Each question below is answered on the map type that fits it — Score, Amount, Fair share, Missing, Clusters or Variety — hex by hex. A hex is one hexagon on the map, about 350 m across (roughly 0.1 km²). Each answer leads with what the map found, lists its Standouts — the ranked groups of nearby hexes that come out on top — with the numbers behind them, and states what the data cannot tell you. The link at the end opens that exact map of Melbourne on the same map type, so you can change the measure, the division or the comparison and get a different answer.
None of these is the only “right” way to ask. They are starting points chosen to show which measures exist for Melbourne and how the map type you pick changes what you can honestly say.
café demand-and-competition score — resident counts and walkable streets against existing café presence
In Melbourne, the highest-ranking Standouts are Noble Park (City of Greater Dandenong), Roxburgh Park (Melbourne) and Burnside Heights. Noble Park (City of Greater Dandenong) leads with a score of 71.9/100 across 37 hexes, where the data shows ≈0 cafés nearby, ≈0 km of walkable streets and ≈19,310 residents (total population). Each Standout is a group of high-scoring hexes within a 1,200 m radius. On the Missing map, Croydon (City of Maroondah) and Wyndham Vale are short of cafés for the people who live there within a 10-minute walk (about 1 and 2 short).
A shortlist by 3 factors, not a site recommendation.
How this answer was built
Three factors: how many people are around, how walkable the streets are, and how many of this business type are already mapped there. The last is scored inverted, so a hex ranks high when demand factors are strong and existing presence is thin.
Measure
Direction
Importance
Why it’s here
café competition
Less is better
45%
Count of mapped cafés already trading in the hex.
pedestrian length m
More is better
25%
Meters of walkable street — a proxy for how much passing footfall a frontage can see.
Total population
More is better
30%
Published resident count — the local demand base.
What this can’t tell you
This is a shortlist, not a site recommendation. It has no rent, no footfall, no unit availability, no licensing and no catchment modeling. Melbourne's extent is large and low-density, so Overture Maps covers its inner suburbs far more densely than the outer growth corridors; thin mapped presence on the fringe can reflect the map rather than the market.
Try changing it
· Raise the importance of the competition factor to prioritize hexes with the least existing presence.
· Swap the demand factor for the age band your customers actually fall into.
· Draw your own catchment on the map to score just that area.
All of these are adjustable on the Melbourne map on the Free Tier.
The same question for other kinds of place
Same factors and importance, only the kind swapped. The Standouts are the Score map’s; the last column is where that kind is short for the people who live there, on the Missing map.
This answer ranks every hex in Melbourne on café competition (less is better, importance 45%), pedestrian length m (more is better, importance 25%) and Total population (more is better, importance 30%), then groups the top-scoring hexes into the Standouts below.
Noble Park (City of Greater Dandenong) ranks #1 with a score of 71.9/100 across 37 hexes: ≈0 cafés nearby, ≈0 km of walkable streets and ≈19,310 residents (total population). Roxburgh Park (Melbourne) ranks #2 with a score of 70.5/100 across 37 hexes: ≈0 cafés nearby, ≈0 km of walkable streets and ≈17,983 residents (total population). Burnside Heights ranks #3 with a score of 70.3/100 across 37 hexes: ≈0 cafés nearby, ≈0 km of walkable streets and ≈16,803 residents (total population). Tarneit ranks #4 with a score of 69.5/100 across 37 hexes: ≈1 café nearby, ≈0 km of walkable streets and ≈17,961 residents (total population). Truganina ranks #5 with a score of 68.9/100 across 37 hexes: ≈0 cafés nearby, ≈0 km of walkable streets and ≈16,120 residents (total population).
Each Standout is a group of high-scoring hexes within a 1,200 m radius.
Factors: café competition, pedestrian length m and Total population (2021). 20,601 of 22,717 hexes in Melbourne were eligible and ranked. Last computed September 30, 2026.
Sources
ABS Census 2021 — Australian Bureau of Statistics, counted as of August 10, 2021
Where does Melbourne combine dense housing with walkable streets?
Population density blended with walkable street length — an overlap score
In Melbourne, the highest-ranking Standouts are South Yarra (City of Stonnington), St Kilda East (City of Port Phillip) and Melbourne (City of Melbourne). South Yarra (City of Stonnington) leads with a score of 53.2/100 across 37 hexes, where the data shows ≈7,927 residents per km² and ≈0 km of walkable streets. Each Standout is a group of high-scoring hexes within a 1,200 m radius.
A shortlist by 2 factors, not a site recommendation.
How this answer was built
Residents per square kilometer alongside meters of walkable street, both scored up. Density without walkable frontage and walkable frontage without residents are two different kinds of neighborhood; the score finds where they coincide, which in Melbourne means the tram-corridor suburbs rather than either the CBD or the outer growth suburbs.
Measure
Direction
Importance
Why it’s here
Population density per km²
More is better
55%
Residents per square kilometer, from the published SA1 counts.
pedestrian length m
More is better
45%
Meters of mapped walkable street in the hex.
What this can’t tell you
Street length is mapped geometry, not walkability as experienced: it carries no crossing quality, no shade, no lighting and no gradient.
Try changing it
· Add mapped retail to find dense, walkable, well-served streets.
· Drop the street term to rank on density alone.
All of these are adjustable on the Melbourne map on the Free Tier.
Full breakdown & sources
This answer ranks every hex in Melbourne on Population density per km² (more is better, importance 55%) and pedestrian length m (more is better, importance 45%), then groups the top-scoring hexes into the Standouts below.
South Yarra (City of Stonnington) ranks #1 with a score of 53.2/100 across 37 hexes: ≈7,927 residents per km² and ≈0 km of walkable streets. St Kilda East (City of Port Phillip) ranks #2 with a score of 53.2/100 across 37 hexes: ≈7,608 residents per km² and ≈0 km of walkable streets. Melbourne (City of Melbourne) ranks #3 with a score of 51.5/100 across 37 hexes: ≈15,926 residents per km² and ≈0 km of walkable streets. Fitzroy (City of Yarra) ranks #4 with a score of 51.2/100 across 37 hexes: ≈7,919 residents per km² and ≈0 km of walkable streets. City of Merri-bek ranks #5 with a score of 51/100 across 37 hexes: ≈7,019 residents per km² and ≈0 km of walkable streets.
Each Standout is a group of high-scoring hexes within a 1,200 m radius.
Factors: Population density per km² (2021) and pedestrian length m. “Population density per km²” is computed by this pipeline from published components rather than published directly. 19,599 of 22,717 hexes in Melbourne were eligible and ranked. Last computed September 30, 2026.
Sources
ABS Census 2021 — Australian Bureau of Statistics, counted as of August 10, 2021
Mapped transit stops per km², with a Clusters map check — Overture Maps
Transit stops peak around Melbourne (City of Melbourne): 5.5 per km² (25 transit stops across 4.6 km²), against a Melbourne figure of 0.1 per km². City of Moonee Valley and Belgrave follow at 2.4 per km² and 2.1 per km². On the Clusters map, the transit stops around Docklands (City of Melbourne) and Melbourne (City of Melbourne) form a cluster the test confirms.
City of Melbourne as a whole has 44 transit stops across 37.7 km², 1.2 per km², 12.0× Melbourne's figure.
City of Moonee Valley as a whole has 9 transit stops across 43 km², 0.2 per km², 2.0× Melbourne's figure.
A place record means it is mapped, not that it is open, licensed or of any size.
Full breakdown & sources
This answer shows transit stops in every hex of Melbourne on the Amount map, then groups the hexes with the most into the Standouts below.
Melbourne (City of Melbourne) ranks #1: 5.5 per km² across 37 hexes (25 transit stops across 4.6 km²). City of Moonee Valley ranks #2: 2.4 per km² across 37 hexes (11 transit stops across 4.6 km²). Belgrave ranks #3: 2.1 per km² across 19 hexes (5 transit stops across 2.4 km²). Emerald (Melbourne) ranks #4: 2.1 per km² across 23 hexes (6 transit stops across 2.8 km²). Crib Point (Stony Point) ranks #5: 2 per km² across 4 hexes (1 transit stops across 0.5 km²).
Each Standout is a group of hexes within a 1,200 m radius.
Measured as transit stops on the Amount map; the Standouts are the hexes with the most. Last computed September 30, 2026.
Residents per km² on the Amount map — ABS Census 2021
Residents peak around Melbourne (north-west): 14,301.2 per km² (65,209 residents across 4.6 km²), against a Melbourne figure of 1,631.9 per km². Melbourne (north-west 2) and South Yarra follow at 7,746.8 per km² and 7,733.1 per km².
City of Melbourne as a whole has 154,397 residents across 37.7 km², 4,094.6 per km², 2.5× Melbourne's figure.
City of Stonnington as a whole has 104,579 residents across 25.5 km², 4,098.4 per km², 2.5× Melbourne's figure.
City of Port Phillip as a whole has 100,859 residents across 20.5 km², 4,930.6 per km², 3.0× Melbourne's figure.
City of Yarra as a whole has 90,689 residents across 19.7 km², 4,598.2 per km², 2.8× Melbourne's figure.
A per-hex census figure is an estimate for that hex; the source is ABS Census 2021.
Full breakdown & sources
This answer shows residents in every hex of Melbourne on the Amount map, then groups the hexes with the most into the Standouts below.
Melbourne (north-west) ranks #1: 14,301.2 per km² across 37 hexes (65,209 residents across 4.6 km²). It spans Melbourne. Melbourne (north-west 2) ranks #2: 7,746.8 per km² across 37 hexes (35,328 residents across 4.6 km²). It spans Melbourne. South Yarra ranks #3: 7,733.1 per km² across 37 hexes (35,264 residents across 4.6 km²). St Kilda ranks #4: 7,045.9 per km² across 36 hexes (31,259 residents across 4.4 km²). Richmond ranks #5: 6,654.4 per km² across 37 hexes (30,349 residents across 4.6 km²).
Each Standout is a group of hexes within a 1,200 m radius.
Measured as residents (2021) on the Amount map; the Standouts are the hexes with the most. Last computed September 30, 2026.
Sources
ABS Census 2021 — Australian Bureau of Statistics, counted as of August 10, 2021
Where is median household income highest in Melbourne?
Median weekly household income on the Amount map — ABS Census 2021, the smallest published medians averaged into the hex
Explore median weekly household income across Melbourne. Brighton (City of Bayside) shows the highest median weekly household income at $3,341, compared to a Melbourne figure of $1,974. Lysterfield (City of Knox) and Doncaster East (City of Manningham) follow closely with $3,339 and $3,329 respectively.
City of Bayside as a whole averages $2,674, 1.4× Melbourne's figure.
City of Knox as a whole averages $1,950, 1.0× Melbourne's figure.
City of Manningham as a whole averages $2,022, 1.0× Melbourne's figure.
City of Banyule as a whole averages $2,109, 1.1× Melbourne's figure.
A per-hex census figure is an estimate for that hex; the source is ABS Census 2021.
Full breakdown & sources
This answer shows median weekly household income in every hex of Melbourne on the Amount map, then groups the hexes with the most into the Standouts below.
Brighton (City of Bayside) ranks #1, showing $3,341 across 17 hexes. Lysterfield (City of Knox) ranks #2, showing $3,339 across 15 hexes. Doncaster East (City of Manningham) ranks #3, showing $3,329 across 30 hexes. Ivanhoe East (City of Banyule) ranks #4, showing $3,326 across 25 hexes. Park Orchards (City of Manningham) ranks #5, showing $3,289 across 37 hexes.
Each Standout is a group of hexes within a 1,200 meter radius.
Measured as median weekly household income (2021) on the Amount map; the Standouts are the hexes with the most. Last computed September 30, 2026.
Sources
ABS Census 2021 — Australian Bureau of Statistics, counted as of August 10, 2021
Median weekly household income (AUD) (mean) source
Median weekly rent on the Amount map — ABS Census 2021, the smallest published medians averaged into the hex
Median weekly rent peaks around Mount Eliza (south) (Mount Eliza): $872, against a Melbourne figure of $417. Park Orchards (north-east) (City of Manningham) and Park Orchards (north-east 2) (City of Manningham) follow at $859 and $783.
City of Manningham as a whole averages $516, 1.2× Melbourne's figure.
City of Banyule as a whole averages $421, 1.0× Melbourne's figure.
A per-hex census figure is an estimate for that hex; the source is ABS Census 2021.
Full breakdown & sources
This answer shows median weekly rent in every hex of Melbourne on the Amount map, then groups the hexes with the most into the Standouts below.
Mount Eliza (south) (Mount Eliza) ranks #1: $872 across 19 hexes. It spans Mount Eliza. Park Orchards (north-east) (City of Manningham) ranks #2: $859 across 31 hexes. It spans Park Orchards. Park Orchards (north-east 2) (City of Manningham) ranks #3: $783 across 37 hexes. It spans Park Orchards. Mount Eliza (south 2) (Melbourne) ranks #4: $777 across 35 hexes. It spans Mount Eliza. Lower Plenty (City of Banyule) ranks #5: $742 across 30 hexes.
Each Standout is a group of hexes within a 1,200 m radius.
Measured as median weekly rent (2021) on the Amount map; the Standouts are the hexes with the most. Last computed September 30, 2026.
Sources
ABS Census 2021 — Australian Bureau of Statistics, counted as of August 10, 2021
Rented dwellings as a share of all occupied private dwellings on the Amount map — ABS Census 2021
HMAS Cerberus shows the highest concentration of rented dwellings, with 100% of its 58 dwellings being rented. Campbellfield (Melbourne) and Melbourne (City of Melbourne) follow with high percentages of rented dwellings.
A per-hex census figure is an estimate for that hex; the source is ABS Census 2021.
Full breakdown & sources
This answer shows rented dwellings in every hex of Melbourne on the Amount map. The Standouts below group the hexes with the most rented dwellings.
HMAS Cerberus ranks #1, with 100% across 14 hexes, representing 58 rented dwellings out of 58 total. Campbellfield (Melbourne) ranks #2, with 100% across 30 hexes, representing 70 rented dwellings out of 70 total. Melbourne (City of Melbourne) ranks #3, with 74.4% across 36 hexes, representing 21,412 rented dwellings out of 28,776 total. Docklands (City of Melbourne) ranks #4, with 74.3% across 22 hexes, representing 2,573 rented dwellings out of 3,461 total. Clayton (City of Monash) ranks #5, with 68.2% across 30 hexes, representing 2,055 rented dwellings out of 3,011 total.
Each Standout is a group of hexes within a 1,200 meter radius.
Measured as rented dwellings (2021) on the Amount map; the Standouts are the hexes with the most. Last computed September 30, 2026.
Sources
ABS Census 2021 — Australian Bureau of Statistics, counted as of August 10, 2021
Which Melbourne suburbs are the most mixed across religious affiliations?
How evenly six published religious affiliations are represented, on the Variety map — ABS Census 2021, an optional self-reported question
The most varied mix of religious affiliations in Melbourne is around Noble Park (City of Greater Dandenong): very mixed, with no single religious affiliation above 37%. Williams Landing and Springvale (City of Greater Dandenong) follow, with no single religious affiliation above 30% and 34%.
Standout
Neighborhood
How mixed
Top kinds
Map
#1 Noble Park
City of Greater Dandenong
very mixed
Christian residents 37%, residents with no religion 23%, Muslim residents 17%
Counts residents in each published class; it says nothing about how long they have lived here.
Full breakdown & sources
This answer shows how mixed the religious affiliations are in every hex of Melbourne, on the Variety map, then groups the hexes with the most into the Standouts below.
Noble Park (City of Greater Dandenong) ranks #1: very mixed across 37 hexes (Christian residents 37%, residents with no religion 23%, Muslim residents 17%). Williams Landing ranks #2: very mixed across 37 hexes (Christian residents 30%, Hindu residents 28%, Muslim residents 22%). Springvale (City of Greater Dandenong) ranks #3: very mixed across 37 hexes (Christian residents 34%, residents with no religion 27%, Buddhist residents 19%). Lyndhurst (City of Casey) ranks #4: very mixed across 37 hexes (Christian residents 40%, residents with no religion 23%, Hindu residents 15%). Clyde North (City of Casey) ranks #5: very mixed across 37 hexes (Christian residents 40%, residents with no religion 22%, Hindu residents 14%).
Each Standout is a group of hexes within a 1,200 m radius.
Measured as religious affiliations (2021) on the Variety map; the Standouts are the hexes with the most. Last computed September 30, 2026.
Sources
ABS Census 2021 — Australian Bureau of Statistics, counted as of August 10, 2021
How mixed the restaurant cuisines are, read within a 10-minute walk, on the Variety map — Overture Maps
Within a 10-minute walk, the most varied mix of cuisines in Melbourne is around Docklands (City of Melbourne): very mixed, with no single cuisine above 27%. Port Melbourne (City of Port Phillip) and Melbourne (City of Port Phillip) follow, with no single cuisine above 33% and 30%.
One hex is too small to show a mix: where any are found, only one kind is there in 55 of every 100 hexes. Within a 10-minute walk 19 hexes are read together, so a mix has room to show. Counts mapped places of each kind; it says nothing about quality or price.
Full breakdown & sources
This answer shows how mixed the cuisines are in every hex of Melbourne, read within a 10-minute walk, on the Variety map, then groups the hexes with the most into the Standouts below.
Docklands (City of Melbourne) ranks #1: very mixed across 37 hexes (Japanese 27%, Chinese 21%, Italian 19%). Port Melbourne (City of Port Phillip) ranks #2: very mixed across 37 hexes (Italian 33%, Japanese 26%, Indian 11%). Melbourne (City of Port Phillip) ranks #3: very mixed across 37 hexes (Japanese 30%, Italian 29%, Thai 12%). City of Boroondara ranks #4: very mixed across 37 hexes (Japanese 37%, Italian 21%, Vietnamese 18%). East Melbourne (City of Melbourne) ranks #5: very mixed across 37 hexes (Italian 32%, Vietnamese 30%, Thai 14%).
Each Standout is a group of hexes within a 1,200 m radius.
Measured as cuisines on the Variety map, read within a 10-minute walk; the Standouts are the hexes with the most. Last computed September 30, 2026.
Where is nightlife concentrated in Melbourne — and is it a real cluster?
Mapped bars and nightlife places on the Clusters map — Overture Maps
Around Carlton and Docklands, bars and nightlife places form a cluster the test confirms as genuinely busy; the pattern is not chance. This answer identifies 562 hexes across Melbourne that test as genuinely busy.
A two-sided test with a false-discovery cut; hexes at the edge of the data are not judged.
Full breakdown & sources
This answer tests every hex of Melbourne for bars and nightlife places against chance on the Clusters map, then groups the hexes with the most into the Standouts below.
Carlton ranks #1: genuinely busy across 37 hexes. Docklands ranks #2: genuinely busy across 37 hexes. South Melbourne ranks #3: genuinely busy across 37 hexes. Cremorne ranks #4: genuinely busy across 37 hexes. Brunswick ranks #5: genuinely busy across 36 hexes.
Each Standout is a group of hexes within a 1,200 m radius.
Measured as bars and nightlife places on the Clusters map; the Standouts are the hexes with the most. Last computed September 30, 2026.
Where are grocery stores missing for the people who live there in Melbourne?
Mapped grocery stores within a 10-minute walk against the number Melbourne's rate predicts for the residents there, on the Missing map — Overture Maps and ABS Census 2021
On the Missing map, within a 10-minute walk, grocery stores in Taylors Hill (City of Brimbank) are short by about 1 (1 mapped, 2 expected). Hoppers Crossing is short by about 2, and Point Cook (City of Hobsons Bay) is short by about 1.
One hex is too small to show a shortfall: at the Melbourne rate, less than half of one is expected in 99 of every 100 hexes. Within a 10-minute walk 19 hexes are read together, so a shortfall has room to show. Expected is modeled from the city rate. A zero means nothing mapped, never nothing there.
Full breakdown & sources
This answer shows how many grocery stores each hex of Melbourne is short of compared to the city's rate, read within a 10-minute walk on the Missing map. The Standouts below group the hexes with the largest shortfalls.
Taylors Hill (City of Brimbank) is the #1 Standout, with its top hex short by about 1 across 37 hexes (1 mapped, 2 expected within a 10-minute walk). Hoppers Crossing is the #2 Standout, with its top hex short by about 2 across 37 hexes (0 mapped, 2 expected within a 10-minute walk). Point Cook (City of Hobsons Bay) is the #3 Standout, with its top hex short by about 1 across 37 hexes (0 mapped, 1 expected within a 10-minute walk). Tarneit is the #4 Standout, with its top hex short by about 2 across 37 hexes (0 mapped, 2 expected within a 10-minute walk). Roxburgh Park is the #5 Standout, with its top hex short by about 3 across 37 hexes (0 mapped, 3 expected within a 10-minute walk).
Each Standout is a group of hexes within a 1,200 m radius.
Measured as grocery stores on the Missing map, read within a 10-minute walk; the Standouts are the hexes with the least. Last computed September 30, 2026.
Sources
ABS Census 2021 — Australian Bureau of Statistics, counted as of August 10, 2021
Where do households live without a car in Melbourne?
Dwellings with no motor vehicle as a share of all occupied private dwellings on the Amount map — ABS Census 2021
Dwellings with no motor vehicle are most common around Melbourne (north-west), where 67.8% of dwellings have no motor vehicle (14,459 of 21,326). Melbourne (north-west 2) follows with 49.6%, and Melbourne (north-west 3) has 35.3%.
A per-hex census figure is an estimate for that hex; the source is ABS Census 2021.
Full breakdown & sources
This answer shows dwellings with no motor vehicle in every hex on the Amount map, then groups the hexes with the most into the Standouts below.
Melbourne (north-west) ranks #1, with 67.8% of dwellings having no motor vehicle across 36 hexes (14,459 of 21,326). Melbourne (north-west 2) ranks #2, with 49.6% across 37 hexes (6,845 of 13,806). Melbourne (north-west 3) ranks #3, with 35.3% across 25 hexes (1,635 of 4,636). Southbank ranks #4, with 34.6% across 30 hexes (5,869 of 16,982). South Yarra ranks #5, with 28% across 37 hexes (5,071 of 18,111).
Each Standout is a group of hexes within a 1,200 meter radius.
Measured as dwellings with no motor vehicle (2021) on the Amount map; the Standouts are the hexes with the most. Last computed September 30, 2026.
Sources
ABS Census 2021 — Australian Bureau of Statistics, counted as of August 10, 2021
Where do Melbourne's older residents have the fewest pharmacies nearby?
The 65-and-over share against mapped pharmacies — a coverage gap score
In Melbourne, the highest-ranking Standouts are Blairgowrie, Rosebud and Rye. Blairgowrie leads with a score of 96.9/100 across 37 hexes, where the data shows ≈0 pharmacies nearby and 34% share aged 65 and over. Each Standout is a group of high-scoring hexes within a 1,200 m radius.
A shortlist by 2 factors, not a site recommendation.
How this answer was built
The share of residents aged 65 and over scored up against mapped pharmacy count scored down. Older residents are the group most associated with regular pharmacy visits, so the pairing finds where they are concentrated and mapped provision is thin.
Measure
Direction
Importance
Why it’s here
Share aged 65 and over
More is better
60%
Residents aged 65 and over as a share of all residents.
pharmacy competition
Less is better
40%
Count of mapped pharmacies, scored inverted so thin coverage ranks higher.
What this can’t tell you
It is a rank blend of two separately counted things, not a residents-per-pharmacy ratio, and pharmacy count is presence rather than opening hours or dispensing capacity. Age carries no health status. Only 948 hexes in Melbourne carry a mapped pharmacy at all, so a thin count on the fringe may reflect Overture Maps' coverage rather than the street.
Try changing it
· Drop the pharmacy term to rank on the older-resident share alone.
· Swap pharmacies for the health and medical rollup to widen the provision term.
All of these are adjustable on the Melbourne map on the Free Tier.
Full breakdown & sources
This answer ranks every hex in Melbourne on Share aged 65 and over (more is better, importance 60%) and pharmacy competition (less is better, importance 40%), then groups the top-scoring hexes into the Standouts below.
Blairgowrie ranks #1 with a score of 96.9/100 across 37 hexes, with ≈0 pharmacies nearby and 34% share aged 65 and over. Rosebud ranks #2 with a score of 96/100 across 37 hexes, with ≈0 pharmacies nearby and 32% share aged 65 and over. Rye ranks #3 with a score of 93.3/100 across 37 hexes, with ≈0 pharmacies nearby and 27% share aged 65 and over. Capel Sound ranks #4 with a score of 92.9/100 across 37 hexes, with ≈5 pharmacies nearby and 39% share aged 65 and over. Templestowe ranks #5 with a score of 92.6/100 across 37 hexes, with ≈0 pharmacies nearby and 28% share aged 65 and over.
Each Standout is a group of high-scoring hexes within a 1,200 m radius.
Factors: Share aged 65 and over (2021) and pharmacy competition. “Share aged 65 and over” is computed by this pipeline from published components rather than published directly. 18,266 of 22,717 hexes in Melbourne were eligible and ranked. Last computed September 30, 2026.
Sources
ABS Census 2021 — Australian Bureau of Statistics, counted as of August 10, 2021
Where is the share of households earning $4,000 or more a week far above the Melbourne average?
Households with a weekly income of $4,000 or more as a share of all households, against the Melbourne average on the Fair share map — ABS Census 2021
Explore the Fair share map to see hexes where households earn $4,000 or more a week. Port Melbourne (City of Port Phillip) shows 1.9× the Melbourne average (30.5% of households), while Richmond (City of Yarra) and City of Yarra have 1.8× and 1.9×, respectively.
Compared with the whole-city figure; a per-hex census figure is an estimate for that hex.
Full breakdown & sources
This answer compares households earning $4,000 or more a week in every hex of Melbourne with the city average on the Fair share map. The map highlights hexes with more of these households, and the Standouts below group the hexes with the most.
Among the Standouts, Port Melbourne (City of Port Phillip) ranks #1, showing 1.9× the average across 33 hexes. Richmond (City of Yarra) ranks #2 with 1.8× the average across 37 hexes. City of Yarra ranks #3, having 1.9× the average across 35 hexes. South Yarra (City of Stonnington) ranks #4 with 1.8× the average across 37 hexes, and Brighton (City of Bayside) ranks #5 with 2.4× the average across 37 hexes.
Each Standout is a group of hexes within a 1,200 meter radius.
Measured as households earning $4,000 or more a week (2021) on the Fair share map; the Standouts are the hexes with the most. Last computed September 30, 2026.
Sources
ABS Census 2021 — Australian Bureau of Statistics, counted as of August 10, 2021
Which Melbourne neighborhoods have more than their fair share of cafés?
Mapped cafés per resident against the Melbourne average on the Fair share map — Overture Maps and ABS Census 2021
This answer identifies Standouts for cafés on the Fair share map. Melbourne (north-west) (City of Melbourne) has 5.0× the Melbourne average for cafés (177 cafés for 43,992 residents). Melbourne (north-west 2) (City of Melbourne) and Docklands (City of Melbourne) also show high concentrations, at 13.5× and 6.8× the average, respectively.
City of Melbourne as a whole has 532 cafés for 154,397 residents, 4.3× Melbourne's rate.
City of Stonnington as a whole has 187 cafés for 104,579 residents, 2.2× Melbourne's rate.
City of Yarra as a whole has 200 cafés for 90,689 residents, 2.7× Melbourne's rate.
Compared with the whole-city rate; a place record means it is mapped, not open or licensed.
Full breakdown & sources
This answer compares cafés in every hex of Melbourne with the city average on the Fair share map, then groups the hexes with the most into the Standouts below.
Melbourne (north-west) (City of Melbourne) ranks #1, showing 5.0× the average across 28 hexes, with 177 cafés for 43,992 residents. It spans Melbourne. Melbourne (north-west 2) (City of Melbourne) ranks #2, showing 13.5× the average across 7 hexes, with 130 cafés for 11,995 residents. It spans Melbourne. Docklands (City of Melbourne) ranks #3, showing 6.8× the average across 28 hexes, with 130 cafés for 23,219 residents. Prahran (City of Stonnington) ranks #4, showing 4.4× the average across 24 hexes, with 91 cafés for 25,671 residents. City of Yarra ranks #5, showing 6.1× the average across 20 hexes, with 76 cafés for 15,369 residents.
Each Standout is a group of hexes within a 1,200 meter radius.
Measured as cafés on the Fair share map; the Standouts are the hexes with the most. Last computed September 30, 2026.
Sources
ABS Census 2021 — Australian Bureau of Statistics, counted as of August 10, 2021
Where do restaurants cluster in Melbourne, and is it a real cluster?
Mapped restaurants on the Clusters map — Overture Maps
Around City of Melbourne and Docklands (City of Melbourne), restaurants form a cluster the test confirms as genuinely busy; the pattern is not chance. 1,230 hexes across Melbourne test as genuinely busy.
A two-sided test with a false-discovery cut; hexes at the edge of the data are not judged.
Full breakdown & sources
This answer tests every hex of Melbourne for restaurants against chance on the Clusters map, then groups the hexes with the most into the Standouts below.
City of Melbourne ranks #1: genuinely busy across 37 hexes. Docklands (City of Melbourne) ranks #2: genuinely busy across 37 hexes. Port Melbourne (City of Port Phillip) ranks #3: genuinely busy across 37 hexes. East Melbourne (City of Melbourne) ranks #4: genuinely busy across 37 hexes. South Yarra (City of Stonnington) ranks #5: genuinely busy across 37 hexes.
Each Standout is a group of hexes within a 1,200 m radius.
Measured as restaurants on the Clusters map; the Standouts are the hexes with the most. Last computed September 30, 2026.
Where do residents aged 25 to 34 live in Melbourne?
Residents aged 25–34 as a share of all residents on the Amount map — ABS Census 2021, counted on August 10, 2021
The Amount map shows residents aged 25–34 are most common around Melbourne Airport (Melbourne), where 63% of residents are in this age group (17 of 27). Tarneit (Melbourne) and Truganina follow, each with 53.8% of residents aged 25–34.
A per-hex census figure is an estimate for that hex; the source is ABS Census 2021.
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This answer shows residents aged 25–34 in every hex of Melbourne on the Amount map, then groups the hexes with the most into the Standouts below.
Melbourne Airport (Melbourne) ranks #1 among these Standouts, with 63% of residents aged 25–34 across 13 hexes (17 residents aged 25–34 of 27). Tarneit (Melbourne) ranks #2, with 53.8% across 12 hexes (21 residents aged 25–34 of 39). Truganina ranks #3, with 53.8% across 13 hexes (21 residents aged 25–34 of 39). Melbourne (City of Melbourne) ranks #4, with 43.2% across 32 hexes (12,683 residents aged 25–34 of 29,352). Southbank (City of Melbourne) ranks #5, with 40% across 33 hexes (14,749 residents aged 25–34 of 36,909).
Each Standout is a group of hexes within a 1,200 meter radius.
Measured as residents aged 25–34 (2021) on the Amount map; the Standouts are the hexes with the most. Last computed September 30, 2026.
Sources
ABS Census 2021 — Australian Bureau of Statistics, counted as of August 10, 2021
Where are pharmacies missing for the people who live there in Melbourne?
Mapped pharmacies within a 10-minute walk against the number Melbourne's rate predicts for the residents there, on the Missing map — Overture Maps and ABS Census 2021
Pharmacies within a 10-minute walk of Delahey (City of Brimbank) are short of Melbourne's rate by about 1 (0 mapped, 1 expected). Truganina and Seabrook (City of Hobsons Bay) are each short by about 1.
One hex is too small to show a shortfall: at the Melbourne rate, less than half of one is expected in nearly every hex. Within a 10-minute walk 19 hexes are read together, so a shortfall has room to show. Expected is modeled from the city rate. A zero means nothing mapped, never nothing there.
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This answer shows how many pharmacies each hex of Melbourne is short of at the city's rate, read within a 10-minute walk, on the Missing map. It then groups the hexes with the largest shortfalls into the Standouts below.
Delahey (City of Brimbank) ranks #1, short by about 1 across 37 hexes (0 mapped, 1 expected within a 10-minute walk of its top hex). Truganina ranks #2, short by about 1 across 37 hexes (0 mapped, 1 expected within a 10-minute walk of its top hex). Seabrook (City of Hobsons Bay) ranks #3, short by about 1 across 37 hexes (0 mapped, 1 expected within a 10-minute walk of its top hex). Epping ranks #4, short by about 1 across 37 hexes (0 mapped, 1 expected within a 10-minute walk of its top hex). Roxburgh Park ranks #5, short by about 2 across 37 hexes (0 mapped, 2 expected within a 10-minute walk of its top hex).
Each Standout is a group of hexes within a 1,200 m radius.
Measured as pharmacies on the Missing map, read within a 10-minute walk; the Standouts are the hexes with the least. Last computed September 30, 2026.
Sources
ABS Census 2021 — Australian Bureau of Statistics, counted as of August 10, 2021
Where do residents who need help with daily activities live in Melbourne?
Residents with a core-activity need for assistance as a share of all residents on the Amount map — ABS Census 2021
Residents who need help with daily activities peak around Mornington: 20.5% (17 residents who need help with daily activities of 83). Bangholme and Capel Sound follow at 19.6% and 16.9%.
A per-hex census figure is an estimate for that hex; the source is ABS Census 2021.
Full breakdown & sources
This answer shows residents who need help with daily activities in every hex of Melbourne on the Amount map, then groups the hexes with the most into the Standouts below.
Mornington ranks #1: 20.5% across 11 hexes (17 residents who need help with daily activities of 83). Bangholme ranks #2: 19.6% across 17 hexes (98 residents who need help with daily activities of 500). Capel Sound ranks #3: 16.9% across 20 hexes (582 residents who need help with daily activities of 3,454). Donvale ranks #4: 16.8% across 36 hexes (165 residents who need help with daily activities of 984). Templestowe ranks #5: 15.7% across 29 hexes (285 residents who need help with daily activities of 1,815).
Each Standout is a group of hexes within a 1,200 m radius.
Measured as residents who need help with daily activities (2021) on the Amount map; the Standouts are the hexes with the most. Last computed September 30, 2026.
Sources
ABS Census 2021 — Australian Bureau of Statistics, counted as of August 10, 2021
How mixed the kinds of nightlife place are, read within a 10-minute walk, on the Variety map — Overture Maps
Within a 10-minute walk, the most varied mix of nightlife kinds in Melbourne is around Carlton (City of Melbourne): very mixed, with no single nightlife kind above 38%. City of Melbourne and St Kilda (City of Port Phillip) follow, with no single nightlife kind above 37% and 44%.
One hex is too small to show a mix: where any are found, only one kind is there in 73 of every 100 hexes. Within a 10-minute walk 19 hexes are read together, so a mix has room to show. Counts mapped places of each kind; it says nothing about quality or price.
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This answer shows how mixed the nightlife kinds are in every hex of Melbourne, read within a 10-minute walk, on the Variety map, then groups the hexes with the most into the Standouts below.
Carlton (City of Melbourne) ranks #1: very mixed across 37 hexes (Pub 38%, Cocktail Bar 21%, Dance Club 19%). City of Melbourne ranks #2: very mixed across 37 hexes (Pub 37%, Dance Club 32%, Cocktail Bar 11%). St Kilda (City of Port Phillip) ranks #3: very mixed across 37 hexes (Pub 44%, Cocktail Bar 24%, Wine Bar 12%). Melbourne (City of Port Phillip) ranks #4: very mixed across 37 hexes (Dance Club 47%, Cocktail Bar 25%, Pub 17%). Cremorne (City of Yarra) ranks #5: very mixed across 37 hexes (Pub 54%, Cocktail Bar 20%, Lounge 11%).
Each Standout is a group of hexes within a 1,200 m radius.
Measured as nightlife kinds on the Variety map, read within a 10-minute walk; the Standouts are the hexes with the most. Last computed September 30, 2026.
Where do residents born overseas live in Melbourne?
Residents born outside Australia as a share of all residents on the Amount map — ABS Census 2021
Residents born overseas are most numerous in Melbourne (City of Melbourne), where 73.4% of residents (38,142 of 51,986) were born overseas. Springvale (City of Greater Dandenong) and Clayton (City of Monash) follow, both with 72.5% of residents born overseas.
A per-hex census figure is an estimate for that hex; the source is ABS Census 2021.
Full breakdown & sources
This answer shows residents born overseas in every hex of Melbourne on the Amount map, then groups the hexes with the most into the Standouts below.
Melbourne (City of Melbourne) ranks #1, with 73.4% of residents born overseas across 36 hexes (38,142 residents born overseas of 51,986). Springvale (City of Greater Dandenong) ranks #2, with 72.5% across 35 hexes (7,528 residents born overseas of 10,381). Clayton (City of Monash) ranks #3, with 72.5% across 35 hexes (6,224 residents born overseas of 8,588). Docklands (City of Melbourne) ranks #4, with 71.7% across 26 hexes (4,686 residents born overseas of 6,536). Tarneit ranks #5, with 70.7% across 30 hexes (1,919 residents born overseas of 2,715).
Each Standout is a group of hexes within a 1,200 meter radius.
Measured as residents born overseas (2021) on the Amount map; the Standouts are the hexes with the most. Last computed September 30, 2026.
Sources
ABS Census 2021 — Australian Bureau of Statistics, counted as of August 10, 2021
Residents under 15 as a share of all residents on the Amount map — ABS Census 2021, counted on August 10, 2021
Explore hexes in Melbourne by the share of children under 15. Pakenham shows the highest share at 37.5% (9 children under 15 of 24), followed by Mickleham at 36.3% and Tarneit (west) at 35.1%.
A per-hex census figure is an estimate for that hex; the source is ABS Census 2021.
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This answer shows the share of children under 15 in every hex across Melbourne on the Amount map. It then groups the hexes with the highest shares into the Standouts below.
Pakenham ranks #1, with 37.5% across 9 hexes (9 children under 15 of 24). Mickleham ranks #2, with 36.3% across 14 hexes (70 children under 15 of 193). Tarneit (west) ranks #3, with 35.1% across 5 hexes (20 children under 15 of 57). Point Cook ranks #4, with 34.9% across 21 hexes (2,558 children under 15 of 7,330). Tarneit (west 2) ranks #5, with 33.7% across 26 hexes (1,291 children under 15 of 3,829).
Each Standout groups hexes within a 1,200 m radius.
Measured as children under 15 (2021) on the Amount map; the Standouts are the hexes with the most. Last computed September 30, 2026.
Sources
ABS Census 2021 — Australian Bureau of Statistics, counted as of August 10, 2021
Where do Melbourne's shops cluster, and is it a real cluster?
Mapped shops on the Clusters map — Overture Maps
Around Carlton and West Melbourne, shops form a cluster the test confirms as genuinely busy; the pattern is not chance. 1,768 hexes across Melbourne test as genuinely busy.
A two-sided test with a false-discovery cut; hexes at the edge of the data are not judged.
Full breakdown & sources
This answer tests every hex of Melbourne for shops against chance on the Clusters map, then groups the hexes with the most into the Standouts below. Carlton ranks #1: genuinely busy across 37 hexes. West Melbourne ranks #2: genuinely busy across 37 hexes. Albert Park ranks #3: genuinely busy across 37 hexes. Cremorne ranks #4: genuinely busy across 37 hexes. Melbourne ranks #5: genuinely busy across 37 hexes. Each Standout is a group of hexes within a 1,200 m radius.
Measured as shops on the Clusters map; the Standouts are the hexes with the most. Last computed September 30, 2026.
Where are bank branches missing for the people who live there in Melbourne?
Mapped bank branches within a 10-minute walk against the number Melbourne's rate predicts for the residents there, on the Missing map — Overture Maps and ABS Census 2021
Within a 10-minute walk of Wyndham Vale, bank branches are short of Melbourne's rate by about 1 (0 mapped, 1 expected). Albanvale and Fraser Rise are each short by about 1. These are among the top places to explore on the Missing map for bank branches.
One hex is too small to show a shortfall: at the Melbourne rate, less than half of one is expected in nearly every hex. Within a 10-minute walk 19 hexes are read together, so a shortfall has room to show. Expected is modeled from the city rate. A zero means nothing mapped, never nothing there.
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This answer shows how many bank branches each hex of Melbourne is short of, compared to the city's rate, when read within a 10-minute walk on the Missing map. The Standouts below group the hexes with the largest shortfalls.
Wyndham Vale ranks #1, with a shortfall of about 1 across 37 hexes (0 mapped, 1 expected within a 10-minute walk of its top hex). Albanvale ranks #2, also short by about 1 across 37 hexes (0 mapped, 1 expected within a 10-minute walk of its top hex). Fraser Rise ranks #3, short by about 1 across 37 hexes (0 mapped, 1 expected within a 10-minute walk of its top hex). Hoppers Crossing ranks #4, short by about 1 across 37 hexes (0 mapped, 1 expected within a 10-minute walk of its top hex). Tarneit ranks #5, short by about 1 across 37 hexes (0 mapped, 1 expected within a 10-minute walk of its top hex).
Each Standout is a group of hexes within a 1,200 meter radius.
Measured as bank branches on the Missing map, read within a 10-minute walk; the Standouts are the hexes with the least. Last computed September 30, 2026.
Sources
ABS Census 2021 — Australian Bureau of Statistics, counted as of August 10, 2021
Where do residents with a bachelor degree or above live in Melbourne?
Share of residents aged 15 and over with a bachelor degree or above on the Amount map — ABS Census 2021
The share of the population with a bachelor degree or above is highest in Brunswick, where it reaches 82.8%, compared to the Melbourne figure of 57.6%. Brunswick East follows closely at 82.5%, and Hawthorn shows 82% of its population with a bachelor degree or above.
City of Merri-bek as a whole averages 66.7%, 1.2× Melbourne's figure.
City of Boroondara as a whole averages 78.1%, 1.4× Melbourne's figure.
City of Yarra as a whole averages 78.5%, 1.4× Melbourne's figure.
A per-hex census figure is an estimate for that hex; the source is ABS Census 2021.
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This answer shows the share of the population with a bachelor degree or above in every hex of Melbourne on the Amount map. It then groups the hexes with the highest measures into the Standouts below.
Brunswick ranks #1 with 82.8% across 28 hexes. Brunswick East ranks #2 with 82.5% across 37 hexes. Hawthorn ranks #3 with 82% across 37 hexes. City of Yarra ranks #4 with 81.7% across 27 hexes. Richmond ranks #5 with 81% across 31 hexes.
Each Standout is a group of hexes within a 1,200 meter radius.
Measured as share with a bachelor degree or above (2021) on the Amount map; the Standouts are the hexes with the most. “Bachelor degree or above share” is computed by this pipeline from published components rather than published directly. Last computed September 30, 2026.
Sources
ABS Census 2021 — Australian Bureau of Statistics, counted as of August 10, 2021
Bachelor degree or above share (rate) — derived from published components source
Which Melbourne neighborhoods have more than their fair share of restaurants?
Mapped restaurants per resident against the Melbourne average on the Fair share map — Overture Maps and ABS Census 2021
Melbourne (north-west) (City of Melbourne) has 10.1× the average number of restaurants for Melbourne, with 1,325 restaurants for 38,026 residents. Melbourne (north-west 2) (City of Melbourne) has 7.3× the average, and Windsor (City of Stonnington) has 7.2× the average. These are the top three Standouts for restaurants.
City of Melbourne as a whole has 2,336 restaurants for 154,397 residents, 4.4× Melbourne's rate.
City of Stonnington as a whole has 736 restaurants for 104,579 residents, 2.0× Melbourne's rate.
City of Port Phillip as a whole has 595 restaurants for 100,859 residents, 1.7× Melbourne's rate.
City of Boroondara as a whole has 627 restaurants for 168,280 residents, 1.1× Melbourne's rate.
Compared with the whole-city rate; a place record means it is mapped, not open or licensed.
Full breakdown & sources
This answer uses the Fair share map to compare the number of restaurants in every hex of Melbourne with the city average. The hexes with the most restaurants are then grouped into Standouts.
Melbourne (north-west) (City of Melbourne) ranks #1, showing 10.1× the average across 19 hexes, with 1,325 restaurants for 38,026 residents. It spans Melbourne. Melbourne (north-west 2) (City of Melbourne) ranks #2, showing 7.3× the average across 24 hexes, with 516 restaurants for 20,474 residents. It spans Melbourne. Windsor (City of Stonnington) ranks #3, showing 7.2× the average across 18 hexes, with 408 restaurants for 16,323 residents. South Melbourne (City of Port Phillip) ranks #4, showing 5.9× the average across 23 hexes, with 375 restaurants for 18,310 residents. Hawthorn (City of Boroondara) ranks #5, showing 8.8× the average across 12 hexes, with 205 restaurants for 6,729 residents.
Each Standout is a group of hexes within a 1,200 m radius.
Measured as restaurants on the Fair share map; the Standouts are the hexes with the most. Last computed September 30, 2026.
Sources
ABS Census 2021 — Australian Bureau of Statistics, counted as of August 10, 2021
Residents aged 75 and over as a share of all residents on the Amount map — ABS Census 2021, counted on August 10, 2021
Residents aged 75 and over are most common around Bangholme: 49.4% (212 residents aged 75 and over of 429). Mornington (south) follows at 48.1%, and Capel Sound at 36.1%.
A per-hex census figure is an estimate for that hex; the source is ABS Census 2021.
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This answer shows the proportion of residents aged 75 and over in each hex on the Amount map. It then identifies Standouts, which are groups of hexes with the highest proportions.
Bangholme ranks #1 for residents aged 75 and over, with 49.4% across 7 hexes (212 residents aged 75 and over of 429). Mornington (south) ranks #2, with 48.1% across 26 hexes (253 residents aged 75 and over of 526). Capel Sound ranks #3, with 36.1% across 22 hexes (872 residents aged 75 and over of 2,414). Mornington (south 2) ranks #4, with 35.6% across 10 hexes (31 residents aged 75 and over of 87). Pakenham ranks #5, with 35.5% across 12 hexes (259 residents aged 75 and over of 730).
Each Standout groups hexes within a 1,200 meter radius.
Measured as residents aged 75 and over (2021) on the Amount map; the Standouts are the hexes with the most. Last computed September 30, 2026.
Sources
ABS Census 2021 — Australian Bureau of Statistics, counted as of August 10, 2021
Where are languages other than English at home far above the Melbourne average?
Residents who use a language other than English at home as a share of all residents, against the Melbourne average on the Fair share map — ABS Census 2021
The Fair share map shows hexes where residents using a language other than English at home are more common than the Melbourne average. Melbourne (City of Melbourne) shows 1.7× the average (58.4% of residents). Springvale (City of Greater Dandenong) and Roxburgh Park (Melbourne) also stand out.
Compared with the whole-city figure; a per-hex census figure is an estimate for that hex.
Full breakdown & sources
This answer shows where residents using a language other than English at home are more common than the Melbourne average on the Fair share map. The Standouts below group the hexes with the most residents using a language other than English at home.
Melbourne (City of Melbourne) ranks #1, showing 1.7× the average across 32 hexes. Springvale (City of Greater Dandenong) ranks #2, showing 2.1× the average across 37 hexes. Roxburgh Park (Melbourne) ranks #3, showing 2.0× the average across 36 hexes. Craigieburn ranks #4, showing 1.9× the average across 37 hexes. St Albans (City of Brimbank) ranks #5, showing 2.1× the average across 37 hexes.
Each Standout is a group of hexes within a 1,200 m radius.
Measured as residents using a language other than English at home (2021) on the Fair share map; the Standouts are the hexes with the most. Last computed September 30, 2026.
Sources
ABS Census 2021 — Australian Bureau of Statistics, counted as of August 10, 2021
Unemployment rate on the Amount map — ABS Census 2021, the labor-force week of August 2021
The unemployment rate peaks around Broadmeadows, reaching 13.8%. This compares to a city-wide figure of 5.5%. Dallas and Coolaroo follow closely, showing rates of 12.9% and 12.6% respectively.
City of Monash as a whole averages 5.8%, 1.1× Melbourne's figure.
A per-hex census figure is an estimate for that hex; the source is ABS Census 2021.
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This answer shows the unemployment rate in every hex on the Amount map. It then groups the hexes with the highest rates into Standouts.
Broadmeadows ranks #1, with an unemployment rate of 13.8% across 35 hexes. Dallas ranks #2, showing 12.9% across 37 hexes. Coolaroo ranks #3, with 12.6% across 18 hexes. Clayton ranks #4, at 12.5% across 37 hexes. Campbellfield ranks #5, with 12.2% across 20 hexes.
Each Standout is a group of hexes within a 1,200 meter radius.
Measured as unemployment rate (2021) on the Amount map; the Standouts are the hexes with the most. “Unemployment rate” is computed by this pipeline from published components rather than published directly. Last computed September 30, 2026.
Sources
ABS Census 2021 — Australian Bureau of Statistics, counted as of August 10, 2021
Unemployment rate (rate) — derived from published components source
Around City of Yarra and Docklands (City of Melbourne), hotels form a cluster the test confirms as genuinely busy; the pattern is not chance. This answer identifies 529 hexes across Melbourne that test as genuinely busy for hotels.
A two-sided test with a false-discovery cut; hexes at the edge of the data are not judged.
Full breakdown & sources
This answer tests every hex of Melbourne for hotels against chance on the Clusters map, then groups the hexes with the most into the Standouts below.
City of Yarra ranks #1: genuinely busy across 37 hexes. Docklands (City of Melbourne) ranks #2: genuinely busy across 37 hexes. Melbourne (City of Port Phillip) ranks #3: genuinely busy across 37 hexes. City of Port Phillip ranks #4: genuinely busy across 37 hexes. Cremorne (City of Yarra) ranks #5: genuinely busy across 33 hexes.
Each Standout is a group of hexes within a 1,200 meter radius.
Measured as hotels on the Clusters map; the Standouts are the hexes with the most. Last computed September 30, 2026.
Where are parks missing for the people who live there in Melbourne?
Mapped parks within a 10-minute walk against the number Melbourne's rate predicts for the residents there, on the Missing map — Overture Maps and ABS Census 2021
Within a 10-minute walk, parks in Croydon (City of Maroondah) fall short of Melbourne's rate by about 1 (1 mapped, 2 expected). Hoppers Crossing is short by about 2 (1 mapped, 3 expected), and Werribee is short by about 1 (1 mapped, 3 expected).
One hex is too small to show a shortfall: at the Melbourne rate, less than half of one is expected in 96 of every 100 hexes. Within a 10-minute walk 19 hexes are read together, so a shortfall has room to show. Expected is modeled from the city rate. A zero means nothing mapped, never nothing there.
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This answer uses the Missing map to show how many parks each hex of Melbourne is short of at the city's rate, read within a 10-minute walk. The hexes with the least parks are grouped into the Standouts below.
Croydon (City of Maroondah) ranks #1, short by about 1 across 37 hexes (1 mapped, 2 expected within a 10-minute walk of its top hex). Hoppers Crossing ranks #2, short by about 2 across 37 hexes (1 mapped, 3 expected within a 10-minute walk of its top hex). Werribee ranks #3, short by about 1 across 37 hexes (1 mapped, 3 expected within a 10-minute walk of its top hex). St Albans (City of Brimbank) ranks #4, short by about 2 across 37 hexes (0 mapped, 2 expected within a 10-minute walk of its top hex). Fraser Rise ranks #5, short by about 3 across 37 hexes (0 mapped, 3 expected within a 10-minute walk of its top hex).
Each Standout is a group of hexes within a 1,200 meter radius.
Measured as parks on the Missing map, read within a 10-minute walk; the Standouts are the hexes with the least. Last computed September 30, 2026.
Sources
ABS Census 2021 — Australian Bureau of Statistics, counted as of August 10, 2021
Flats and apartments as a share of all occupied private dwellings on the Amount map — ABS Census 2021
Flats and apartments are most common around City of Melbourne (north-west) (City of Melbourne), with 98.8% (31,186 flats and apartments of 31,581). Docklands (City of Melbourne) follows at 96.7%, and South Melbourne (City of Port Phillip) at 87.1%.
Standout
Neighborhood
Value
Count behind it
Map
#1 City of Melbourne (north-west)also spans Melbourne
A per-hex census figure is an estimate for that hex; the source is ABS Census 2021.
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This answer shows flats and apartments in every hex of Melbourne on the Amount map, then groups the hexes with the most into the Standouts below.
City of Melbourne (north-west) (City of Melbourne) ranks #1, with 98.8% across 36 hexes (31,186 flats and apartments of 31,581). It spans Melbourne. Docklands (City of Melbourne) ranks #2, with 96.7% across 21 hexes (4,456 flats and apartments of 4,608). South Melbourne (City of Port Phillip) ranks #3, with 87.1% across 29 hexes (9,024 flats and apartments of 10,363). City of Port Phillip ranks #4, with 78.7% across 31 hexes (10,333 flats and apartments of 13,126). It spans Melbourne. City of Melbourne (north-west 2) (City of Melbourne) ranks #5, with 77.5% across 29 hexes (8,164 flats and apartments of 10,538). It spans City of Melbourne.
Each Standout is a group of hexes within a 1,200 m radius.
Measured as flats and apartments (2021) on the Amount map; the Standouts are the hexes with the most. Last computed September 30, 2026.
Sources
ABS Census 2021 — Australian Bureau of Statistics, counted as of August 10, 2021
How mixed the kinds of shop are, read within a 10-minute walk, on the Variety map — Overture Maps
Within a 10-minute walk, the most varied mix of shop kinds in Melbourne is around Coburg (City of Merri-bek): very mixed, with no single shop kind above 41%. Elwood (City of Port Phillip) and Mulgrave (City of Monash) follow, with no single shop kind above 42% and 45%.
Standout
Neighborhood
How mixed
Top kinds
Map
#1 Coburg
City of Merri-bek
very mixed
Specialty Store 41%, Food And Beverage Store 29%, Fashion And Apparel Store 24%
One hex is too small to show a mix: where any are found, only one kind is there in 61 of every 100 hexes. Within a 10-minute walk 19 hexes are read together, so a mix has room to show. Counts mapped places of each kind; it says nothing about quality or price.
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This answer shows how mixed the shop kinds are in every hex of Melbourne, read within a 10-minute walk, on the Variety map, then groups the hexes with the most into the Standouts below.
Coburg (City of Merri-bek) ranks #1: very mixed across 37 hexes (Specialty Store 41%, Food And Beverage Store 29%, Fashion And Apparel Store 24%). Elwood (City of Port Phillip) ranks #2: very mixed across 37 hexes (Specialty Store 42%, Food And Beverage Store 28%, Fashion And Apparel Store 24%). Mulgrave (City of Monash) ranks #3: very mixed across 37 hexes (Specialty Store 45%, Food And Beverage Store 30%, Fashion And Apparel Store 15%). Brunswick (City of Merri-bek) ranks #4: very mixed across 37 hexes (Specialty Store 45%, Fashion And Apparel Store 31%, Food And Beverage Store 17%). Parkville (City of Melbourne) ranks #5: very mixed across 37 hexes (Specialty Store 43%, Fashion And Apparel Store 36%, Food And Beverage Store 12%).
Each Standout is a group of hexes within a 1,200 m radius.
Measured as shop kinds on the Variety map, read within a 10-minute walk; the Standouts are the hexes with the most. Last computed September 30, 2026.
Separate houses as a share of all occupied private dwellings on the Amount map — ABS Census 2021
Separate houses are most common around Lilydale, where 100% of hexes have them (576 separate houses of 576). Mount Evelyn (north-east) and Mount Evelyn (north-east 2) follow, both at 100%.
A per-hex census figure is an estimate for that hex; the source is ABS Census 2021.
Full breakdown & sources
This answer shows separate houses in every hex of Melbourne on the Amount map, then groups the hexes with the most into the Standouts below.
Lilydale ranks #1, with 100% across 14 hexes (576 separate houses of 576). Mount Evelyn (north-east) ranks #2, with 100% across 31 hexes (296 separate houses of 296). It spans Mount Evelyn. Mount Evelyn (north-east 2) ranks #3, with 100% across 36 hexes (893 separate houses of 893). It spans Mount Evelyn. Mooroolbark ranks #4, with 100% across 37 hexes (1,560 separate houses of 1,560). Wandin North ranks #5, with 100% across 22 hexes (143 separate houses of 143).
Each Standout is a group of hexes within a 1,200 m radius.
Measured as separate houses (2021) on the Amount map; the Standouts are the hexes with the most. Last computed September 30, 2026.
Sources
ABS Census 2021 — Australian Bureau of Statistics, counted as of August 10, 2021
Where is Melbourne's cultural scene densest against the city average?
Mapped arts and entertainment places per km² against the Melbourne average on the Fair share map — Overture Maps
Around Melbourne (City of Melbourne), arts and entertainment places run at 114.8× the Melbourne average (498 arts and entertainment places across 2.3 km²). Fitzroy (City of Yarra) and Southbank (City of Melbourne) sit at 38.2× and 26.3×.
City of Melbourne as a whole has 1,018 arts and entertainment places across 37.7 km², 27 per km², 15.9× Melbourne's figure.
City of Yarra as a whole has 356 arts and entertainment places across 19.7 km², 18.1 per km², 10.6× Melbourne's figure.
City of Port Phillip as a whole has 318 arts and entertainment places across 20.5 km², 15.5 per km², 9.1× Melbourne's figure.
Compared with the whole-city rate; a place record means it is mapped, not open or licensed.
Full breakdown & sources
This answer compares arts and entertainment places in every hex of Melbourne with the city average on the Fair share map, then groups the hexes with the most into the Standouts below.
Melbourne (City of Melbourne) ranks #1: 114.8× the average across 19 hexes (498 arts and entertainment places across 2.3 km²). Fitzroy (City of Yarra) ranks #2: 38.2× the average across 32 hexes (279 arts and entertainment places across 3.9 km²). Southbank (City of Melbourne) ranks #3: 26.3× the average across 30 hexes (180 arts and entertainment places across 3.7 km²). City of Port Phillip ranks #4: 19.9× the average across 30 hexes (136 arts and entertainment places across 3.7 km²). North Melbourne (City of Melbourne) ranks #5: 20.4× the average across 26 hexes (121 arts and entertainment places across 3.2 km²).
Each Standout is a group of hexes within a 1,200 meter radius.
Measured as arts and entertainment places on the Fair share map; the Standouts are the hexes with the most. Last computed September 30, 2026.
Where do Melbourne's dwellings without a motor vehicle have the fewest transit stops?
Dwellings with no motor vehicle against mapped transit stops — a coverage gap score
In Melbourne, the highest-ranking Standouts are St Kilda East (City of Port Phillip), City of Merri-bek, and Fitzroy (City of Yarra). St Kilda East (City of Port Phillip) leads with a score of 97.7/100 across 37 hexes, where the data shows ≈2,052 residents (no motor vehicle) and ≈0 transit stops. Each Standout is a group of high-scoring hexes within a 1,200 m radius.
A shortlist by 2 factors, not a site recommendation.
How this answer was built
Dwellings with no registered motor vehicle scored up against mapped transit-stop count scored down. Of everything the curated Australian tables carry, a dwelling with no vehicle is the sharpest available measure for households that depend on other transport, so pairing it with thin mapped stop coverage is the most pointed version of this question the data supports.
Measure
Direction
Importance
Why it’s here
No motor vehicle
More is better
55%
Occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle — the households most exposed to thin transit.
transit stop count
Less is better
45%
Count of mapped transit stops, scored inverted so thin coverage ranks higher.
What this can’t tell you
Vehicles are counted per dwelling and stops as mapped geometry, so this is a rank blend across two universes and not a dwellings-per-stop ratio. No vehicle at the dwelling does not mean the residents do not drive, and this pipeline carries no commuting mode. Stop counts carry no frequency or capacity.
Try changing it
· Add walkable street length to see how easily any stops are reached.
· Invert the stop term to find well-served no-vehicle hexes instead.
All of these are adjustable on the Melbourne map on the Free Tier.
Full breakdown & sources
This answer ranks every hex in Melbourne on two factors: residents (no motor vehicle), where more is better with an importance of 55%, and transit stop count, where less is better with an importance of 45%. The top-scoring hexes are then grouped into Standouts.
St Kilda East (City of Port Phillip) ranks #1 with a score of 97.7/100 across 37 hexes, showing ≈2,052 residents (no motor vehicle) and ≈0 transit stops. City of Merri-bek ranks #2 with a score of 97.3/100 across 37 hexes, showing ≈2,402 residents (no motor vehicle) and ≈1 transit stops. Fitzroy (City of Yarra) ranks #3 with a score of 97.2/100 across 37 hexes, showing ≈3,420 residents (no motor vehicle) and ≈1 transit stops.
Footscray (City of Maribyrnong) ranks #4 with a score of 96.4/100 across 37 hexes, showing ≈1,029 residents (no motor vehicle) and ≈0 transit stops. Brunswick West (City of Merri-bek) ranks #5 with a score of 96.2/100 across 37 hexes, showing ≈973 residents (no motor vehicle) and ≈0 transit stops. Each Standout is a group of high-scoring hexes within a 1,200 m radius.
Factors: No motor vehicle (2021) and transit stop count. 20,627 of 22,717 hexes in Melbourne were eligible and ranked. Last computed September 30, 2026.
Sources
ABS Census 2021 — Australian Bureau of Statistics, counted as of August 10, 2021
Which Melbourne suburbs have far more professionals than average?
Residents working as professionals as a share of all employed residents, against the Melbourne average on the Fair share map — ABS Census 2021
On the Fair share map, Collingwood shows residents working as professionals at 1.6× the Melbourne average (44.9% here). South Yarra and Brunswick East also stand out, each with residents working as professionals at 1.6× the Melbourne average.
Compared with the whole-city figure; a per-hex census figure is an estimate for that hex.
Full breakdown & sources
This answer uses the Fair share map to compare residents working as professionals in every hex of Melbourne with the city average, then groups the hexes with the most into the Standouts below.
Collingwood ranks #1, showing residents working as professionals at 1.6× the average across 36 hexes. South Yarra ranks #2, with residents working as professionals at 1.6× the average across 37 hexes. Brunswick East ranks #3, with residents working as professionals at 1.6× the average across 37 hexes. Melbourne ranks #4, with residents working as professionals at 1.4× the average across 36 hexes. Richmond ranks #5, with residents working as professionals at 1.5× the average across 36 hexes.
Each Standout is a group of hexes within a 1,200 m radius.
Measured as residents working as professionals (2021) on the Fair share map; the Standouts are the hexes with the most. Last computed September 30, 2026.
Sources
ABS Census 2021 — Australian Bureau of Statistics, counted as of August 10, 2021
Where does Melbourne score highest on SEIFA, the ABS advantage measure?
SEIFA 2021 Index of Relative Socio-economic Advantage and Disadvantage (IRSAD) on the Amount map — ABS Census 2021, the smallest published scores averaged into the hex
The SEIFA IRSAD score peaks around City of Boroondara at 1,159.13 (1,159 SEIFA IRSAD score), compared to a Melbourne figure of 1,064.53. Donvale and Richmond follow, with scores of 1,156.31 and 1,156.15 respectively. This answer shows the SEIFA IRSAD score in every hex.
City of Boroondara as a whole averages 1,130.82, 1.1× Melbourne's figure.
City of Manningham as a whole averages 1,071.03, 1.0× Melbourne's figure.
City of Yarra as a whole averages 1,107.6, 1.0× Melbourne's figure.
City of Bayside as a whole averages 1,123.97, 1.1× Melbourne's figure.
City of Stonnington as a whole averages 1,128.96, 1.1× Melbourne's figure.
A per-hex census figure is an estimate for that hex; the source is ABS Census 2021.
Full breakdown & sources
This answer shows the SEIFA IRSAD score in every hex of Melbourne on the Amount map, then groups the hexes with the most into the Standouts below.
City of Boroondara ranks #1 with a score of 1,159.13 across 37 hexes (1,159 SEIFA IRSAD score). Donvale ranks #2 with a score of 1,156.31 across 20 hexes (1,156 SEIFA IRSAD score). Richmond ranks #3 with a score of 1,156.15 across 32 hexes (1,156 SEIFA IRSAD score). Brighton ranks #4 with a score of 1,156.05 across 17 hexes (1,156 SEIFA IRSAD score). Toorak ranks #5 with a score of 1,155.85 across 37 hexes (1,156 SEIFA IRSAD score).
Each Standout is a group of hexes within a 1,200 m radius.
Measured as SEIFA IRSAD score (2021) on the Amount map; the Standouts are the hexes with the most. Last computed September 30, 2026.
Sources
ABS Census 2021 — Australian Bureau of Statistics, counted as of August 10, 2021
Where do Melbourne's 25 to 34 year olds live closest to the nightlife?
Residents aged 25 to 34 blended with mapped bars and nightlife — an overlap score
In Melbourne, the highest-ranking Standouts are Melbourne, Collingwood, and St Kilda. Melbourne leads with a score of 91.8/100 across 37 hexes, where the data shows ≈25,484 residents aged 25–34 and ≈160 bars & nightlife places nearby. Each Standout is a group of high-scoring hexes within a 1,200 m radius.
A shortlist by 2 factors, not a site recommendation.
How this answer was built
The published 25-to-34 band alongside the bars-and-nightlife rollup, both scored up. Residents are counted where they live and places where they stand, so the score finds hexes where both run high rather than hexes where one causes the other.
Measure
Direction
Importance
Why it’s here
Aged 25 to 34
More is better
60%
The published 25-34 age band.
bar and nightlife
More is better
40%
Rollup count of mapped bars and nightlife places.
What this can’t tell you
It does not say these residents go out, or go out here — the census asks nothing about behavior. Place counts are presence, not size, trade or opening hours, and Melbourne's laneway bars are mapped unevenly because many are small and unsigned. Only 936 hexes carry a mapped nightlife place at all.
Try changing it
· Invert the place term to find quieter hexes with the same age profile.
· Swap nightlife for the eating and drinking rollup.
All of these are adjustable on the Melbourne map on the Free Tier.
Full breakdown & sources
This answer ranks every hex in Melbourne on two factors: Aged 25 to 34 (more is better, importance 60%) and bars & nightlife (more is better, importance 40%). The top-scoring hexes are then grouped into Standouts.
Melbourne (City of Melbourne) ranks #1 with a score of 91.8/100 across 37 hexes, showing ≈25,484 residents aged 25–34 and ≈160 bars & nightlife places nearby. Collingwood (City of Yarra) ranks #2 with a score of 77.4/100 across 37 hexes, showing ≈8,936 residents aged 25–34 and ≈57 bars & nightlife places nearby. St Kilda (City of Port Phillip) ranks #3 with a score of 73.8/100 across 37 hexes, showing ≈9,058 residents aged 25–34 and ≈38 bars & nightlife places nearby. City of Merri-bek ranks #4 with a score of 71.2/100 across 37 hexes, showing ≈8,419 residents aged 25–34 and ≈18 bars & nightlife places nearby. Windsor (City of Stonnington) ranks #5 with a score of 69.1/100 across 37 hexes, showing ≈10,654 residents aged 25–34 and ≈37 bars & nightlife places nearby.
Factors: Aged 25 to 34 (2021) and bar and nightlife. 20,985 of 22,717 hexes in Melbourne were eligible and ranked. Last computed September 30, 2026.
Sources
ABS Census 2021 — Australian Bureau of Statistics, counted as of August 10, 2021
Every answer reads Melbourne hex by hex on one of the map types below, then groups the hexes at the end it asks about into Standouts. Sources: ABS Census 2021.
Score — Each factor ranks every hex from 0 to 100 against the rest of the city; the Score adds them by importance, and a hex with no data for a factor is scored on the factors it has.
Amount — The Amount map shows one measure in every hex, as a total, per 1 000 residents, per km² or as a share of its category; a Standout pools the hexes inside its circle.
Variety — The Variety map scores how mixed a set of kinds is in each hex, from one kind only to an even mix; a Standout groups the most mixed third.
Fair share — The Fair share map divides each hex's rate by the whole city's rate, so 1× is exactly average; a Standout groups the hexes furthest from it on one side.
Missing — The Missing map applies the whole city's rate to each hex's residents to say how many there would be at that rate, and shows the difference in whole places.
Clusters — The Clusters map tests whether a hex and its neighbors hold more, or less, of a measure than chance would explain, with a correction for testing every hex at once.
Each hex is an H3 resolution 9 hexagon. Each Standout gathers hexes within 1.2 km of its center, and the 5 strongest are kept. Change the size on the map to widen or tighten them.
Hexes are only ranked where the thing being measured could actually exist, so a Less is better factor cannot present empty parkland as an opportunity. Shops, homes and offices need a building; transit stops, EV chargers and bike docks only need a street or path. A hex that already has some of the measure is always ranked.
Dating the numbers
The Census of Population and Housing is a single-day count taken every five years.
Places, buildings and transportation come from a dated Overture Maps release. A place record means the place is mapped, not that it is licensed, open, or of any particular size.
ABS Census 2021 is a single vintage, so nothing here describes growth, decline or any change over time.
“Population density per km²” is computed by this pipeline from published components; the publisher does not release it directly.
“Share aged 65 and over” is computed by this pipeline from published components; the publisher does not release it directly.
“Bachelor degree or above share” is computed by this pipeline from published components; the publisher does not release it directly.
“Unemployment rate” is computed by this pipeline from published components; the publisher does not release it directly.
Counted as residents aged 25–34 on August 10, 2021, the ABS Census 2021 reference date. Those residents are older now; census age bands are never rolled forward, because people move in, move away and die, and the published band cannot be re-aged without a full cohort model.
How far each answer can be pushed
Each question is labeled with a tier. The tier caps what the answer may claim, whatever the numbers say.
T4 — This is a ranking of hexes, not a measurement of people. The factors it combines are counted in different universes — the data contains no table crossing them — so a high rank means both factors rank high in the same hex, not that they describe the same residents.
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