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Parkville is located 3 km north of Melbourne's Central Business District (CBD). Its local government area is the City of Melbourne. The suburb is highly sought after by both owner occupiers and investors.
People
Parkville’s population includes a range of groups including mature and established families, older independent couples and singles and younger people studying at nearby universities.
Lifestyle
The suburb attracts a diverse range of people of drawn to Parkville’s open space and recreation facilities, the inner north’s cultural life and proximity to the CBD.
Homes
Terrace houses and older style period dwellings characterise Parkville, although the suburb is increasingly home to new medium and high rise developments. Parkville is located 3km north of Melbourne's Central Business District (CBD). Its local government area is the City of Melbourne. The suburb is highly sought after by both owner occupiers and investors.
Population
The nature and size of the local population, both now and in the future, is a key driver of property demand. Better understanding the local population can assist property buyers to make better decisions.People
Total Population
Female
Male
Median Age
Family Composition
Families
Children per family
Occupation
Total Employed
Top Occupation
Top Occupation % Share
Income $/week
Personal
Family
Household
Family composition
Couple without Children
Couple with Children
One Parent Family
Age
Top age group
Top age number
Top age group % share
Industry of employment
Top Industry
Total Workers (in top industry)
Share of Employment
Building approvals - Other
Total Number
Value ('000)
% Share
* These statistics are financial year to date
Dwelling Type (number)
Detached houses
Semi-detached houses
Flats, units or apartments
Dwelling tenure (number)
Owned outright
Owned with a mortgage
Rented
Location & Convenience
The Parkville Employment Cluster is an established, internationally acclaimed cluster that is close to the city with opportunities to facilitate the continued supply of appropriate land for commercial, housing and knowledge-based enterprises.
Roads & Public transport
Bus
505 - Moonee Ponds to Melbourne University via Parkville Gardens
Tram
19 - North Coburg - Flinders Street Station, City
55 - West Coburg - Domain Interchange
Train
Royal Park Railway Station
Roads
Royal Parade
Flemington Road
Victorian data sourced from Public Transport Victoria (PTV) and VicRoads
Queensland data sourced from Queensland Government and TransLink
Employment Centres
Parkville is home to a a major cluster of medical and biotechnology research, education and healthcare delivery in Victoria including The Royal Children's Hospital and Royal Melbourne Hospital.
Plan Melbourne, the metropolitan planning strategy, establishes five new sub-regions to achieve a better balance between jobs and population growth across the city. Parkville is located in Melbourne's central sub-region.
Places of state significance in the central sub-region with significant implications for employment include:
National employment cluster – Parkville
Metropolitan activity centre – Footscray
State-significant industrial precinct – Western
Transport gateway – Port of Melbourne
Health and/or education precincts – Alfred Medical Research and Education Precinct (Prahran), Western Hospital (Footscray), Victoria University (Footscray), various health and education institutions in Parkville, St Vincent’s Hospital Melbourne and other health institutions (Fitzroy/East Melbourne), Epworth Richmond.
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) 2011.
