405,012
Higher than 76% of region (sa4) areas.
Estimated resident population (ABS), 2025.
Melbourne - Inner East · Region (SA4)
Economy & Advantage in Melbourne - Inner East
How well-off the area is, how fast its population is growing, and the businesses and new homes here.
A population increase of 7.3% since the last census shows that Melbourne - Inner East is continuing to grow. With over 405,000 residents, it is now larger than about 74% of similar areas across the country.
Population growth
Annual population estimates and change since the census.
The area has seen a 7.3% rise in population since 2021. This growth is higher than most similar areas and is about the same as the Victorian figure of 8.0%.
7.3%
Higher than 64% of region (sa4) 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 - Inner East [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa4/207/melbourne-inner-east/topic/economy-advantage