West Melbourne - Residential

VIC

West Melbourne - Residential is a growing region in VIC with 9,699 residents.

SA2 code: 206041510
State: VIC

Population

9,699

Estimated 2025

5-Year Growth

+28.2%

3yr: +21.6% · 10yr: +85.7%

5-year growth

Median Rent

$390/wk

Census 2021

Median Income

$1,784/wk

Household, Census 2021

Population over time — West Melbourne - Residential (SA2)

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

Growth at a Glance

3yr: +21.6%5yr: +28.2%10yr: +85.7%Total: +301.9%

Population grew from 2,413 to 9,699 over 24 years, averaging 6.0% 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 1.3%

Almost entirely apartments (78.4%), rental-heavy (64.8% renting), built for families (50% are 2 bed).

Dwelling mix

Townhouses 20.3%

Apartments 78.4%

45 houses715 townhouses2,754 apartments

Tenure

Mortgage 20.4%

Renting 64.8%

Owned 12.1%Mortgage 20.4%Renting 64.8%Other / NS 2.7%

Number of bedrooms

1 bed

1,105 (31.9%)

2 bed

1,722 (49.7%)

3 bed

510 (14.7%)

4 bed

101 (2.9%)

5 bed

20 (0.6%)

6+ bed

10 (0.3%)