Best suburbs to live in Melbourne
Every suburb within 50 km of Flinders Street Station.
Melbourne suburbs at a glance — the inner ring, the leafy east, the growth corridors of the north and west. Compare 500+ metro suburbs on schools, walkability, prices, and bushfire, flood and crime risk.
Greater Melbourne has 572 suburbs by the ABS count (2021), 569 of them with residents. This page covers the 385 within 50 km of Flinders Street Station, home to 4,266,495 residents. Point Cook is the most populated metro suburb with a population of 66,781. By land area the biggest is Sunbury at 132.2 km².
Melbourne median house prices range from $574,000 to $3.29 million.
66,781 residents
71,011 sales, Oct 2024 – Oct 2026
narrm · Melbourne — narrm — is the Country of the Wurundjeri Woi-wurrung and Bunurong / Boon Wurrung peoples of the Kulin.
Commonly also written Naarm or Narrm. Source: City of Melbourne.
Median house price by suburb
Each suburb is shaded by its median sold house price, in five equal-sized bands. Suburbs with no recent recorded sales are shown in grey — they are not the cheapest, they are unknown.
Boundaries: ABS Suburbs and Localities (SAL) 2021, simplified for display.
Median sale price in Melbourne
Oct 2026Houses
$900K
2,061 sales that month
Units
$572K
839 sales that month
Median of every recorded sale across metro Melbourne that month — not an average of suburb medians, which a handful of small expensive suburbs would pull well above the market. Months with fewer than 30 sales are not counted, and the newest months revise upward as settlements are recorded.
Median asking rent in Melbourne
Oct 2026Houses
$605/wk
2,301 rental listings that month
Units
$625/wk
1,134 rental listings that month
Advertised weekly rents across metro Melbourne, not signed leases. This series starts later than the sale data — rents were not collected before late 2020.
Popular rankings for Melbourne
- Best Melbourne suburbs for families with good primary schoolsRanked top-15 · family + primary schools
- Best Melbourne suburbs for families with good high schoolsRanked top-15 · family + high schools
- Best Melbourne suburbs for electric-vehicle adoptionRanked top-15 · EV-friendly suburbs
- Best Melbourne suburbs to rent inRanked top-15 · best suburbs to rent
- Best Melbourne suburbs for public transportRanked top-15 · transit-friendly suburbs
- Fastest growing Melbourne suburbs (2016-2021)Ranked top-15 · fastest growing
- Sportiest Melbourne suburbsRanked top-15 · most sport facilities
- Melbourne suburbs where the most people cycle to workRanked top-15 · most cycle to work
- Most walkable Melbourne suburbsRanked top-15 · most walkable
- Best Melbourne suburbs for NBN internetRanked top-15 · best NBN connectivity
- Best Melbourne suburbs for rental yieldRanked top-15 · highest rental yield
- Best Melbourne suburbs for property investorsRanked top-15 · investor-friendly suburbs
- Best Melbourne suburbs for owner-occupiersRanked top-15 · owner-occupier suburbs
- Best Melbourne suburbs for young professionalsRanked top-15 · young professionals
- Best Melbourne suburbs for first-home buyersRanked top-15 · first-home buyer picks
- Melbourne suburbs where young families liveRanked top-15 · where young families live
- Melbourne suburbs where seniors liveRanked top-15 · where seniors live
- Melbourne's most educated suburbsRanked top-15 · most educated suburbs
- Melbourne's highest-income suburbsRanked top-15 · highest household income
- Safest suburbs in MelbourneRanked top-15 · safest suburbs
- Most liveable suburbs in MelbourneRanked top-15 · most liveable suburbs
- Suburbs to avoid in MelbourneRanked top-15 · suburbs to avoid
- Best beachside suburbs in MelbourneRanked top-15 · beachside suburbs
- Greenest suburbs in MelbourneRanked top-15 · greenest suburbs
- Suburbs with the biggest blocks in MelbourneRanked top-15 · biggest blocks
- Best Melbourne suburbs for rooftop solarRanked top-15 · rooftop solar suburbs
- Melbourne suburbs where homes are owned outrightRanked top-15 · homes owned outright
- Melbourne suburbs with the most apartmentsRanked top-15 · most apartments
Community demographics in Melbourne
- Melbourne suburbs with the largest Muslim communityRanked top-15 · largest Muslim community
- Melbourne suburbs with the largest Hindu communityRanked top-15 · largest Hindu community
- Melbourne suburbs with the largest Buddhist communityRanked top-15 · largest Buddhist community
- Melbourne suburbs with the largest Sikh communityRanked top-15 · largest Sikh community
- Melbourne suburbs with the largest Jewish communityRanked top-15 · largest Jewish community
- Melbourne suburbs with the largest non-religious populationRanked top-15 · largest non-religious population
Suburbs with the largest religious communities, from the 2021 Census.
Where communities live in Melbourne
- Where the Chinese community lives in MelbourneRanked top-15 · Chinese community
- Where the Indian community lives in MelbourneRanked top-15 · Indian community
- Where the Italian community lives in MelbourneRanked top-15 · Italian community
- Where the Greek community lives in MelbourneRanked top-15 · Greek community
- Where the Vietnamese community lives in MelbourneRanked top-15 · Vietnamese community
- Where the Lebanese community lives in MelbourneRanked top-15 · Lebanese community
- Where the Filipino community lives in MelbourneRanked top-15 · Filipino community
- Where the Korean community lives in MelbourneRanked top-15 · Korean community
- Where the Nepali community lives in MelbourneRanked top-15 · Nepali community
- Where the Iraqi community lives in MelbourneRanked top-15 · Iraqi community
- Where the Maltese community lives in MelbourneRanked top-15 · Maltese community
- Where the Samoan community lives in MelbourneRanked top-15 · Samoan community
- Where the Macedonian community lives in MelbourneRanked top-15 · Macedonian community
- Where the Malaysian community lives in MelbourneRanked top-15 · Malaysian community
- Where the Afghan community lives in MelbourneRanked top-15 · Afghan community
- Where the Bangladeshi community lives in MelbourneRanked top-15 · Bangladeshi community
- Where the Turkish community lives in MelbourneRanked top-15 · Turkish community
- Where the South African community lives in MelbourneRanked top-15 · South African community
- Where the Sri Lankan community lives in MelbourneRanked top-15 · Sri Lankan community
- Where the Pakistani community lives in MelbourneRanked top-15 · Pakistani community
- Where the Serbian community lives in MelbourneRanked top-15 · Serbian community
Suburbs with the largest ancestry communities, showing ancestry, country of birth and language together, from the 2021 Census.
Most Populated Suburbs
Fastest Growing Suburbs
Most New Housing
Best Schools Quality
Most Expensive Houses
Most Affordable Houses
Highest Rental Yield (Houses)
Common questions about Melbourne
How many suburbs are in Melbourne?
Greater Melbourne has 572 suburbs by the ABS count (2021), 569 of them with residents. This page covers the 385 within 50 km of Flinders Street Station, home to 4,266,495 residents.
What is the largest Melbourne suburb?
Point Cook is the most populated metro suburb with a population of 66,781 (ABS Census 2021). By land area the biggest is Sunbury at 132.2 km².
What are the best suburbs to live in Melbourne?
The top-rated Melbourne suburbs on SuburbScan are Canterbury, Surrey Hills, and Black Rock, ranked by our composite Liveability grade combining school quality, safety, SEIFA socio-economic advantage, walkability and CBD access.
Which are the most affordable Melbourne suburbs?
The most affordable Melbourne suburbs by median house price are Melton, Jacana, and Dallas, based on the last six months of public property listings.
What is the median house price range in Melbourne?
Median house prices across Melbourne range from $574,000 to $3,295,000, based on the last six months of public property listings.
Whose Country is Melbourne on, and what is its Aboriginal name?
Melbourne — narrm — is the Country of the Wurundjeri Woi-wurrung and Bunurong / Boon Wurrung peoples of the Kulin. Source: City of Melbourne.