South Melbourne

VIC

South Melbourne is a growing region in VIC with 13,132 residents.

SA2 code: 206051512
State: VIC

Population

13,132

Estimated 2025

5-Year Growth

+3.2%

3yr: +11.0% · 10yr: +7.8%

5-year growth

Median Rent

$421/wk

Census 2021

Median Income

$2,103/wk

Household, Census 2021

Population over time — South Melbourne (SA2)

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

Growth at a Glance

3yr: +11.0%5yr: +3.2%10yr: +7.8%Total: +54.5%

Population grew from 8,498 to 13,132 over 24 years, averaging 1.8% 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 9.4%

Predominantly apartments (60.5%), rental-heavy (54.3% renting), built for families (46% are 2 bed).

Dwelling mix

Townhouses 34.8%

Apartments 60.5%

259 houses1,947 townhouses3,383 apartments

Tenure

Owned 20.2%

Mortgage 22.6%

Renting 54.3%

Owned 20.2%Mortgage 22.6%Renting 54.3%Other / NS 3.0%

Number of bedrooms

1 bed

1,266 (23.0%)

2 bed

2,527 (45.8%)

3 bed

1,398 (25.4%)

4 bed

276 (5.0%)

5 bed

34 (0.6%)

6+ bed

12 (0.2%)