Melbourne CBD - East

VIC

Melbourne CBD - East is a growing region in VIC with 14,266 residents.

SA2 code: 206041503
State: VIC

Population

14,266

Estimated 2025

5-Year Growth

+15.6%

3yr: +34.2% · 10yr: +29.1%

5-year growth

Median Rent

$375/wk

Census 2021

Median Income

$1,511/wk

Household, Census 2021

Population over time — Melbourne CBD - East (SA2)

Source: ABS ERP (latest release · 2025) · Census 2021. Numbers refreshed quarterly.

Growth at a Glance

3yr: +34.2%5yr: +15.6%10yr: +29.1%Total: +256.9%

Population grew from 3,997 to 14,266 over 24 years, averaging 5.4% per year.

Demand & supply signals

Derived signals haven't been computed for this region yet.

Roadmap signals

Two more derived metrics are defined in the platform and waiting on upstream-data orchestration. Each will populate here once its source series is wired through.

Affordability trend

Coming soon

RPPI year-on-year divided by WPI year-on-year. Above 1.0 means home prices are outpacing wages; below 1.0 means wages are catching up.

Awaiting: ABS RPPI (6432.0) + WPI (6345.0) GCCSA-grain orchestration.

Rent–price momentum spread

Coming soon

CPI rents year-on-year minus RPPI year-on-year. Positive means rents are gaining on prices; negative means prices are running ahead of rents.

Awaiting: ABS CPI rents component + RPPI orchestration.

Profile

Census snapshot

ABS · 2021

Housing

Public housing 0.1%

Almost entirely apartments (99.3%), rental-heavy (69.4% renting), built for families (56% are 2 bed).

Dwelling mix

Apartments 99.3%

34 townhouses4,650 apartments

Tenure

Renting 69.4%

Owned 14.5%Mortgage 12.9%Renting 69.4%Other / NS 3.2%

Number of bedrooms

1 bed

1,502 (33.9%)

2 bed

2,477 (55.9%)

3 bed

430 (9.7%)

4 bed

16 (0.4%)

5 bed

4 (0.1%)

6+ bed

3 (0.1%)