Browse property in Carlton
Carlton, VIC 3053
Overview
Carlton sits three kilometres north of Melbourne’s CBD and recorded 16,055 residents in the 2021 census. The suburb’s Little Italy precinct on Lygon Street is packed with Italian restaurants, coffee roasters, brunch cafés and boutique shops, while the Victorian‑era garden squares, especially the 26‑hectare Carlton Gardens with the World Heritage‑listed Royal Exhibition Building and Melbourne Museum, offer ample green space. Its close ties to the University of Melbourne, RMIT and Australian Catholic University create a dynamic student atmosphere, complemented by major health providers such as the Royal Women’s Hospital.
Tram routes run along Swanston and Lygon Streets with bus services on Lygon, Elgin and Rathdowne, and Melbourne Central is the closest train station. Housing is medium‑ to high‑density; apartments make up about 81 % of dwellings and 72 % are rented, with a median two‑bedroom unit price of $620,000 (2020). Heritage‑listed Victorian terraces, comprising roughly 17 % of homes, are in high demand.
Region type mix
Streets in Carlton
Street
| Avg land size
| Avg price
| Properties
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Astor Place | - | - |
1 |
| Barkly Street |
723 m² |
≈ $620,000 |
12 |
| Barry Street |
277 m² | - |
1 |
| Bouverie Street |
779 m² | - |
10 |
| Canning Street |
121 m² | - |
4 |
| Cardigan Street |
3653 m² |
≈ $470,237 |
94 |
| Carlton Street |
1251 m² |
≈ $1,690,000 |
6 |
| David Street |
116 m² | - |
1 |
| Dorrit Street |
113 m² | - |
1 |
| Drummond Place |
115 m² | - |
1 |
| Drummond Street |
1925 m² |
≈ $887,500 |
51 |
| Elgin Street |
505 m² | - |
81 |
| Elm Tree Place | - | - |
1 |
| Faraday Street |
564 m² | - |
6 |
| Grattan Street |
2403 m² | - |
2 |
| Leicester Street | - | - |
2 |
| Lincoln Square | - | - |
3 |
| Little Palmerston Street |
1987 m² |
≈ $780,000 |
29 |
| Lygon Street |
8883 m² | - |
100 |
| Lytton Street |
4171 m² | - |
5 |
| Macarthur Place |
268 m² | - |
5 |
| Malvina Place | - | - |
1 |
| Mcdonald Lane |
136 m² | - |
1 |
| Neill Street | - | - |
2 |
| Nicholson Street |
4746 m² |
≈ $988,750 |
100 |
| Owen Street |
1279 m² |
≈ $850,000 |
8 |
| Princes Street |
222 m² | - |
1 |
| Queensberry Street |
961 m² | - |
44 |
| Rathdowne Street |
192 m² | - |
2 |
| Station Street |
200 m² |
≈ $1,630,000 |
3 |
| Swanston Street |
1506 m² |
≈ $258,250 |
50 |
| Victoria Street | - |
≈ $639,999 |
1 |