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Suburb Profile - West Melbourne VIC

A quiet pocket on the fringes of the Melbourne CBD, West Melbourne is a suburb blessed with the city life, while also being well connected to cafes, parklands and restaurants.

The best of Melbourne CBD, Southern Cross Station and the free tram zone are mere moments away, all within a short walking distance.

Flagstaff_Gardens_West_Melbourne — Flagstaff Gardens occupies an elevated position to the north west of Melbourne's CBD. Consisting of 7.7 hectares it is heritage land.

West End Apartments are one of many new developments that has reshaped the suburb.

CoHealth_West_Melbourne — CoHealth West Melbourne. Credit image: https://www.cohealth.org.au/location/west-melbourne/

Apollo_Gym_West_Melbourne — The famous Apollo Gym, originally built as one of Melbourne’s first ever poured concrete structures. Credit Image: www.facebook.com/pg/Yunckens-Pty-Ltd

People

Residents of West Melbourne are characterised by high incomes with a high proportion of professionals and a high share of households that rent.

Lifestyle

West Melbourne's transformation to a gentrified inner city suburb brings with it a current pipeline measuring $1.5 billion. It's so well connected that living here is a bliss.

Homes

West Melbourne was previously known as a commercial and industrial precinct. The transformation is witnessing some impressive architecture of Apartments and Townhouse living.

Hotel_West_End_Star_Hotels — Hotel West End. Credit image: https://hotelwestend.com.au/

Impresso Cafe. Credit image: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100070165781422&sk=photos

Apollo Cafe. Credit image: https://www.facebook.com/theapollocafe/photos

Sassy Italian Restaurant. Credit image: https://www.facebook.com/sassyitalianrestaurant/photos

Primary and Secondary Schools in West Melbourne

West Melbourne has a few high schools available.

Haileybury College City Campus

Haileybury is one of Australia's leading independent schools. Students from Kinder to Year 4 learn in co-education classes before moving to the Girls or Boys Middle School for Years 5 to 12.

Simonds Catholic College

Simonds Catholic College is a Roman Catholic school for boys. It was founded in 2016 and currently holds an estimated student enrolment of 450.

Haileybury_City_Campus_West_Melbourne — Located in West Melbourne, Haileybury City will be Melbourne’s first Early Learning to Year 12 independent school campus in the CBD. Credit Image: https://wge.com.au

Haileybury CBD Campus. Credit image: https://magazine.haileybury.vic.edu.au/big-city-learning/

Properties in suburbs near West Melbourne

Looking for new and off the plan properties near West Melbourne? We have a number of Apartments and Townhouses for sale in Docklands, Fisherman's Bend, Footscray, North Melbourne, Port Melbourne, Seddon and Yarraville.

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