Fitzroy
VIC 3065 · Yarra
10,431 (2021) → 11,933 est. (2025) · High Growth
Based on transport, liveability & education. Safety is scored separately below.
Fitzroy is a high growth suburb in Yarra, VIC 3065, about 2km from Melbourne CBD. Its median house price of $1.51M is more expensive than the VIC average. The suburb has 3 schools, a transport score of 91/100, and is a short drive from the coast. Fitzroy has an overall score of 93/100, based on transport, liveability and education, plus a separate residential safety score of 26/100.
Demographics
Age distribution
Housing tenure
- Owned
- Mortgage
- Rented
Commute to work
- Car
- Public transport
- Walk/cycle
- Work from home
Top countries of birth: England (4.53%), Vietnam (3.26%), New Zealand (3.05%), China (2.09%), USA (1.52%)
Top languages: Vietnamese (3.88%), Mandarin (2.05%), Cantonese (1.8%), Arabic (1.53%), Italian (1.2%)
Source: ABS Census 2021
Property
Median price history
Source: Valuer-General Victoria (DTF) · Updated 2024
Residential Safety
Visitor / tourist hub. This suburb attracts significant visitor and tourist traffic. Crime figures are recorded by incident location and include offences involving visitors, not just residents, so the per-resident rates below may overstate the risk for people living here.
Recorded residential incidents (latest year), with rate per 100,000 residents:
Residential incidents over time
Sum of the five residential categories above — not all recorded crime.
Area crime context
These totals are recorded by incident location and include offences involving the suburb's many visitors, not just residents.
An independent score — crime data quality varies by state, so safety is shown separately and is not part of the overall score.
Source: Crime Statistics Agency Victoria (suburb-level) · Updated 2025
Schools
Average ICSEA of schools within 10km 1108 (above the national average of 1000).
In suburb
- Academy of Mary ImmaculateSecondary · CatholicICSEA 1073
- Fitzroy Primary SchoolPrimary · GovernmentICSEA 1018
- Sacred Heart SchoolPrimary · CatholicICSEA 944
Nearby (within 10km)
- St Joseph's SchoolPrimary · Catholic · 0.6kmICSEA 925
- Collingwood College-Collingwood Alternative SchoolCombined · Government · 0.6km
- Collingwood English Language SchoolCombined · Government · 0.9kmICSEA 938
- Carlton Gardens Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 0.9kmICSEA 1138
- Simonds Catholic College - St Brigid's VCE CampusSecondary · Catholic · 1km
- Carlton Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 1kmICSEA 992
- Collingwood CollegeCombined · Government · 1kmICSEA 1030
- Fitzroy High School - Wurun Senior CampusSecondary · Government · 1.1km
- Holmes Grammar SchoolSecondary · Independent · 1.2km
- Carlton North Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 1.2kmICSEA 1147
- Clifton Hill Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 1.3kmICSEA 1182
- Fitzroy Community SchoolPrimary · Independent · 1.3kmICSEA 1179
Source: ACARA 2023
Transport
Source: TfNSW GTFS
Liveability
Amenities within 2–3km
Counted within a short distance of the suburb centre (so nearby facilities count), with the in-boundary count shown beneath.
Source: Bureau of Meteorology · OpenStreetMap
Population & Growth
High GrowthSource: ABS ERP & NSW DPHI
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Frequently asked questions about Fitzroy
Is Fitzroy safe?
Fitzroy has a residential safety score of 26/100, based on residential crime (break-ins, theft from dwellings, vehicle theft, domestic assault and robbery) per resident relative to the NSW median. Its total recorded incident rate is 23,488 per 100,000 across all categories.
What are property prices in Fitzroy?
In Fitzroy, the .
How far is Fitzroy from Melbourne CBD?
Fitzroy is about 2.0 km from Melbourne CBD, an estimated 18 minutes by public transport.
What schools are in Fitzroy?
Fitzroy has 3 schools, with an average ICSEA of 1012 (the national average is 1000). Schools are listed factually, not ranked.
What is public transport like in Fitzroy?
Fitzroy has a transport score of 91/100 and 8 bus stops.