Princes Hill

Princes Hill
MelbourneVictoria
McIlwraith Street, Princes Hill
Princes Hill is located in Melbourne
Princes Hill
Princes Hill
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Coordinates37°47′02″S 144°57′58″E / 37.784°S 144.966°E / -37.784; 144.966
Population2,005 (2021 census)[1]
 • Density5,000/km2 (13,000/sq mi)
Postcode(s)3054
Elevation43 m (141 ft)
Area0.4 km2 (0.2 sq mi)
Location3 km (2 mi) from Melbourne
LGA(s)City of Yarra
State electorate(s)Brunswick
Federal division(s)Melbourne
Suburbs around Princes Hill:
Brunswick Brunswick Brunswick East
Parkville Princes Hill Carlton North
Parkville Carlton North Carlton North

Princes Hill is an inner-city suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 3 km (1.9 mi) north of Melbourne's Central Business District, located within the City of Yarra local government area. Princes Hill recorded a population of 2,005 at the 2021 census.[1]

The suburb is named for Queen Victoria's consort, Prince Albert.

Demographer Bernard Salt dubbed Princes Hill "Chick City" in 2003, after 2001 Census data revealed the suburb had the highest proportion of single women to men in Melbourne.[2]

  1. ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Princes Hill (Suburbs and Localities)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 18 July 2022. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ Minchin, Liz: The geography of love, The Age, 9 July 2003.