BestSuburbsMelbourne › St Kilda East

St Kilda East

Ranked #62 of 216 Melbourne suburbs for transit. Every number below comes from open data — official crime statistics, ABS census and GPS activity traces — not opinion.

Active
56
#95 of 216
Safety
64
#79 of 216
Wealth
46
#117 of 216
Value
67
#71 of 216
Parks
18
#185 of 216
Cafés
28
#161 of 216
Transit
72
#62 of 216
Green space
20
#190 of 216
Active & healthy
45
#136 of 216

The numbers

Population12,571
Area2.23 km²
Median household income$2,020/wk
Median rent$396/wk
Crime rate47.6 incidents per 1,000 people
Parks5 (0.72 ha per 1,000 people)
Within 400m of a park58.1% of the suburb
Cafés1
Gyms & sport venues37
Nearest parkrunAlbert parkrun, Melbourne (4.29 km)

Nearby suburbs

BalaclavaRipponleaSt KildaPrahranWindsorElwood

Compare

St Kilda East vs BalaclavaSt Kilda East vs RipponleaSt Kilda East vs St Kilda

Scores are percentiles against every other suburb in Melbourne: 100 is the best in the city, 50 is mid-table. Updated August 2026. Sources: open GPS activity traces, official crime statistics, ABS census, OpenStreetMap.
← all 216 Melbourne suburbs, with sliders