life in North Melbourne is dynamic, with a significant portion of the population working from home (39.0%), reflecting modern work trends. The suburb offers convenient access to public transport, utilized by 11.5% of commuters, although a larger segment (18.4%) prefers driving. The community has a youthful and professional vibe, with a high concentration of professionals (44.4%) and managers (12.6%).
Sales · 12 months to August 2026
What property sold for in North Melbourne
Units · Units in North Melbourne sell for a median of $520,000 — a little under the Victorian median, and up 4% on the year across 214 sales.
Half of all units sold between $375,000 and $658,000, a wide enough range that the midpoint is only a starting point.
Houses
$1.24m
median of 49 sales
6.5% down on the previous twelve months.
Dearer than 75% of the 426 suburbs we cover in Victoria.
Half sold between $1.07m and $1.69m.
Last sold within the past two weeks
Units
$520k
median of 214 sales
4% up on the previous twelve months.
Cheaper than 72% of the 162 suburbs we cover in Victoria.
Half sold between $375k and $658k.
Last sold within the past two weeks
Townhouses
$1.13m
median of 30 sales
0.8% down on the previous twelve months.
Dearer than 85% of the 113 suburbs we cover in Victoria.
Half sold between $901k and $1.45m.
Last sold within the past two weeks
293 sales on record · data to 30 August 2026
Since 2022
How prices have moved
Units · Since 2022, units have eased from $588,000 to $520,000 — 11.6% lower.
- Houses
- Units
- Townhouses
Dashed lines and hollow points are part years — incomplete, so a dip may only mean fewer sales have happened yet. A break in a line is a year with no published figure, not a fall to zero.
| Year | Houses | Units | Townhouses |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 · part year | $1.23m | $502k | $1.08m |
| 2025 · part year | $1.34m | $519k | $1.17m |
| 2024 | $1.31m | $520k | |
| 2023 | $1.22m | $550k | |
| 2022 | $1.38m | $588k |
Quarter by quarter
| Quarter | Median | Sales | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 Q2 | $1.09m | 10 | -18.2%low confidence10 sales this quarter, 13 the quarter before. Under 30 either side, the movement is mostly which homes happened to sell rather than the market moving. |
| 2026 Q1 | $1.33m | 13 | -7.4%low confidence13 sales this quarter, 18 the quarter before. Under 30 either side, the movement is mostly which homes happened to sell rather than the market moving. |
| 2025 Q4 | $1.44m | 18 |
| Quarter | Median | Sales | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 Q2 | $475k | 53 | -4% |
| 2026 Q1 | $495k | 59 | -6.6% |
| 2025 Q4 | $530k | 68 | +2.9% |
| Quarter | Median | Sales | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 Q2 | $1.07m | 5 | -5.3%low confidence5 sales this quarter, 7 the quarter before. Under 30 either side, the movement is mostly which homes happened to sell rather than the market moving. |
| 2026 Q1 | $1.13m | 7 | -15.7%low confidence7 sales this quarter, 9 the quarter before. Under 30 either side, the movement is mostly which homes happened to sell rather than the market moving. |
| 2025 Q4 | $1.34m | 9 |
A change is marked low confidence where either quarter had fewer than 30 sales. The medians are real; with a handful of sales the movement between them is mostly which homes happened to change hands, not the market moving.
Last 12 months
What an extra bedroom costs in North Melbourne
Units · Expect to pay around $248,000 more for a 2-bedroom unit than a 1-bedroom one.
Houses
| Bedrooms | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | $1.02m | 19 · few |
| 3 | $1.28m | 18 · few |
| 4 | $1.83m | 11 · few |
Units
| Bedrooms | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | $369k | 89 |
| 2 | $617k | 112 |
| 3 | $905k | 11 · few |
Townhouses
| Bedrooms | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | $905k | 14 · few |
| 3 | $1.32m | 12 · few |
Counts with fewer than five sales are left out rather than estimated, and bigger does not always mean dearer — a bedroom count with few sales can be pulled either way by the particular homes that happened to change hands.
5 schools · 2025 figures
Who goes to school in North Melbourne
All schools · North Melbourne's 5 schools teach 3,464 students, up 123.1% in ten years — and 4 government catchments cross the suburb.
Schools here
5
2 primary · 3 secondary
Students, all schools
3,464
2025 · +123.1% since 2015
At primary schoolsStudents at schools whose type is “Primary”. It excludes children in primary years at a Prep-to-12 college — they are counted in the tile beside this one. This number answers “are the primary schools here filling or emptying?”
+7.1%
1,146 students · five years
Children in primary yearsChildren in Years 1–6 at any school, including Prep-to-12 colleges. This answers “are there still young families here?” — a different question from the tile on the left, which is why the two can move in opposite directions.
Prep and ungraded students are counted separately again; see the chart below.
+7.2%
979 · Years 1–6, anywhere
11 years · two ways to read them
Enrolments, 2015–2025
The same students, counted two ways — by the kind of school they attend, and by the year they are in. They answer different questions and can point in different directions. Both views are in the page; the buttons only change which is visible.
Enrolments in North Melbourne have grown 123.1% over 10 years, with the movement at the secondary end.
- Primary schools
- Secondary schools
Show data table
| Year | Primary schools | Secondary schools |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 732 | 821 |
| 2016 | 844 | 932 |
| 2017 | 857 | 949 |
| 2018 | 925 | 915 |
| 2019 | 1,013 | 911 |
| 2020 | 1,070 | 1,007 |
| 2021 | 1,008 | 988 |
| 2022 | 1,016 | 966 |
| 2023 | 1,028 | 1,190 |
| 2024 | 1,086 | 1,746 |
| 2025 | 1,146 | 2,318 |
Which schools in North Melbourne are filling and which are emptying. A school that covers Prep to Year 12 is counted once, in its own line — its primary-age students are not in the primary schools line.
- Years 1–6
- Years 7–12
- Prep & ungradedTwo groups that sit outside the numbered year levels: Prep — the first year of school, which the national data does not number — and ungraded students at specialist schools, who are not placed in a year level at all.
A suburb with a specialist school will have a large line here.
Show data table
| Year | Years 1–6 | Years 7–12 | Prep & ungraded | All students |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 622 | 821 | 110 | 1,553 |
| 2016 | 693 | 932 | 151 | 1,776 |
| 2017 | 729 | 949 | 128 | 1,806 |
| 2018 | 763 | 915 | 162 | 1,840 |
| 2019 | 850 | 911 | 163 | 1,924 |
| 2020 | 913 | 1,007 | 157 | 2,077 |
| 2021 | 869 | 988 | 139 | 1,996 |
| 2022 | 902 | 966 | 114 | 1,982 |
| 2023 | 871 | 1,190 | 157 | 2,218 |
| 2024 | 921 | 1,746 | 165 | 2,832 |
| 2025 | 979 | 2,318 | 167 | 3,464 |
This counts children by the year they are in, not by the kind of school they attend — so a Prep-to-12 college contributes to every line. The three add up to every student in the suburb.
2025 · ACARA
All 5 schools in North Melbourne
Ordered by size, not by results — 1 government, 3 Catholic and 1 independent. Schools with more than one campus are counted once.
What these columns mean
- Type
- Prep-to-12 is one school a child can start and finish at without changing schools. Specialist schools also appear as Prep-to-12.
- 5 yr
- Change in enrolments against five years ago, not against last year. Enrolments move slowly, so a single year is mostly noise.
- VCE median
- The middle study score of that school’s Year 12 students, on a scale of 0–50. The state median in 2025 was 29.0, so a school above that sits above the middle and one below it sits below. The smaller number after it is how many students the figure rests on. Under 30 students we show nothing at all — a small cohort’s result swings from year to year on who happened to sit the exams, which is easily mistaken for the school changing.
| School | Sector | Type | Students | 5 yr | 10 yr | VCE median |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saints College - North Melbourne Campus | Catholic | Secondary | 1,524 | +232.0% | +379.2% | — |
| North Melbourne Primary School | Government | Primary | 910 | +1.8% | +44.0% | — |
| St Aloysius College | Catholic | Secondary | 673 | +51.2% | +33.8% | 32 · 101 |
| St Michael's Primary School | Catholic | Primary | 236 | +34.1% | +136.0% | — |
| River Nile School | Independent | Secondary | 121 | +17.5% | — | — |
One school in North Melbourne reported a median VCE study score of 32, against a state median of 29.
Government zoning
Which catchments cover North Melbourne
4 government catchments cover North Melbourne — 2 secondary and 2 primary — so which one applies depends on the address, not the suburb.
| CatchmentThe area around a government school where living there guarantees your child a place. Boundaries follow streets, not suburb lines, so an address near the edge of a suburb may be zoned elsewhere. They are redrawn each year. | Level |
|---|---|
| Mount Alexander 7-12 College | Secondary |
| University High School | Secondary |
| Debney Meadows Primary School | Primary |
| North Melbourne Primary School | Primary |
The read
What living here is actually like
North Melbourne is a vibrant suburb with a population of 14,956 and a median age of 31, which is younger than the Victorian average of 38. The suburb is characterized by a high percentage of renters, with 63.7% of residents renting their homes, compared to the state average of 32.2% ownership. The area has a diverse cultural mix, with 52.9% of residents born overseas, notably higher than the Victorian average of 41.3%. The community is well-educated, with 52.5% holding a bachelor's degree or higher, significantly above the state benchmark of 29.2%.
Buyer fit
Who this suburb suits
One score per buyer type, out of 100, built from the demographic, housing and commute profile. Strongest first.
Buyer-fit score
North Melbourne · 0–100
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| Buyer type | Score |
|---|---|
| Professionals | 85 |
| Investors | 80 |
| Families | 60 |
| First home buyers | 55 |
| Retirees | 50 |
Why professionals score highest
The signals doing the work
- 44.4% of residents are professionals
- High percentage of work-from-home at 39.0%
- Above average median personal income of $943
- Close proximity to city amenities and public transport
Against the state
How North Melbourne differs from Victoria
Every bar is this suburb. The vertical tick is the Victorian figure — the gap between them is the story.
Housing & movement
What’s built here, and how people leave in the morning
Dwelling mix
Share of occupied private dwellings
Show data table
| Dwelling type | Share |
|---|---|
| Apartments | 68.3% |
| Separate houses | 4.2% |
| Townhouses | 26.8% |
How people get to work
Method of travel, 2021 Census
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| Method | Share |
|---|---|
| Worked from home | 39% |
| Drove a car | 18.4% |
| Public transport | 11.5% |
| Walked only | 12.1% |
| Car passenger | 21% |
Costs 2021 Census
Census figures, collected in 2021. Rents and repayments have moved since — for what property is selling for now, see .
Top occupations
Share of the employed workforce
Key highlights
- Highly educated population - 52.5% hold bachelor degrees (vs VIC 29.2%)
- Diverse community with 52.9% born overseas (vs VIC 41.3%)
- High labour force participation at 67.7%
- Significant renter population at 63.7%
- Above average median personal weekly income of $943
Things to be aware of
- Higher unemployment rate at 7.0% compared to state averages
- Predominantly apartment living with 68.3% in apartments
- High percentage of single-person households at 40.0%
- Median weekly rent of $381 may be high for some
- Limited separate houses, only 4.2% of housing stock
Coming soon to this page
Where the richer profile lands
Schools & catchments
Zoned primary and secondary, NAPLAN bands, distances.
Transport & access
Stations, tram routes, drive time to the CBD, walkability.
Development activity
Permits approved, projects underway, zoning changes.
Want to dig into one address in North Melbourne?
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Demographic figures from the Census of Population and Housing © Australian Bureau of Statistics, used under Creative Commons Attribution.
Cadastral and boundary data contains information © State of Victoria (Vicmap), licensed under CC BY 4.0.
Narrative summaries are AI-generated from the underlying data and may contain errors.
School details, enrolments and senior secondary results from the National Schools Data Collection © Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA).
School catchment boundaries contain information © State of Victoria (Department of Education), licensed under CC BY 4.0.
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Informational only — not financial, legal or planning advice. Verify zoning, overlays and catchments with the relevant council before relying on them. Data vintage: 2021 Census.