Living in Melbourne

Melbourne Apartments for Rent

Trendy bars and clubs, laid back coffee houses, and friendly beer gardens – Melbourne’s neighborhoods are welcoming and fun and easy to get around. Melbourne is close to Grampians National Park, and Australia’s abundant wine country. St. Kilda beach is a summer playground right in the city – additional beach parks line Port Phillip Bay.

Melbourne is home to business consulting giant OBS. The Australian Stock Exchange is here, so it’s also a base for large financial companies. The city has extensive public transit run by PTV (Public Transit Victoria). There are trains, trams, busses, SkyBus service to the airport and the City Circle line is free. Melbourne Bike Share has dozens of stations throughout the city.

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Melbourne is Somewhat Walkable

Some errands can be accomplished on foot.

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Melbourne is the 2nd most walkable large city in Australia with 3,707,530 residents.

Find apartments in Melbourne's most walkable neighborhoods: Carlton, Fitzroy and Fitzroy North.

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Melbourne Suburbs

Rank #	Name	Walk Score	Transit Score	Bike Score	Population
1	Carlton	97	-	-	13,505
2	Fitzroy	96	-	-	9,420
3	Fitzroy North	93	-	-	11,451
4	Melbourne	93	-	-	28,353
5	St Kilda	93	-	-	17,802
6	South Yarra	92	-	-	19,186
7	East Melbourne	92	-	-	4,679
8	South Melbourne	92	-	-	9,318
9	Collingwood	92	-	-	6,490
10	Windsor	91	-	-	7,051
11	Southbank	91	-	-	11,254
12	Richmond	90	-	-	23,838
13	Cremorne	89	-	-	1,572
14	West Melbourne	89	-	-	3,758
15	St Kilda West	89	-	-	2,853
16	Carlton North	88	-	-	6,249
17	Balaclava	88	-	-	5,421
18	North Melbourne	87	-	-	11,733
19	Prahran	87	-	-	11,171
20	Ripponlea	87	-	-	1,472
21	Docklands	86	-	-	5,778
22	Albert Park	85	-	-	5,989
23	Clifton Hill	85	-	-	5,782
24	Hawthorn	85	-	-	21,138
25	Abbotsford	84	-	-	4,922
26	Brunswick	84	-	-	22,739
27	Elwood	84	-	-	14,644
28	Port Melbourne	84	-	-	14,520
29	Hawthorn East	83	-	-	13,113
30	Elsternwick	83	-	-	9,772
31	Brunswick East	83	-	-	8,502
32	Kensington	82	-	-	9,689
33	Northcote	82	-	-	22,914
34	Princes Hill	80	-	-	2,076
35	Seddon	80	-	-	4,860
36	Middle Park	80	-	-	4,042
37	Malvern	80	-	-	9,494
38	Parkville	79	-	-	6,193
39	Footscray	78	-	-	13,203
40	Yarraville	77	-	-	13,811
41	Thornbury	77	-	-	17,473
42	Malvern East	77	-	-	20,028
43	Flemington	76	-	-	7,512
44	Glen Huntly	76	-	-	4,672
45	Ascot Vale	75	-	-	13,503
46	Carnegie	75	-	-	16,333
47	St Kilda East	75	-	-	12,555
48	Caulfield East	75	-	-	1,238
49	Brighton	75	-	-	21,267
50	Deepdene	75	-	-	2,397
51	Moonee Ponds	75	-	-	13,507
52	Bentleigh	75	-	-	14,926
53	Toorak	74	-	-	12,832
54	Armadale	74	-	-	8,732
55	Hughesdale	74	-	-	7,062
56	Essendon North	74	-	-	2,292
57	Highett	73	-	-	10,281
58	McKinnon	73	-	-	5,559
59	Oakleigh	73	-	-	7,540
60	Gardenvale	73	-	-	958
61	Travancore	73	-	-	1,685
62	Caulfield	73	-	-	5,159
63	Blackburn	73	-	-	12,789
64	Preston	73	-	-	29,893
65	Ormond	72	-	-	7,707
66	Fairfield	72	-	-	5,937
67	Balwyn	72	-	-	12,945
68	Canterbury	72	-	-	7,856
69	Forest Hill	72	-	-	10,034
70	Box Hill	72	-	-	9,706
71	Kew East	71	-	-	6,026
72	Cheltenham	71	-	-	20,273
73	Murrumbeena	71	-	-	8,573
74	Moorabbin	71	-	-	5,298
75	Kew	71	-	-	23,871
76	Sunshine	71	-	-	8,849
77	Ivanhoe	71	-	-	11,038
78	Coburg	71	-	-	24,996
79	Kooyong	71	-	-	805
80	Essendon	71	-	-	18,841
81	Williamstown	71	-	-	13,183
82	Newport	70	-	-	12,028
83	Kingsville	70	-	-	3,525
84	Caulfield South	70	-	-	11,292
85	Maribyrnong	70	-	-	10,135
86	Burnley	70	-	-	738
87	Parkdale	70	-	-	11,152
88	Bellfield	70	-	-	1,719
89	Strathmore	69	-	-	8,101
90	Clayton	69	-	-	15,547
91	Mont Albert	69	-	-	4,961
92	Watsonia	69	-	-	5,146
93	Hampton	69	-	-	12,459
94	Alphington	69	-	-	4,573
95	Mentone	68	-	-	11,628
96	Ashburton	68	-	-	7,577
97	Sandringham	68	-	-	9,303
98	Tullamarine	68	-	-	6,280
99	Heidelberg West	68	-	-	5,335
100	Hampton East	67	-	-	4,403
101	Caulfield North	67	-	-	14,597
102	Montmorency	66	-	-	8,768
103	Chelsea	66	-	-	7,223
104	Camberwell	66	-	-	20,022
105	Surrey Hills	66	-	-	13,143
106	Chadstone	66	-	-	7,825
107	Brunswick West	66	-	-	13,171
108	Springvale	66	-	-	19,818
109	Mordialloc	66	-	-	7,530
110	Spotswood	66	-	-	2,347
111	Braybrook	65	-	-	8,190
112	Glen Iris	65	-	-	24,992
113	Mitcham	64	-	-	14,829
114	Eaglemont	64	-	-	3,915
115	West Footscray	64	-	-	10,215
116	Heidelberg	64	-	-	5,733
117	Ivanhoe East	64	-	-	3,790
118	Heidelberg Heights	64	-	-	6,410
119	Beaumaris	64	-	-	12,783
120	Dandenong	64	-	-	24,925
121	Gladstone Park	64	-	-	8,328
122	Ashwood	63	-	-	6,091
123	Ringwood	63	-	-	16,044
124	Nunawading	63	-	-	10,925
125	Altona	63	-	-	9,916
126	Brighton East	63	-	-	15,807
127	Blackburn South	63	-	-	10,589
128	Wantirna	63	-	-	13,766
129	Oakleigh East	62	-	-	5,972
130	Huntingdale	62	-	-	1,782
131	Maidstone	62	-	-	7,768
132	Rosanna	62	-	-	7,892
133	Jacana	62	-	-	1,935
134	Mount Waverley	62	-	-	32,063
135	Coburg North	62	-	-	6,574
136	Box Hill South	61	-	-	7,695
137	Niddrie	61	-	-	4,851
138	Boronia	61	-	-	20,830
139	Belgrave	61	-	-	3,972
140	Bayswater	61	-	-	11,263
141	Williamstown North	61	-	-	1,543
142	Balwyn North	61	-	-	20,345
143	Aberfeldie	60	-	-	3,623
144	Reservoir	60	-	-	47,517
145	Eumemmerring	60	-	-	1,877
146	Notting Hill	60	-	-	2,150
147	Mulgrave	60	-	-	17,637
148	Altona North	60	-	-	11,386
149	Glen Waverley	59	-	-	39,227
150	Bentleigh East	59	-	-	25,928
151	Pascoe Vale	59	-	-	14,871
152	Scoresby	59	-	-	5,879
153	South Kingsville	59	-	-	1,829
154	Kingsbury	59	-	-	3,380
155	Black Rock	59	-	-	5,937
156	Bulleen	59	-	-	10,848
157	Pascoe Vale South	59	-	-	9,516
158	Avondale Heights	59	-	-	11,015
159	Burwood East	59	-	-	10,158
160	Burwood	59	-	-	13,172
161	Croydon	58	-	-	23,549
162	Strathmore Heights	58	-	-	938
163	Airport West	58	-	-	6,954
164	Doncaster East	58	-	-	27,069
165	Doncaster	58	-	-	18,372
166	Mont Albert North	58	-	-	5,080
167	Brooklyn	58	-	-	1,647
168	Bonbeach	58	-	-	5,705
169	Vermont South	58	-	-	11,427
170	Keilor Park	57	-	-	2,546
171	Box Hill North	57	-	-	11,005
172	Wantirna South	57	-	-	17,511
173	Seaholme	57	-	-	1,849
174	Keilor Lodge	57	-	-	1,753
175	Blackburn North	57	-	-	7,041
176	Knoxfield	57	-	-	7,109
177	Ringwood East	57	-	-	9,737
178	Fawkner	56	-	-	12,589
179	Heatherton	56	-	-	2,759
180	Ferntree Gully	56	-	-	25,561
181	Broadmeadows	56	-	-	10,549
182	Vermont	56	-	-	9,909
183	Dallas	56	-	-	6,497
184	Sunshine North	56	-	-	10,659
185	Aspendale	55	-	-	6,592
186	Macleod	55	-	-	9,622
187	Heathmont	55	-	-	9,226
188	Frankston	55	-	-	35,035
189	Oak Park	55	-	-	5,751
190	Greensborough	55	-	-	20,560
191	Keilor East	55	-	-	13,234
192	Lower Plenty	54	-	-	3,800
193	Sydenham	54	-	-	10,308
194	Glenroy	54	-	-	19,671
195	Cairnlea	54	-	-	8,837
196	Mornington	54	-	-	22,477
197	Briar Hill	54	-	-	3,072
198	Carrum	54	-	-	3,589
199	Doveton	53	-	-	8,433
200	Carrum Downs	53	-	-	19,122
201	Albion	53	-	-	4,322
202	Clayton South	53	-	-	11,631
203	Wheelers Hill	53	-	-	19,091
204	Chelsea Heights	53	-	-	5,182
205	Edithvale	53	-	-	5,466
206	Bundoora	52	-	-	25,652
207	St Albans	52	-	-	35,046
208	Tecoma	52	-	-	2,085
209	Seaford	51	-	-	16,049
210	Hadfield	51	-	-	5,355
211	Eltham	51	-	-	18,183
212	Oakleigh South	50	-	-	9,126
213	Laverton	50	-	-	4,074
214	Mill Park	50	-	-	30,550
215	Lalor	50	-	-	19,853
216	Clarinda	50	-	-	7,449
217	Frankston North	50	-	-	5,615
218	Deer Park	49	-	-	16,246
219	Noble Park North	49	-	-	7,380
220	Templestowe Lower	49	-	-	13,206
221	Taylors Lakes	49	-	-	16,094
222	Keysborough	49	-	-	19,894
223	Campbellfield	49	-	-	5,462
224	Sunshine West	49	-	-	16,759
225	Croydon South	49	-	-	4,552
226	Ringwood North	48	-	-	9,665
227	Upper Ferntree Gully	48	-	-	3,230
228	Bayswater North	48	-	-	8,457
229	Yallambie	48	-	-	4,133
230	Thomastown	48	-	-	20,299
231	Noble Park	48	-	-	28,395
232	Rowville	47	-	-	34,094
233	Gowanbrae	47	-	-	2,752
234	Westmeadows	47	-	-	5,514
235	Aspendale Gardens	46	-	-	6,581
236	Dingley Village	46	-	-	10,211
237	Templestowe	46	-	-	16,487
238	Springvale South	46	-	-	12,179
239	Patterson Lakes	46	-	-	7,579
240	Hastings	46	-	-	8,267
241	Somerville	45	-	-	10,120
242	Keilor	45	-	-	5,742
243	Kilsyth	45	-	-	10,054
244	Research	44	-	-	2,255
245	Skye	44	-	-	7,503
246	The Basin	44	-	-	4,238
247	Beaconsfield	44	-	-	5,882
248	Point Cook	44	-	-	32,431
249	Hallam	44	-	-	10,185
250	Ardeer	44	-	-	2,838
251	Watsonia North	44	-	-	3,858
252	Kealba	43	-	-	3,173
253	Caroline Springs	43	-	-	20,397
254	Essendon West	43	-	-	1,405
255	Burnside	43	-	-	4,393
256	Upwey	43	-	-	6,978
257	Burnside Heights	43	-	-	5,008
258	Dandenong North	43	-	-	21,933
259	Altona Meadows	43	-	-	18,721
260	Hampton Park	43	-	-	23,754
261	Berwick	43	-	-	44,690
262	Donvale	43	-	-	11,783
263	Kilsyth South	43	-	-	3,051
264	Croydon Hills	43	-	-	5,161
265	Seabrook	43	-	-	4,961
266	Cranbourne	43	-	-	18,620
267	Epping	42	-	-	26,340
268	Mooroolbark	42	-	-	20,695
269	Keilor Downs	42	-	-	10,347
270	Diamond Creek	42	-	-	12,838
271	Coolaroo	42	-	-	3,266
272	St Helena	42	-	-	2,828
273	Belgrave Heights	42	-	-	1,366
274	Eltham North	41	-	-	6,834
275	Hoppers Crossing	41	-	-	37,646
276	Rosebud	41	-	-	12,546
277	Albanvale	41	-	-	5,237
278	Warrandyte	40	-	-	5,273
279	Narre Warren	40	-	-	25,886
280	Werribee	40	-	-	37,777
281	Meadow Heights	39	-	-	14,841
282	Craigieburn	39	-	-	32,747
283	Viewbank	39	-	-	6,741
284	Delahey	39	-	-	8,439
285	Taylors Hill	39	-	-	11,804
286	Hillside	39	-	-	16,315
287	Langwarrin	38	-	-	21,342
288	Sorrento	38	-	-	1,439
289	Frankston South	38	-	-	17,610
290	Kings Park	38	-	-	8,308
291	Croydon North	38	-	-	7,692
292	Lilydale	38	-	-	15,681
293	Endeavour Hills	37	-	-	24,571
294	Attwood	37	-	-	3,274
295	Mount Evelyn	37	-	-	9,353
296	Rosebud West	36	-	-	4,602
297	Roxburgh Park	35	-	-	19,198
298	Belgrave South	35	-	-	1,492
299	Narre Warren South	35	-	-	28,557
300	Derrimut	34	-	-	5,996
301	Lynbrook	34	-	-	6,751
302	Cranbourne North	33	-	-	14,569
303	McCrae	33	-	-	2,535
304	Mount Dandenong	33	-	-	1,242
305	Park Orchards	32	-	-	3,727
306	Mount Eliza	32	-	-	17,274
307	South Morang	31	-	-	20,812
308	Williams Landing	31	-	-	3,225
309	Tootgarook	31	-	-	2,725
310	Sassafras	31	-	-	1,144
311	Warranwood	30	-	-	4,791
312	North Warrandyte	30	-	-	2,693
313	Doreen	29	-	-	10,973
314	Montrose	29	-	-	6,760
315	Mount Martha	28	-	-	16,857
316	Emerald	28	-	-	5,793
317	Cranbourne West	28	-	-	8,733
318	Baxter	28	-	-	2,124
319	Cranbourne East	28	-	-	8,220
320	Selby	28	-	-	1,650
321	Waterways	27	-	-	2,158
322	Rye	26	-	-	8,153
323	Bangholme	25	-	-	801
324	Tyabb	24	-	-	3,001
325	Blairgowrie	22	-	-	2,173
326	Crib Point	21	-	-	2,831
327	Kallista	21	-	-	1,555
328	Truganina	20	-	-	8,971
329	Lyndhurst	19	-	-	4,883
330	Sandhurst	19	-	-	3,067
331	Safety Beach	19	-	-	3,517
332	Tarneit	18	-	-	21,429
333	Narre Warren North	18	-	-	5,864
334	Bittern	16	-	-	3,381
335	Ferny Creek	16	-	-	1,539
336	Junction Village	16	-	-	1,146
337	Ravenhall	15	-	-	911
338	Hmas Cerberus	13	-	-	1,087
339	Botanic Ridge	13	-	-	1,724
340	Kalorama	13	-	-	1,216
341	The Patch	13	-	-	1,040
342	Lysterfield South	13	-	-	925
343	Langwarrin South	12	-	-	1,134
344	Somers	10	-	-	1,411
345	Menzies Creek	5	-	-	646
346	St Andrews Beach	3	-	-	853

Eating & Drinking

There are about 835 restaurants, bars and coffee shops in Melbourne.

People in Melbourne can walk to an average of 0.1 restaurants, bars and coffee shops in 5 minutes.

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Restaurant Choices Map

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thumbnail for Hosier Lane Spend an hour down this lane and absorb the graffiti pieces that line the walls. Artists come and go and the artwork frequently changes. #graffiti Photo: Sarah M.

Kelley B.
on Hosier Lane

Fitzroy Gardens

The Public Purse

Union Lane

High St

Lake Legana

Concept Blue Apartments

thumbnail for Rooftop Bar & Cinema The 8 flights of stairs you'll climb for this place is worth the views, dining and cinema experience. Good burgers, a full bar and cool outdoor movie atmosphere, this place is a must for a fun night out. #outdoordining #patiobar Photo: Rooftop Cinema Facebook

Kelley B.
on Rooftop Bar & Cinema

Bar Ampère

Tom Turtle

Whisky and Alement

Oscar Mike

thumbnail for Fitzroy Gardens This place is very peaceful and you will likely find people practicing meditation here. #kidfriendly #garden Photo: Mark H.

Kelley B.
on Fitzroy Gardens

Melbourne is Talking About...

64 Fulham Road

Merri Creek Path, Coburg North, Viv

Australian Centre for the Moving Image (ACMI)

thumbnail for The Public Purse Kind of looks like a clam. But alas! It is actually an oversized purse. Sit on it, play on it, take photos of it, meet by it. This odd art piece is definitely a public favorite. Photo: Mark H.