South Melbourne Melbourne
Street-level neighbourhood data for South Melbourne - transport, schools, safety, and local amenities.
Is South Melbourne a good place to live?
South Melbourne suits households who want a more walkable, better-connected Melbourne lifestyle without giving up everyday essentials.
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Peak transit frequency
Every 6 min
Schools in South Melbourne
No government primary schools recorded in this suburb.
ICSEA from ACARA. National average = 1000.
Safety
This area (LGA: Port Phillip) has an elevated crime rate of 13,835 offences per 100,000 residents (2025), compared to the Melbourne metro average of ~9,500. Check the Crime Statistics Agency for a category-level breakdown.
Source: Crime Statistics Agency Victoria (2025).
Every address in South Melbourne is different
Two houses 500m apart can be in different school catchments, on different tram lines, and under different planning overlays. Get the exact profile for your specific address.
Search your address in South Melbourne ->Sources and methodology
These suburb pages summarise Placio's current suburb-level data. They are useful for orientation, but the final decision should still happen at the exact address because school catchments, planning overlays and transit access can change within the same suburb.
- Public Transport Victoria for service frequency.
- ACARA My School for school ICSEA context.
- Crime Statistics Agency Victoria for LGA-level safety context.
- ABS Census, OpenStreetMap and supporting amenity data for suburb context.