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Notting Hill

Ranked #28 of 216 Melbourne suburbs for parks. 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
Notting Hill suburb score card: safety, activity, value and other scores, Melbourne
Parks80#28 of 216
Cafés78#51 of 216
Transit65#77 of 216
Active44#135 of 216

Notting Hill suburb profile: score breakdown

Active
44
#135 of 216
Safety
30
#151 of 216
Wealth
18
#177 of 216
Value
19
#174 of 216
Parks
80
#28 of 216
Cafés
78
#51 of 216
Transit
65
#77 of 216
Green space
20
#188 of 216
Active & healthy
29
#197 of 216
Schools nearby (OSM)
5
#210 of 216

Notting Hill crime rate, rent, prices and other numbers

Population2,895
Area1.58 km²
Postcode3168
Median household income$1,574/wk
Median rent$371/wk
Median house price (Oct–Dec 2025)$1,213,000 (low volume: 3 sales; down 3.0% YoY, down 6.3% QoQ)
Median unit price (Oct–Dec 2025)$445,000 (15 sales this quarter; up 3.0% YoY, down 4.9% QoQ)
Crime rate82.6 incidents per 1,000 people — 86% of offences are against property, 14% against the person
Parks9 (1.06 ha per 1,000 people)
Schools (government data)0 — 0 primary, 0 secondary; nearest primary 1.55 km, secondary 1.34 km
Families score50/100 (safety 30 · schools 25 · parks per 1,000 15 · kinders 10 · price-for-size 10 · transit 10)
Within 400m of a park68.1% of the suburb
Cafés4
Gyms & sport venues3
Public transport stops32 (32 bus stops)
Nearest parkrunVictory Road Reserve parkrun (5.59 km)
Schools nearby (OSM, not catchment zoning)0 schools in the suburb, plus 1 kindergarten — nearest is John Monash Science School (1.43 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 Notting Hill

Population
2,895
Median age
30 years
Median household income
$1,574/wk
Median rent
$371/wk
Median house price (Oct–Dec 2025)
$1,213,000
Median unit price (Oct–Dec 2025)
$445,000

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 Notting Hill — the fields above are everything the census data behind this site currently carries.

Common questions about Notting Hill

What is the postcode for Notting Hill?

The postcode for Notting Hill, Melbourne is 3168.

Is Notting Hill a good suburb?

There is no single invented "overall" score here -- Notting Hill is measured on 10 separate categories rather than blended into one number. Its strongest is parks, ranking #28 of 216 Melbourne suburbs, and it ranks in the top half of Melbourne for 3 of the 10 categories measured here. The full breakdown is above.

Is Notting Hill safe?

It is on the less safe side of Melbourne, scoring 30/100 for safety and ranking #151 of 216 suburbs. Recorded offences run at 83 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 Notting Hill good for families?

Mixed, and the weak spot is green space. Here are the family measures we can compute — safety 30/100, parks 80/100 and green space 20/100, with a median age of 30. It has 0 schools in the suburb, with the nearest primary 1.6 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 Notting Hill expensive to live in?

The median house sale price was $1,213,000 in Oct–Dec 2025 (Victorian Property Sales Report), down 3.0% YoY, down 6.3% QoQ. Median rent is $371 a week, and household income ranks #177 of 216 in Melbourne. Against what the suburb offers, it scores 19/100 for value.

Does Notting Hill have good public transport?

It scores 65/100 for transit, #77 of 216 in Melbourne. That measures train, tram and bus access within the suburb boundary, weighted by mode.

Are there parks in Notting Hill?

68% of the suburb is within walking distance of a park, at 1.1 hectares per 1,000 residents — 20/100 for green space.

Is Notting Hill good for running?

The nearest parkrun is Victory Road Reserve parkrun, 5.6 km away, and GPS activity traces put it at 44/100 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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