Carlton
Melbourne council · default-weight liveability
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Area-level read for Carlton - uses this area's centre point, so it is approximate. Drop a pin on the map for an exact-address check.
In brief
Carlton, in Melbourne, is a dense, urban part of Greater Melbourne. Among Greater Melbourne areas it ranks strongly for health access, public transport and low hazard exposure. It rates lower for the local economy and safety. Housing is predominantly a rental market (about 73% of homes rented). This describes the wider area, not any single property, and is context - not advice.
Score breakdown · default weights
Below average · Lower rent burden than 32% of Greater Melbourne
Excellent · Better public transport access than 96% of Greater Melbourne
Well below average · Safer than 9% of Greater Melbourne
Excellent · Better health access than 99% of Greater Melbourne
Excellent · Lower bushfire & flood exposure than 84% of Greater Melbourne
Around average · About average for schools in Greater Melbourne
Well below average · Stronger local economy than 11% of Greater Melbourne
Explore context (never in the score)
Key facts
Trends over time - context only, never in the score
Resident population
Source: ABS ERP by SA2 — full annual series (2001–2023) · context only - not in the score.
Affordability trend (medians)
Source: ABS Census 2021 Time Series Profile (C21_T02_SA2) · ratio of medians (cost / income), not a 30%-stress share · context only - not in the score.
Sources & licences (12)
- Rent-to-income ratio — ABS Census 2021 median weekly rent ÷ ABS Data by Region equivalised household income
- Licence: CC BY 4.0Period: 2021Fetched: 2026-05-29
- PTV GTFS Schedule — metropolitan train, tram, bus (DTP)
- Licence: CC BY 4.0Period: rolling schedule exportFetched: 2026-06-11
- VCSA Recorded offences — suburb (Table 03) + LGA fallback (Table 02)
- Licence: CC BY 3.0 AUPeriod: 2025 (latest year in export)Fetched: 2026-06-11
- Vicmap / MapShare — general hospitals (Emergency Services FOI)
- Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Victoria)Period: currentFetched: 2026-05-29
- OpenStreetMap — GP/clinic points (Overpass; hospital fallback only)
- Licence: ODbL — attribute OSMPeriod: currentFetched: 2026-06-24
- Modified Monash Model 2023 - health-access remoteness (MM1-7) by SA1, rolled up to SA2 (Dept of Health and Aged Care)
- Licence: CC BY 4.0Period: 2023 (published Mar 2025)Fetched: 2026-06-13
- Vicmap Planning — Bushfire Prone Area (regulatory overlay)
- Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Victoria)Period: currentFetched: 2026-05-29
- Vicplan — Land Subject to Inundation overlay (LSIO; SBO unavailable from API)
- Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Victoria)Period: currentFetched: 2026-06-14
- OpenStreetMap — schools within 2 km (Overpass)
- Licence: ODbL — attribute OSMPeriod: currentFetched: 2026-06-24
- ABS Census 2021 — children enrolled in preschool (SA2)
- Licence: CC BY 4.0Period: 2021Fetched: 2026-06-01
- ABS Data by Region — median equivalised household income (weekly)
- Licence: CC BY 4.0Period: 2021Fetched: 2026-05-29
- ABS Census 2016 — labour force (employed, participation) by SA2
- Licence: CC BY 4.0Period: 2016Fetched: 2026-06-01
Areas like Carlton
Closest peers by how their domain percentiles line up - not by price or a single score.
- Melbourne CBD - NorthMelbourneBoth strong in Transport, Health, Hazards93%alike
- Melbourne CBD - EastMelbourneBoth strong in Health, Transport, Hazards88%alike
- Clayton - CentralMonashBoth strong in Health, Hazards87%alike
- FrankstonFrankstonBoth strong in Transport85%alike
- St Albans - NorthBrimbankBoth strong in Hazards85%alike
- Glen Waverley - WestMonashBoth strong in Health, Transport, Hazards84%alike
Not relocation or financial advice. The composite score is a percentile rank within Greater Melbourne presented as an optional lens - a data-access tool, not a definitive ranking of places. Context metrics are never folded into the locked seven-domain composite.