St Kilda vs Middle Park

St Kilda is the younger of the two, with a median age of 36 against 45 in Middle Park. In St Kilda, most households rent, the large majority of homes are flats or apartments, and most households are people living alone. In Middle Park, most households own their home. Houses cost more in Middle Park: a median of $3.02 million, against $1.36 million in St Kilda, and rent is higher there too. Middle Park is closer to the city centre: 6.2 km, against 7.2 km. On these figures, St Kilda tends to suit renters, young adults, and people living alone, while Middle Park suits older residents.

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

St Kilda

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more childcare (11 vs 2)
  • has more parks and reserves (14 vs 3)
  • has more schools inside the suburb (4 vs 1)
  • But Middle Park is already more of a family suburb (54% vs 17%)

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

First-home buyers

St Kilda

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has cheaper houses ($1,360,000 vs $3,025,000)
  • has cheaper units ($500,000 vs $765,000)

Weighs house prices, unit prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

St Kilda

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (62% vs 33%)
  • has cheaper rent ($381/wk vs $602/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

St Kilda

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • gets more of its commuters onto trains and trams (11% vs 5%)

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

Downsizers and retirees

Middle Park

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more residents already 65 and over (21% vs 11%)
  • carries lower crime risk (75/100 vs 94/100)
  • But St Kilda has more GPs (9 vs 2)

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

Investors

St Kilda

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • returns a higher gross yield on houses (3.2% vs 2.1%)
  • returns a higher gross yield on units (5.5% vs 4.9%)

Weighs house yield, unit yield, and population growth.

Where they sit

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

St Kilda Middle Park
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.

St Kilda Middle Park
Walkability 96 / 90
St Kilda — Walkability: 96/100 Middle Park — Walkability: 90/100
Safety 6 / 25
St Kilda — Safety: 6/100 Middle Park — Safety: 25/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
St Kilda — Low fire risk: 100/100 Middle Park — Low fire risk: 100/100
Low flood risk 57 / 56
St Kilda — Low flood risk: 57/100 Middle Park — Low flood risk: 56/100

Demographics

St Kilda has more residents (19,490 vs 4,000); Middle Park has higher household incomes ($147,472 vs $92,508).

St Kilda Middle Park
Population 19,490
+79% vs other
 4,000
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -3.7% -3.5%
Median age 36 45
Median household income $92,508/yr $147,472/yr
+59% vs other
Median weekly rent $381/wk $602/wk
+58% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

St Kilda Middle Park
0-4 2.8% / 4.5%
St Kilda — 0-4: 2.8% Middle Park — 0-4: 4.5%
5-14 3.9% / 12.9%
St Kilda — 5-14: 3.9% Middle Park — 5-14: 12.9%
15-19 2.1% / 5.9%
St Kilda — 15-19: 2.1% Middle Park — 15-19: 5.9%
20-24 6.1% / 3.2%
St Kilda — 20-24: 6.1% Middle Park — 20-24: 3.2%
25-34 30.4% / 8.6%
St Kilda — 25-34: 30.4% Middle Park — 25-34: 8.6%
35-44 19.3% / 13.6%
St Kilda — 35-44: 19.3% Middle Park — 35-44: 13.6%
45-54 13.4% / 16.8%
St Kilda — 45-54: 13.4% Middle Park — 45-54: 16.8%
55-64 11.4% / 14.1%
St Kilda — 55-64: 11.4% Middle Park — 55-64: 14.1%
65-74 6.9% / 10.0%
St Kilda — 65-74: 6.9% Middle Park — 65-74: 10.0%
75-84 2.9% / 7.8%
St Kilda — 75-84: 2.9% Middle Park — 75-84: 7.8%
85+ 0.8% / 2.8%
St Kilda — 85+: 0.8% Middle Park — 85+: 2.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (30.4%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

St Kilda 70.4% lone person
St Kilda — Lone Person: 70.4% St Kilda — Couple Families: 11.6% St Kilda — One Parent Families: 5.7% St Kilda — Group Household: 10.9% St Kilda — Other Families: 1.4%
Middle Park 42.0% lone person
Middle Park — Lone Person: 42.0% Middle Park — Couple Families: 43.2% Middle Park — One Parent Families: 10.8% Middle Park — Group Household: 3.1% Middle Park — Other Families: 0.9%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

St Kilda 62.0% renting
St Kilda — Owned Outright: 14.6% St Kilda — Mortgage: 23.4% St Kilda — Renting: 62.0%
Middle Park 32.6% renting
Middle Park — Owned Outright: 42.2% Middle Park — Mortgage: 25.2% Middle Park — Renting: 32.6%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

St Kilda Middle Park
Bachelor Degree 27.5% / 26.4%
St Kilda — Bachelor Degree: 27.5% Middle Park — Bachelor Degree: 26.4%
Postgraduate Degree 12.4% / 13.2%
St Kilda — Postgraduate Degree: 12.4% Middle Park — Postgraduate Degree: 13.2%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 9.8% / 7.0%
St Kilda — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.8% Middle Park — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.0%
Certificate III & IV 9.0% / 4.1%
St Kilda — Certificate III & IV: 9.0% Middle Park — Certificate III & IV: 4.1%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 3.7% / 4.2%
St Kilda — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.7% Middle Park — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 4.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (27.5%).

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.

St Kilda Middle Park
England 5.5% / 4.9%
St Kilda — England: 5.5% Middle Park — England: 4.9%
New Zealand 3.2% / 1.8%
St Kilda — New Zealand: 3.2% Middle Park — New Zealand: 1.8%
India 2.4% / 1.4%
St Kilda — India: 2.4% Middle Park — India: 1.4%
Greece — / 2.8%
St Kilda — Greece: not among its largest Middle Park — Greece: 2.8%
Ireland 2.5% / —
St Kilda — Ireland: 2.5% Middle Park — Ireland: not among its largest
Italy 1.0% / 0.9%
St Kilda — Italy: 1.0% Middle Park — Italy: 0.9%
China 1.1% / —
St Kilda — China: 1.1% Middle Park — China: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (5.5%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

St Kilda 83.6% flats / apartments
St Kilda — Flats / Apartments: 83.6% St Kilda — Townhouses: 10.9% St Kilda — Houses: 5.5%
Middle Park 26.8% flats / apartments
Middle Park — Flats / Apartments: 26.8% Middle Park — Townhouses: 58.3% Middle Park — Houses: 14.9%
Flats / Apartments Townhouses Houses

Property market

St Kilda Middle Park
Median house price $1,360,000 $3,025,000
Median unit price $500,000 $765,000
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) 24 days
from 19 sales
 23 days
from 27 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.

St Kilda Middle Park
2 bed $1.15M / $1.81M
St Kilda — 2 bed: $1.15M (15 sales) Middle Park — 2 bed: $1.81M (24 sales)

15 vs 24 sales

3 bed $1.3M / $2.9M
St Kilda — 3 bed: $1.3M (12 sales) Middle Park — 3 bed: $2.9M (36 sales)

12 vs 36 sales

4 bed $1.88M / $3.78M
St Kilda — 4 bed: $1.88M (5 sales) Middle Park — 4 bed: $3.78M (30 sales)

5 vs 30 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.

St Kilda Middle Park
1 bed $400K / $428K
St Kilda — 1 bed: $400K (227 sales) Middle Park — 1 bed: $428K (18 sales)

227 vs 18 sales

2 bed $590K / $850K
St Kilda — 2 bed: $590K (254 sales) Middle Park — 2 bed: $850K (27 sales)

254 vs 27 sales

3 bed $790K / $2.01M
St Kilda — 3 bed: $790K (18 sales) Middle Park — 3 bed: $2.01M (7 sales)

18 vs 7 sales

Zoning mix

St Kilda Middle Park
Residential 56% 84%
Parks and recreation 19% 4%
Infrastructure and transport 12% 10%
Commercial 8% 3%
Other and special use 5% 0%
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

St Kilda Middle Park
New dwellings approved 891
across Port Phillip
same for both
Approvals change year on year +4175%
same for both

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.

St Kilda Middle Park
Houses 3.2%
$830/wk on $1.36M
 2.1%
$950/wk on $2.35M
Units 5.5%
$600/wk on $570K
 4.9%
$630/wk on $675K

Ranking within VIC

St Kilda Middle Park
House price Higher than 85% of VIC Higher than 99% of VIC
Income Higher than 61% of VIC Higher than 98% of VIC
Schools Higher than 20% of VIC —
Walkability Higher than 99% of VIC Higher than 96% of VIC
Affordability Higher than 11% of VIC Higher than 4% of VIC
EV adoption Higher than 91% of VIC Higher than 97% of VIC
NBN connectivity Higher than 85% of VIC Higher than 82% of VIC
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 20% of VIC Higher than 1% of VIC
Rental yield (units) Higher than 82% of VIC Higher than 54% of VIC

Liveability

Middle Park scores higher overall (83 vs 60).

St Kilda Middle Park
Grade B A+
Score 60/100 83/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 10/10
same for both

Risk profile

St Kilda carries more crime risk (94 vs 75).

St Kilda Middle Park
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime High
94/100
 High
75/100
Flood Moderate
43/100
 Moderate
44/100
Coastal erosion Moderate
54/100
 Low
27/100
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 8
within 5 km
 15
within 5 km

Schools

St Kilda Middle Park
Inside the suburb 4 1
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 1
same for both
Rated below peers 3 0
Universities within 10 km 3
Melbourne C.Q.U Campus, 4.4 km
 3
Melbourne C.Q.U Campus, 3.0 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 2.0% 2.8%

Schools in St Kilda

  • St Kilda Park Primary School Government · Primary at peers
  • Cheder Levi Yitzchok Inc Independent · Combined below peers
  • St Kilda Primary School Government · Primary below peers
  • St Michael's Grammar School Independent · Combined below peers

Schools in Middle Park

  • Middle Park Primary School Government · Primary at peers

Amenities in the suburb

St Kilda Middle Park
Supermarkets 4 2
Cafes & restaurants 78 10
Parks & reserves 14 3
Childcare 11 2
GPs 9 2
Pharmacies 6 1
Police stations 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 3 1
Fuel stations 2 0
EV chargers 1 0
Beaches 0 1

Mobility

St Kilda Middle Park
Walkability score 96/100 90/100
Distance to Melbourne 7.2 km
+14% vs other
 6.2 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 15 min 14 min
Public transport score 81/100
Tram · Bus
 82/100
Tram · Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 700.8
7-9am + 5-7pm
 120.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 0 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Electric vehicle share 1.6%
postcode 3182
 2.8%
postcode 3206
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 4
postcode 3182
 11
postcode 3206

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.

St Kilda Middle Park
Worked from Home 47.1% / 54.9%
St Kilda — Worked from Home: 47.1% Middle Park — Worked from Home: 54.9%
Car (driver) 30.7% / 32.1%
St Kilda — Car (driver): 30.7% Middle Park — Car (driver): 32.1%
Tram / Light Rail 7.4% / 4.2%
St Kilda — Tram / Light Rail: 7.4% Middle Park — Tram / Light Rail: 4.2%
Walked Only 5.9% / 3.0%
St Kilda — Walked Only: 5.9% Middle Park — Walked Only: 3.0%
Bicycle 2.5% / 3.1%
St Kilda — Bicycle: 2.5% Middle Park — Bicycle: 3.1%
Train 3.3% / 0.4%
St Kilda — Train: 3.3% Middle Park — Train: 0.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (54.9%).

Setting

St Kilda Middle Park
Elevation 17 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 7 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 845 m
852 m to a named beach
 363 m
441 m to a named beach

NBN connectivity

St Kilda Middle Park
Connectivity score 76/100 75/100
Most common technology Hybrid fibre-coaxial Fibre to the premises
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 10%
16,356 premises
 31%
2,212 premises

Climate

St Kilda Middle Park
Annual rainfall 644 mm 534 mm
Summer max (Jan) 26.0°C 26.7°C
Winter min (Jul) 6.9°C 6.5°C

Air quality (annual mean)

St Kilda Middle Park
PM2.5 7.6 µg/m³ 7.9 µg/m³
PM10 —
same for both
NO₂ —
same for both

Council rates

St Kilda Middle Park
Average residential rate $1,765/yr
same for both
Council Port Phillip
same for both

Federal electorate

St Kilda Middle Park
Division Macnamara
same for both
Member Josh Burns
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

St Kilda Middle Park
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

St Kilda

Apartments Beach Cafe Culture Coastal Inner Nightlife Parks Professionals Trams Transport Hub Urban

Middle Park

Beach Beachfront Coastal Inner Luxury Parks Professionals Townhouses Trams Transport Hub Urban

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