South Wharf ^{VIC 3006}

Houses in South Wharf rent for around $800 a week on average, based on 3 houses listed for rent in the past six months.

Short-Stay Rentals

5 active Airbnb listings: 2 whole homes and 3 rooms.

Airbnb only, as at Jun 2026; other platforms are not included. Active means reviewed in the past 12 months.

The three add up to the change above. These are council-wide figures from the ABS, not figures for this suburb alone — this suburb's own population is in the census section above.

Households face an average residential rates bill of $2,345 a year through Melbourne based on 2024 figures.

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 — the property page shows the zone for one address.

In the year to August 2026, 4,715 new dwellings were approved across Melbourne. That mix is 7 houses and 4,708 units. Approvals are up 195.2% on the same period a year earlier.

Aboriginal Cultural Heritage

The Registered Aboriginal Party for this area is Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung Cultural Heritage Aboriginal Corporation (appointed 2008).

Registered Aboriginal Parties are appointed by the Victorian Aboriginal Heritage Council under the Aboriginal Heritage Act 2006 as the primary guardians, keepers and knowledge holders of Aboriginal cultural heritage for their area. They are the body to contact about cultural heritage here.

PM2.5 averaged 7.9 µg/m³ in 2025 — below Australia's NEPM annual standard (8 µg/m³), slightly above the stricter WHO guideline (5 µg/m³).

From the Melbourne CBD monitoring station, 2.5 km away.

Moderate rainfall — hot summers, mild winters.

Elevation

2 m

above sea level, at the suburb centre

Distance to the ocean

2.4 km

2.5 km to a named beach

Annual rainfall

534 mm

85 rainy days

Summer max (Jan)

26.7°C

13 days ≥ 35°C

Winter min (Jul)

6.5°C

2 frost days ≤ 0°C

Elevation is the ground at the suburb centre, from Geoscience Australia's National Digital Elevation Model. Approximate — it reads high in dense built-up areas. It is a measure of height above sea level and not an indicator of flood risk, which depends on height above nearby waterways.

• Melbourne QWR MS

  Gas Supply

  Top reported: Total Volatile Organic Compounds
  0.5 km
• Southern Cross (DMU)

  Rail Passenger Transport

  Top reported: Total Volatile Organic Compounds · Cumene (1-methylethylbenzene) · Xylenes (individual or mixed isomers)
  1.0 km
• SOUTHERN CROSS TANK (XPT)

  Rail Passenger Transport

  Top reported: Total Volatile Organic Compounds · Cumene (1-methylethylbenzene)
  1.3 km
• Bega Foods International-Port Melbourne

  Other Food Product Manufacturing n.e.c.

  Top reported: Total Volatile Organic Compounds · Ethanol · Carbon monoxide
  2.5 km
• SOUTH DYNON

  Rail Passenger Transport

  Top reported: Total Volatile Organic Compounds · Cumene (1-methylethylbenzene) · Xylenes (individual or mixed isomers)
  2.5 km

$10,000 for new homes priced up to $750,000.

The separate First Home Buyer Duty Reduction (stamp-duty concession) runs alongside this grant.

Verify eligibility with State Revenue Office Victoria

Currently held by Josh Burns Australian Labor Party

Results are per division — federal electoral boundaries are redrawn periodically, so the history reflects this division's past, not necessarily the exact suburb's voters across time.

Currently held by Nina Taylor Australian Labor Party - Victorian Branch

Next state election: 28 November 2026.

Results are per district. Districts were last redrawn in 2021, so results from before then describe the district of that name, not necessarily this suburb's voters. Results: Victorian Electoral Commission, CC BY 4.0.