194,710
Higher than 89% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Estimated resident population (ABS), 2025.
Melbourne City · Sub-region (SA3)
Economy & Advantage in Melbourne City
How well-off the area is, how fast its population is growing, and the businesses and new homes here.
A growth rate of 27.2% makes Melbourne City one of the fastest-growing areas in the region, far outstripping the state average. With nearly 195,000 people now living here, the city is expanding much more rapidly than other similar areas.
Population growth
Annual population estimates and change since the census.
The population has climbed by 27.2% since 2021, which is far above the Victorian growth rate of 8.0%.
27.2%
Higher than 99% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Population growth since the 2021 Census, from ABS annual estimates.
Sources
- Regional Population (Estimated Resident Population) — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2024 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Economy & Advantage in Melbourne City [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/20604/melbourne-city/topic/economy-advantage