Clifton Hill is a suburb in Yarra, Victoria (postcode 3068), located in the Greater Melbourne region. At the ABS Census 2021 it had a population of 6,606 people.

At a glance

Population (2021)

6,606

Median age

Household income

$2,755/wk

Weekly rent

$550

Unemployment

3.5%

SEIFA IRSD decile

10 / 10

Age distribution

0-4

5.6%

5-14

10.4%

15-19

3.1%

20-24

4.7%

25-34

21.5%

35-44

17.2%

45-54

12.5%

55-64

10.6%

65-74

9.3%

75-84

3.9%

85+

1.3%

Housing tenure

Owned

29.2%

Mortgage

30.3%

Rented

39.2%

Other

0.6%

Key statistics

Indicator	Value
Postcode	3068
Population (2021)	6,606
Males	3,199 (48.4%)
Females	3,403 (51.5%)
Median age	37 years
Average household size	2.3
Median weekly household income	$2,755
Median weekly family income	$3,610
Median weekly rent	$550
Median monthly mortgage	$2,700
Labour force	4,091
Unemployment rate	3.5%
Participation rate	75.8%
Born overseas	21.4%
Separate houses	21.5%
Worked at home	49.0%
SEIFA IRSD decile	10 of 10
Bachelor degree or higher	82.6%
Completed Year 12 or equivalent	86.7%
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander residents	0.5%
Residents needing assistance with core activities	4.2%
Households with 2+ vehicles	36.4%
Distance from Melbourne CBD	4.0 km (straight line)

Age profile

Median age: 37 years. Residents under 15: 15.9%. Residents aged 65 and over: 14.6%.

Age group	People	Share of population
0-4	368	5.6%
5-14	684	10.4%
15-19	205	3.1%
20-24	308	4.7%
25-34	1,421	21.5%
35-44	1,137	17.2%
45-54	825	12.5%
55-64	698	10.6%
65-74	617	9.3%
75-84	258	3.9%
85 and over	88	1.3%

Households and families

Household type	Count	Share of households
Total households	2,660
Average household size	2.3
One person	733	27.6%
Two persons	955	35.9%
Three persons	448	16.8%
Four persons	406	15.3%
Five persons	98	3.7%
Six or more persons	18	0.7%

Family type	Count	Share of families
Total families	1,692
Couples with children	46	2.7%
Couples without children	790	46.7%
One-parent families	173	10.2%
Other families	34	2.0%

Children ever born

Measure	Value
Average children per woman aged 15+	0.96
Women with no children	53.8%
Women with three or more children	11.4%

Of the 694 couple families with children in Clifton Hill, 6.1% are step or blended families.

Marital status

Marital status of residents aged 15 and over in Clifton Hill.

Status	Share of adults
Married (registered marriage)	35.9%
Married (de facto)	22.2%
Not married	41.9%

Housing

Dwellings	Count	Share of dwellings
Total dwellings	2,939
Occupied	2,660	90.5%
Unoccupied	275	9.4%

Dwelling structure	Count	Share of dwellings
Separate house	632	21.5%
Semi-detached or townhouse	1,350	45.9%
Flat or apartment	663	22.6%
Other dwelling	10	0.3%

Tenure	Count	Share of households
Owned outright	778	29.2%
Owned with a mortgage	807	30.3%
Rented	1,044	39.2%
Other tenure	16	0.6%

Weekly rent

Rent band	Share of renting households
Under $350 per week	22.6%
$350 to $549 per week	26.7%
$550 or more per week	50.8%

9.4% of renting households rent through a state or community housing provider.

Monthly mortgage repayments

Repayment band	Share of mortgaged households
Under $1,000	12.9%
$1,000 to $1,799	16.4%
$1,800 to $2,999	24.0%
$3,000 or more	46.6%

Bedrooms per dwelling

Bedrooms	Share of dwellings
None or one bedroom	9.2%
Two bedrooms	39.2%
Three bedrooms	38.6%
Four or more bedrooms	13.0%

Employment

Labour force status	Count	Share
Labour force	4,091
Employed	3,951	96.6%
Unemployed	144	3.5%
Not in the labour force	1,303
Unemployment rate	3.5%
Participation rate	75.8%

32.2% of employed residents work part time, fewer than 35 hours per week.

Household income

Household incomes in Clifton Hill are distributed across the following weekly bands.

Weekly household income	Share of households
Under $650	10.1%
$650 to $1,499	17.5%
$1,500 to $2,999	25.2%
$3,000 or more	47.2%

For residents aged 15 and over, personal weekly income is distributed as follows.

Weekly personal income	Share of residents 15+
Under $500	20.5%
$500 to $999	16.5%
$1,000 to $1,999	32.2%
$2,000 or more	30.9%

Travel to work

Method	Count	Share of workers
Car driver	908	23.0%
Car passenger	46	1.2%
Train	113	2.9%
Bus	28	0.7%
Tram	38	1.0%
Bicycle	212	5.4%
Walked only	129	3.3%
Worked at home	1,935	49.0%

Religious affiliation

Religion	Count	Share of residents
Christianity	1,612	24.4%
No religion	4,329	65.5%
Islam	73	1.1%
Hinduism	30	0.5%
Buddhism	89	1.3%
Judaism	67	1.0%
Other or not stated	406	6.1%

Socio-economic profile (SEIFA 2021)

SEIFA deciles run from 1 (most disadvantaged) to 10 (least disadvantaged) nationally.

Index	Score	Decile	Percentile
IRSD (disadvantage)	1093	10	95
IRSAD (advantage and disadvantage)	1147	10
IER (economic resources)	1024	5
IEO (education and occupation)	1177	10

Where residents were born

78.1% of residents were born in Australia and 21.9% were born overseas. The most common overseas birthplaces in Clifton Hill are listed below.

Country of birth	People	Share of residents
England	285	4.4%
New Zealand	165	2.6%
United States of America	100	1.6%
Greece	87	1.4%
Malaysia	44	0.7%
Ireland	43	0.7%

When overseas-born residents arrived

Year of arrival	Share of overseas-born residents
2016 to 2021	12.8%
2011 to 2015	14.3%
2001 to 2010	17.0%
Before 2001	55.9%

Languages spoken at home

87.0% of residents speak only English at home. The most common other languages in Clifton Hill are listed below. Across all households, 1.6% of residents speak English not well or not at all.

Language	People	Share of residents
Greek	163	2.5%
Italian	69	1.1%
Spanish	59	0.9%
Chinese: Mandarin	55	0.9%
Vietnamese	46	0.7%
German	45	0.7%

Ancestry

Residents of Clifton Hill most commonly report the following ancestries.

Ancestry	Responses	Share of responses
English	2,633	26.7%
Australian	1,987	20.1%
Irish	1,270	12.9%
Scottish	963	9.8%
Italian	410	4.2%
German	361	3.7%

Work and industry

The largest employment sectors for Clifton Hill residents are listed below.

Industry of employment	Workers	Share of workers
Professional, Scientific and Technical Services	727	19.1%
Health Care and Social Assistance	673	17.6%
Education and Training	434	11.4%
Public Administration and Safety	272	7.1%
Retail Trade	239	6.3%
Financial and Insurance Services	219	5.7%

The most common occupations among Clifton Hill residents are listed below.

Occupation	Workers	Share of workers
Professionals	1,915	49.1%
Managers	767	19.7%
Clerical and Administrative Workers	377	9.7%
Community and Personal Service Workers	249	6.4%
Technicians and Trades Workers	232	5.9%
Sales Workers	188	4.8%

Education

Of residents attending an education institution in Clifton Hill, 32.0% are at university or higher education, 6.2% are at TAFE or vocational education, and 59.4% are at school.

86.7% of residents aged 15 and over have completed Year 12 or equivalent.

The most common fields of study among Clifton Hill residents with qualifications are listed below.

Field of study	People	Share
Society and Culture	926	22.5%
Management and Commerce	761	18.5%
Health	589	14.3%
Creative Arts	523	12.7%
Education	312	7.6%
Engineering and Related Technologies	272	6.6%

Long-term health conditions

56.8% of residents report no long-term health condition. The most commonly reported conditions in Clifton Hill are listed below.

Health condition	People	Share of residents
Mental health condition (including depression or anxiety)	807	11.3%
Asthma	624	8.7%
Arthritis	381	5.3%
Cancer (including remission)	216	3.0%
Diabetes (excluding gestational diabetes)	167	2.3%
Heart disease (including heart attack or angina)	151	2.1%
Lung condition (including COPD or emphysema)	63	0.9%
Dementia (including Alzheimer's)	44	0.6%
Kidney disease	41	0.6%
Stroke	39	0.5%

23.1% of residents report one condition, 5.2% report two, and 2.0% report three or more.

Community and care

How residents of Clifton Hill contribute to their community (share of residents aged 15 and over).

Community activity	Share
Volunteers for an organisation or group	21.0%
Provides unpaid assistance to a person with a disability or health condition	13.6%
Provides unpaid child care	51.9%
Does 15 or more hours of unpaid domestic work	18.6%
Has served or is serving in the Australian Defence Force	1.0%

Moving and stability

Mobility	Share of residents
Same address 1 year ago	80.6%
Moved within Victoria in the last year	14.4%
Moved interstate in the last year	1.2%
Moved from overseas in the last year	1.0%
Same address 5 years ago	52.2%
Moved within Victoria in the last 5 years	32.6%
Moved interstate in the last 5 years	5.0%
Moved from overseas in the last 5 years	5.6%

Crime and safety

Victoria Police recorded 672 offences in Clifton Hill in the 12 months to March 2026.

Offence division	Recorded offences
A Crimes against the person	59
B Property and deception offences	538
C Drug offences	20
D Public order and security offences	16
E Justice procedures offences	38
F Other offences	1

That is a calculated rate of 101.7 recorded offences per 1,000 residents, based on the ABS Census 2021 population. This rate was calculated by My Victoria AU and is not a Crime Statistics Agency figure.

For context, the Yarra local government area recorded 15,221 offences per 100,000 residents in the same period. That figure is the official Crime Statistics Agency rate for the LGA.

Five-year trend

2022
421

2023
438

2024
432

2025
646

2026
672

Recorded offences count crimes reported to Victoria Police in this locality, not crimes committed by or against its residents. Areas with shopping centres, transport hubs, hospitals or entertainment precincts record more offences regardless of how safe they are for people who live there. Counts are revised as investigations progress.

Source: Crime Statistics Agency Victoria, Data tables - Recorded offences, Year ending March 2026. Licensed under CC BY 4.0. Rates per 1,000 residents are calculations by My Victoria AU using ABS Census 2021 population and are not CSA figures. View the source dataset.

Location

Nearby suburbs

Fitzroy North (1.2 km)
Collingwood (1.6 km)
Fairfield (1.6 km)
Abbotsford (1.7 km)
Northcote (2.0 km)

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Data disclaimer: The statistics on this page are sourced from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS), Census of Population and Housing 2021 and SEIFA 2021 (ASGS Edition 3), and are used under the ABS CC BY 4.0 licence. This directory is an independent community resource and is not affiliated with or endorsed by the ABS.

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At a glance

Age distribution

Housing tenure

Key statistics

Age profile

Households and families

Children ever born

Marital status

Housing

Weekly rent

Monthly mortgage repayments

Bedrooms per dwelling

Employment

Household income

Travel to work

Religious affiliation

Socio-economic profile (SEIFA 2021)

Where residents were born

When overseas-born residents arrived

Languages spoken at home

Ancestry

Work and industry

Education

Long-term health conditions

Community and care

Moving and stability

Crime and safety

Five-year trend

Location

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