Footscray vs Flemington

In both, most households rent and about half of households are people living alone. In Footscray, about half of homes are flats or apartments. In Flemington, most homes are flats or apartments. Flemington is closer to the city centre: 5.9 km, against 7 km.

Footscray and Flemington are both highly walkable inner suburbs with similar median ages and liveability scores, but they differ in scale and affordability. Footscray is significantly larger with 17,131 residents compared to Flemington's 7,025, and offers higher median household income ($91,676 versus $79,300) and a stronger socio-economic decile rating of 8 versus 5. House prices favour Footscray at $900,000 against Flemington's $1,135,000, though Flemington's units are slightly cheaper; Footscray has lower flood risk at 67 compared to 87. Flemington sits closer to the CBD at 5.9 km, while Footscray is 7.0 km away.

Written by an AI language model from the figures below. Every number in it is checked against those figures before it is published.

Which one suits you?

There is no overall winner — the suburb that suits a family with school-age kids is routinely the wrong one for someone commuting into the city. So each of these answers its own question, against a checklist you can see, using the same figures in the tables below.

Families with school-age kids

Footscray

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (28 vs 8)
  • has more schools inside the suburb (10 vs 4)
  • has more childcare (16 vs 8)
  • But Flemington has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)

Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.

First-home buyers

Footscray

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has cheaper houses ($882,500 vs $1,125,000)
  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (25% vs 31%)

Weighs house prices, unit prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Flemington

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($300/wk vs $355/wk)

Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.

Commuting to the city

Too close to call

Nothing among the 4 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs distance, drive time, rail access, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Footscray

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has more GPs (18 vs 6)

Weighs smaller dwellings, who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.

Investors

They split

one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here

  • Footscray is growing faster (4.8% vs -9.0%)
  • Flemington returns a higher gross yield on units (7.7% vs 6.0%)

Weighs house yield, unit yield, and population growth.

Where they sit

Footscray and Flemington drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.

Footscray Flemington
Hides rows where both suburbs match

Bars start at zero. Scores, risks and rankings are drawn against their full 0–100 range; other rows are drawn in proportion to the larger of the two.

Side by side, out of 100

Risks are inverted — shown as safety and low exposure — so a longer bar always means better.

Footscray Flemington
Walkability 100 / 99
Footscray — Walkability: 100/100 Flemington — Walkability: 99/100
Safety 5 / 7
Footscray — Safety: 5/100 Flemington — Safety: 7/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Footscray — Low fire risk: 100/100 Flemington — Low fire risk: 100/100
Low flood risk 36 / 13
Footscray — Low flood risk: 36/100 Flemington — Low flood risk: 13/100

Demographics

Footscray has more residents (17,131 vs 7,025); Footscray rents higher ($355/wk vs $300/wk).

Footscray Flemington
Population 17,131
+59% vs other
 7,025
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +4.8% -9.0%
Median age 34
same for both
Median household income $91,676/yr
+13% vs other
 $79,300/yr
Median weekly rent $355/wk
+15% vs other
 $300/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Footscray Flemington
0-4 4.7% / 5.8%
Footscray — 0-4: 4.7% Flemington — 0-4: 5.8%
5-14 5.9% / 8.4%
Footscray — 5-14: 5.9% Flemington — 5-14: 8.4%
15-19 2.7% / 3.9%
Footscray — 15-19: 2.7% Flemington — 15-19: 3.9%
20-24 8.3% / 7.2%
Footscray — 20-24: 8.3% Flemington — 20-24: 7.2%
25-34 30.3% / 24.6%
Footscray — 25-34: 30.3% Flemington — 25-34: 24.6%
35-44 18.4% / 16.2%
Footscray — 35-44: 18.4% Flemington — 35-44: 16.2%
45-54 10.3% / 12.4%
Footscray — 45-54: 10.3% Flemington — 45-54: 12.4%
55-64 8.4% / 9.5%
Footscray — 55-64: 8.4% Flemington — 55-64: 9.5%
65-74 5.7% / 7.3%
Footscray — 65-74: 5.7% Flemington — 65-74: 7.3%
75-84 3.3% / 3.1%
Footscray — 75-84: 3.3% Flemington — 75-84: 3.1%
85+ 1.9% / 1.6%
Footscray — 85+: 1.9% Flemington — 85+: 1.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (30.3%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Footscray 50.7% lone person
Footscray — Lone Person: 50.7% Footscray — Couple Families: 21.5% Footscray — One Parent Families: 10.9% Footscray — Group Household: 13.9% Footscray — Other Families: 3.0%
Flemington 53.6% lone person
Flemington — Lone Person: 53.6% Flemington — Couple Families: 21.2% Flemington — One Parent Families: 13.8% Flemington — Group Household: 9.0% Flemington — Other Families: 2.4%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Footscray 57.5% renting
Footscray — Owned Outright: 14.7% Footscray — Mortgage: 27.7% Footscray — Renting: 57.5%
Flemington 62.1% renting
Flemington — Owned Outright: 15.2% Flemington — Mortgage: 22.7% Flemington — Renting: 62.1%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Where residents were born

Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents, 2021 Census. A dash means that country is not among the suburb's own eight largest.

Footscray Flemington
Vietnam 8.5% / 4.5%
Footscray — Vietnam: 8.5% Flemington — Vietnam: 4.5%
India 4.7% / 1.5%
Footscray — India: 4.7% Flemington — India: 1.5%
England 2.2% / 2.1%
Footscray — England: 2.2% Flemington — England: 2.1%
New Zealand 2.0% / 1.9%
Footscray — New Zealand: 2.0% Flemington — New Zealand: 1.9%
China 2.2% / 1.6%
Footscray — China: 2.2% Flemington — China: 1.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (8.5%).

Qualifications

Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.

Footscray Flemington
Bachelor Degree 23.5% / 21.4%
Footscray — Bachelor Degree: 23.5% Flemington — Bachelor Degree: 21.4%
Postgraduate Degree 11.6% / 11.3%
Footscray — Postgraduate Degree: 11.6% Flemington — Postgraduate Degree: 11.3%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.6% / 6.7%
Footscray — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.6% Flemington — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.7%
Certificate III & IV 7.3% / 6.2%
Footscray — Certificate III & IV: 7.3% Flemington — Certificate III & IV: 6.2%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 3.5% / 3.7%
Footscray — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.5% Flemington — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.5%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Footscray 53.2% flats / apartments
Footscray — Flats / Apartments: 53.2% Footscray — Houses: 31.5% Footscray — Townhouses: 15.3%
Flemington 55.3% flats / apartments
Flemington — Flats / Apartments: 55.3% Flemington — Houses: 21.6% Flemington — Townhouses: 23.1%
Flats / Apartments Houses Townhouses

Property market

Footscray Flemington
Median house price $882,500 $1,125,000
Median unit price $455,900 $432,500
Median land price $551,000 —
Typical days to sell (houses) 25 days
from 83 sales
 22 days
from 57 sales

House price by bedroom count

Only bed counts both suburbs published enough sales for. Sale counts are shown because the buckets differ in depth.

Footscray Flemington
2 bed $819K / $950K
Footscray — 2 bed: $819K (78 sales) Flemington — 2 bed: $950K (59 sales)

78 vs 59 sales

3 bed $961K / $1.21M
Footscray — 3 bed: $961K (83 sales) Flemington — 3 bed: $1.21M (50 sales)

83 vs 50 sales

4 bed $1.07M / $1.64M
Footscray — 4 bed: $1.07M (26 sales) Flemington — 4 bed: $1.64M (11 sales)

26 vs 11 sales

Unit price by bedroom count

Only bed counts both suburbs published enough sales for. Sale counts are shown because the buckets differ in depth.

Footscray Flemington
1 bed $346K / $360K
Footscray — 1 bed: $346K (174 sales) Flemington — 1 bed: $360K (67 sales)

174 vs 67 sales

2 bed $485K / $530K
Footscray — 2 bed: $485K (319 sales) Flemington — 2 bed: $530K (57 sales)

319 vs 57 sales

3 bed $682K / $570K
Footscray — 3 bed: $682K (54 sales) Flemington — 3 bed: $570K (10 sales)

54 vs 10 sales

Zoning mix

Footscray has more commercially zoned land (22% vs 2%).

Footscray Flemington
Other and special use 4% 54%
Residential 34% 30%
Commercial 22% 2%
Infrastructure and transport 20% 8%
Parks and recreation 13% 6%
Industrial 7% 1%
Zoning sets what may be built, not what is there today. A single address can sit in a different zone to the suburb around it. Zones as at 2026-09.

Development activity

Footscray Flemington
New dwellings approved 774
across Maribyrnong
 4,715
across Melbourne
Approvals change year on year +198% +195%

Gross rental yield

Gross — before strata, rates, management, insurance and vacancy. From median advertised rents and median asking prices over the last 6 months. How we calculate.

Footscray Flemington
Houses 3.8%
$650/wk on $892K
 3.8%
$762/wk on $1.05M
Units 6.0%
$560/wk on $482K
 7.7%
$680/wk on $460K

Ranking within VIC

Footscray Flemington
House price Higher than 68% of VIC Higher than 75% of VIC
Income Higher than 61% of VIC Higher than 46% of VIC
Schools Higher than 1% of VIC Higher than 53% of VIC
Walkability Higher than 100% of VIC Higher than 99% of VIC
Affordability Higher than 36% of VIC Higher than 12% of VIC
EV adoption Higher than 91% of VIC
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 95% of VIC Higher than 89% of VIC
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 54% of VIC Higher than 52% of VIC
Rental yield (units) Higher than 93% of VIC Higher than 100% of VIC

Liveability

Footscray Flemington
Grade B
same for both
Score 52/100 51/100
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 8/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10

Risk profile

Flemington carries more flood risk (87 vs 64).

Footscray Flemington
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime High
95/100
 High
93/100
Flood Moderate
64/100
 High
87/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 42
within 5 km
 29
within 5 km

Schools

Footscray Flemington
Inside the suburb 10 4
Rated above peers 0 1
Rated at peers 3 1
Rated below peers 3 1
Universities within 10 km 3
Victoria University Footscray Park, 0.0 km
 3
Victoria University Footscray Park, 2.3 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 3.6% 2.7%

Schools in Footscray

  • Footscray City Primary School Government · Primary at peers
  • Footscray High School Government · Secondary at peers
  • Footscray North Primary School Government · Primary at peers
  • Footscray Primary School Government · Primary below peers
  • St John's School Catholic · Primary below peers
  • St Monica's School Catholic · Primary below peers

Schools in Flemington

  • St Brendan's School Catholic · Primary above peers
  • Mount Alexander 7-12 College Government · Secondary at peers
  • Debney Meadows Primary School Government · Primary below peers
  • SEDA College (Victoria) - Flemington HUB Independent · Secondary

Amenities in the suburb

Footscray Flemington
Supermarkets 11 4
Cafes & restaurants 117 17
Parks & reserves 28 8
Childcare 16 8
GPs 18 6
Pharmacies 10 3
Hospitals 3 0
Police stations 1
same for both
Banks & Bank@Post 3 1
Fuel stations 3 1
Waterways 2
same for both

Mobility

Footscray Flemington
Walkability score 100/100 99/100
Distance to Melbourne 7 km
+16% vs other
 5.9 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 17 min 18 min
Public transport score 95/100
Rail · Tram · Bus
 97/100
Rail · Tram · Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 853.8
7-9am + 5-7pm
 142.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 0 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Electric vehicle share 1.6%
postcode 3011
 1.7%
postcode 3031
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 11
postcode 3011
 11
postcode 3031

How people get to work

Method of travel on census day 2021 — which fell during COVID restrictions, so working from home is inflated and every travel mode understated.

Footscray Flemington
Worked from Home 42.7% / 47.0%
Footscray — Worked from Home: 42.7% Flemington — Worked from Home: 47.0%
Car (driver) 34.5% / 31.3%
Footscray — Car (driver): 34.5% Flemington — Car (driver): 31.3%
Train 11.4% / 8.0%
Footscray — Train: 11.4% Flemington — Train: 8.0%
Walked Only 3.7% / 4.2%
Footscray — Walked Only: 3.7% Flemington — Walked Only: 4.2%
Bicycle 2.1% / 3.6%
Footscray — Bicycle: 2.1% Flemington — Bicycle: 3.6%
Bus 2.9% / 0.3%
Footscray — Bus: 2.9% Flemington — Bus: 0.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (47.0%).

Setting

Footscray Flemington
Elevation 27 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 12 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 5.0 km 5.9 km

NBN connectivity

Footscray Flemington
Connectivity score 89/100 79/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises Fibre to the curb
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 60%
13,147 premises
 22%
4,227 premises

Climate

Footscray Flemington
Annual rainfall 534 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 26.7°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 6.5°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Footscray Flemington
PM2.5 —
same for both
PM10 18.9 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ —
same for both

Council rates

Footscray Flemington
Average residential rate $2,450/yr $2,345/yr
Council Maribyrnong Melbourne

Federal electorate

Footscray Flemington
Division Fraser Maribyrnong
Member Daniel Mulino Jo Briskey
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Footscray Flemington
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Footscray

Affordable Apartments Cafe Culture Easy Commute Gentrifying Inner Multicultural Nightlife Parks Professionals Trams Transport Hub Urban

Flemington

Affordable Apartments Easy Commute Gentrifying Inner Multicultural Parks Professionals Townhouses Trams Transport Hub

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