| Princes Hill Melbourne, Victoria | |||||||||||||||
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 McIlwraith Street, Princes Hill | |||||||||||||||
  Princes Hill | |||||||||||||||
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| Coordinates | 37°47′02″S 144°57′58″E / 37.784°S 144.966°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 2,005 (2021 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 5,000/km2 (13,000/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 3054 | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation | 43 m (141 ft) | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 0.4 km2 (0.2 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Location | 3 km (2 mi) from Melbourne | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | City of Yarra | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Brunswick | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Melbourne | ||||||||||||||
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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]
- ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Princes Hill (Suburbs and Localities)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 18 July 2022.
- ^ Minchin, Liz: The geography of love, The Age, 9 July 2003.
