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North Melbourne, VIC
Postcode, council area, planning zones and 2021 Census facts for North Melbourne, Victoria, from government sources. What those zones allow on a particular block is in the report.
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North Melbourne at a glance
| State | Victoria |
|---|---|
| Postcode | 3051 |
| Local government area | Melbourne |
| ABS suburb code (SAL 2021) | 21966 |
Planning zones in North Melbourne
- MUZ — Mixed Use Zone30%
- GRZ — General Residential Zone19%
- SUZ — Special Use Zone15%
- 5 other zones31%
The three largest zones are coloured; every zone covering at least 1% of North Melbourne is listed below. Boundaries are the VIC government’s published zone layer, clipped to the Australian Bureau of Statistics suburb boundary. A block’s own zone is read from its parcel, not from its suburb.
Road names © OpenStreetMap contributors.
- MUZ — Mixed Use Zone30% of the suburb
- GRZ — General Residential Zone19% of the suburb
- SUZ — Special Use Zone15% of the suburb
- TRZ — Transport Zone11% of the suburb
- NRZ — Neighbourhood Residential Zone8% of the suburb
- C1Z — Commercial 1 Zone5% of the suburb
- PPRZ — Public Park and Recreation Zone4% of the suburb
- PUZ — Public Use Zone2% of the suburb
North Melbourne in the 2021 Census
| Population | 14,953 |
|---|---|
| Median age | 31 years |
| Median weekly household income | $1,717 |
| Median weekly rent | $381 |
| Median monthly mortgage repayment | $2,035 |
| Average household size | 2 people |
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing, 2021
Median sale prices in North Melbourne
| Median house price | $1,326,000 |
|---|
Source: State of Victoria open data, Q2 2025 (CC BY 4.0). A published median, not a valuation.
Other Victoria suburbs with the same main zone
- BrunswickVIC 3056
- ElsternwickVIC 3185
- FlemingtonVIC 3031
- RichmondVIC 3121
- SandringhamVIC 3191
- WallanVIC 3756
Related guides
Sources
- Suburb and postcode boundaries: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Australian Statistical Geography Standard (ASGS) Edition 3, 2021, CC BY 4.0
- Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing, 2021 (CC BY 4.0)
- Median sale prices: State of Victoria open data, Q2 2025 (CC BY 4.0)
- Zone codes and names: mapshare.vic.gov.au (CC-BY 4.0)
Full list of data sources and licences: struqt.com.au/sources.
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