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Middle Park

Ranked #8 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
Middle Park suburb score card: safety, activity, value and other scores, Melbourne
Wealth97#8 of 216
Transit92#18 of 216
Cafés78#50 of 216
Schools nearby (OSM)57#91 of 216

Middle Park suburb profile: score breakdown

Active
38
#148 of 216
Safety
44
#121 of 216
Wealth
97
#8 of 216
Value
41
#127 of 216
Parks
37
#146 of 216
Cafés
78
#50 of 216
Transit
92
#18 of 216
Green space
16
#197 of 216
Active & healthy
46
#133 of 216
Schools nearby (OSM)
57
#91 of 216

Middle Park crime rate, rent, prices and other numbers

Population4,000
Area0.9 km²
Postcode3206
Median household income$2,836/wk
Median rent$602/wk
Median house price (Oct–Dec 2025)$2,940,000 (15 sales this quarter; up 26.0% YoY, up 5.7% QoQ)
Median unit price (Oct–Dec 2025)$685,500 (10 sales this quarter; down 35.3% YoY, down 22.1% QoQ)
Crime rate65.8 incidents per 1,000 people — 94% of offences are against property, 6% against the person
Parks4 (0.35 ha per 1,000 people)
Schools (government data)1 — 1 primary, 0 secondary; nearest primary 0.5 km, secondary 1.41 km
Families score54/100 (safety 30 · schools 25 · parks per 1,000 15 · kinders 10 · price-for-size 10 · transit 10)
Within 400m of a park72.8% of the suburb
Cafés4
Gyms & sport venues5
Public transport stops33 (21 tram/light-rail stops, 12 bus stops)
Nearest parkrunAlbert parkrun, Melbourne (0.84 km)
Schools nearby (OSM, not catchment zoning)1 school in the suburb, plus 2 kindergartens — nearest is Middle Park Primary School (0.53 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 Middle Park

Population
4,000
Median age
45 years
Median household income
$2,836/wk
Median rent
$602/wk
Median house price (Oct–Dec 2025)
$2,940,000
Median unit price (Oct–Dec 2025)
$685,500

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 Middle Park — the fields above are everything the census data behind this site currently carries.

Common questions about Middle Park

What is the postcode for Middle Park?

The postcode for Middle Park, Melbourne is 3206.

Is Middle Park a good suburb?

There is no single invented "overall" score here -- Middle Park is measured on 10 separate categories rather than blended into one number. Its strongest is wealth, ranking #8 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 Middle Park safe?

It is on the less safe side of Melbourne, scoring 44/100 for safety and ranking #121 of 216 suburbs. Recorded offences run at 66 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 Middle Park good for families?

Mixed, and the weak spot is green space. Here are the family measures we can compute — safety 44/100, parks 37/100 and green space 16/100, with a median age of 45. It has 1 school 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 Middle Park expensive to live in?

The median house sale price was $2,940,000 in Oct–Dec 2025 (Victorian Property Sales Report), up 26.0% YoY, up 5.7% QoQ. Median rent is $602 a week, and household income ranks #8 of 216 in Melbourne. Against what the suburb offers, it scores 41/100 for value.

Does Middle Park have good public transport?

It scores 92/100 for transit, #18 of 216 in Melbourne. That measures train, tram and bus access within the suburb boundary, weighted by mode.

Are there parks in Middle Park?

73% of the suburb is within walking distance of a park, at 0.3 hectares per 1,000 residents — 16/100 for green space.

Is Middle Park good for running?

The nearest parkrun is Albert parkrun, Melbourne, 0.8 km away, and GPS activity traces put it at 38/100 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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