Region · Melbourne, VIC

Inner Melbourne

Inner Melbourne is located in Melbourne, Victoria, with 51 suburbs and 588,451 properties across 4,971 streets, mostly units. Explore each suburb's profile, property history, homes for sale and rent, and the agents who sell in Inner Melbourne. Its largest suburbs include Melbourne, Melbourne and Southbank.

About Inner Melbourne

Inner Melbourne is a region of Melbourne, Victoria. It neighbours Inner East Melbourne, Inner South Melbourne, North East Melbourne and North West Melbourne. Its 4,971 streets hold 588,451 properties, 189,328 of them houses and 399,123 units. Melbourne has 102,349 properties, Southbank 35,460, South Yarra 27,145 and Richmond 23,180.

At the 2021 Census Inner Melbourne had 617,018 residents, a median age of 34 and an average household of 2 people. Median household income was $2,006 a week, the median mortgage repayment $2,167 a month and the median rent $401 a week. Of 279,332 dwellings, 160,187 were flats, 60,286 semi-detached and 56,817 separate houses; 146,512 were rented, 65,786 owned with a mortgage and 59,852 owned outright.

Updated October 2026

Who lives in Inner Melbourne

  • 617,018Peoplelive in the area
  • 34Median ageyears
  • $2,006Median household incomea week
  • $401Median renta week

Homes by type

  • Houses56,817
  • Townhouses and semis60,286
  • Flats and apartments160,187
  • Other1,557

Household

  • Median mortgage repayment$2,167a month
  • Household size2people on average

How homes are held

Owned outright 59,852Owned with a mortgage 65,786Rented 146,512Other 7,182

Suburbs in Inner Melbourne

For sale and rent in Inner Melbourne

Bruce WarburtonBruce Warburton
Just Listd

Reserve $1,100,000

50A Maribyrnong Road, Moonee Ponds VIC 3039

4 bedrooms 2 bathrooms 5 car spaces 576 m² land House

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Auction Sat, 21 Nov 11:00am

Andrew PennisiAndrew Pennisi

Private Sale $498,880

4204/279-289 Latrobe Street, Melbourne VIC 3000

2 bedrooms 1 bathroom Apartment

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Mr. MaanMr. Maan

$495,000 - $540,000

11/28-30 Cumming Street, Brunswick West VIC 3055

2 bedrooms 1 bathroom Block of Units

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Agents who sell in Inner Melbourne

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Population and housing figures are drawn from the Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2021, licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International.

Area summaries are generated from the national address file and ABS Census data, and checked against those figures before publication.