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Cremorne

Ranked #3 of 216 Melbourne suburbs for wealth. Every number below comes from open data — official crime statistics, ABS census and GPS activity traces — not opinion.

By BestSuburbs research · Updated October 2026 · Melbourne
Cremorne suburb score card: safety, activity, value and other scores, Melbourne
Wealth99#3 of 216
Cafés97#6 of 216
Transit97#7 of 216
Value83#37 of 216

Cremorne suburb profile: score breakdown

Active
8
#207 of 216
Safety
9
#196 of 216
Wealth
99
#3 of 216
Value
83
#37 of 216
Parks
47
#118 of 216
Cafés
97
#6 of 216
Transit
97
#7 of 216
Green space
14
#200 of 216
Active & healthy
46
#130 of 216
Schools nearby (OSM)
20
#181 of 216

Cremorne crime rate, rent, prices and other numbers

Population2,158
Area0.67 km²
Postcode3121
Median household income$2,959/wk
Median rent$550/wk
Median house price (Oct–Dec 2025)$1,250,000 (low volume: 8 sales; up 9.5% YoY, up 4.2% QoQ)
Median unit price (Oct–Dec 2025)$682,500 (18 sales this quarter; up 28.5% YoY, up 14.6% QoQ)
Crime rate165.9 incidents per 1,000 people — 91% of offences are against property, 9% against the person
Parks3 (0.0 ha per 1,000 people)
Schools (government data)0 — 0 primary, 0 secondary; nearest primary 0.49 km, secondary 0.71 km
Families score40/100 (safety 30 · schools 25 · parks per 1,000 15 · kinders 10 · price-for-size 10 · transit 10)
Within 400m of a park74.8% of the suburb
Cafés9
Gyms & sport venues2
Public transport stops30 (1 train station, 17 tram/light-rail stops, 12 bus stops)
Nearest parkrunAlbert parkrun, Melbourne (3.05 km)
Schools nearby (OSM, not catchment zoning)0 schools in the suburb — nearest is Richmond Primary School (0.58 km)

Sale prices: Victorian Property Sales Report, October–December 2025 quarter — © State of Victoria (Department of Transport and Planning / Valuer-General Victoria), Victorian Property Sales Report, CC BY 4.0. Quarterly median of sales settled in the quarter, per suburb. Figures marked as low-volume rest on fewer than 10 sales that quarter.

Who lives in Cremorne

Population
2,158
Median age
32 years
Median household income
$2,959/wk
Median rent
$550/wk
Median house price (Oct–Dec 2025)
$1,250,000
Median unit price (Oct–Dec 2025)
$682,500

Source: ABS Census 2021; sale prices Victorian Property Sales Report, October–December 2025 quarter. We do not hold a suburb-level renter/owner split, families-with-children rate, born-overseas rate or dwelling-type breakdown for Cremorne — the fields above are everything the census data behind this site currently carries.

Common questions about Cremorne

What is the postcode for Cremorne?

The postcode for Cremorne, Melbourne is 3121.

Is Cremorne a good suburb?

There is no single invented "overall" score here -- Cremorne is measured on 10 separate categories rather than blended into one number. Its strongest is wealth, ranking #3 of 216 Melbourne suburbs, and it ranks in the top half of Melbourne for 4 of the 10 categories measured here. The full breakdown is above.

Is Cremorne safe?

It is on the less safe side of Melbourne, scoring 9/100 for safety and ranking #196 of 216 suburbs. Recorded offences run at 166 per 1,000 residents. That score is recorded offences per 1,000 residents from official crime statistics, as a percentile against every other suburb in the city.

Is Cremorne good for families?

Mixed, and the weak spot is safety and green space. Here are the family measures we can compute — safety 9/100, parks 47/100 and green space 14/100, with a median age of 32. It has 0 schools in the suburb, with the nearest primary 0.5 km from its centre. School counts and distances feed the families score; catchment zoning and school results do not (we cannot publish those) — see our Melbourne families ranking for the full method.

Is Cremorne expensive to live in?

The median house sale price was $1,250,000 in Oct–Dec 2025 (Victorian Property Sales Report), up 9.5% YoY, up 4.2% QoQ. Median rent is $550 a week, and household income ranks #3 of 216 in Melbourne. Against what the suburb offers, it scores 83/100 for value.

Does Cremorne have good public transport?

It scores 97/100 for transit, #7 of 216 in Melbourne. That measures train, tram and bus access within the suburb boundary, weighted by mode.

Are there parks in Cremorne?

75% of the suburb is within walking distance of a park — 14/100 for green space.

Is Cremorne good for running?

The nearest parkrun is Albert parkrun, Melbourne, 3.0 km away, and GPS activity traces put it at 8/100 for how much walking, running and riding actually happens there.

Scores are percentiles against every other suburb in Melbourne: 100 is the best in the city, 50 is mid-table. Updated October 2026 (last updated 2026-10-12). Sources: open GPS activity traces, official crime statistics, ABS census, OpenStreetMap.
About this data: every number on this page is computed from public sources — it is not an opinion or a sponsored placement. See how we rank suburbs for the full method.
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