Food area · Melbourne, Australia
Opening a cafe or restaurant in Fitzroy, Melbourne
What stands out
4 universities and colleges are within 1 km, so students come in term time.
Teens and students 15–24 are 15% less common here than in the surrounding 3 km.
Young adults 25–34 are the largest adult group: 30% of residents, about the same share as in the surrounding 3 km.
- Residents within 1 km
- 20,000
- Median age 32.9, against 32.1 within 3 km
- Largest adult age group
- 25–34
- 30% of residents, against 30% within 3 km
- Food and drink places within 1 km
- 417
- One per 48 residents, against one per 46 within 3 km
- Trade from people who live elsewhere
- High
- 53 offices and 10 schools within 1 km
Measured from Brunswick Street at Johnston Street on 17 October 2026. Residents and places within 1 km, compared with everyone within 3 km.
1Who lives here
About 20,000 residents within 1 km
Fewer teens and students 15–24 (15% fewer) live here than in the surrounding area.
Figure 1
Share of all residents, by age group
Within 1 kmSurrounding area, 3 km
Each bar is the group’s share of all residents. The tag on the right: how much more or less common the group is here.
2Which kinds of place fit
No common kind of place stands out for the residents
This shows how well the usual regulars of 10 common kinds of place match the residents, against the surrounding 3 km. It’s a rough guide, and your own concept may draw a different crowd.
| Kind of place | Match with residents | Already within 1 km | Free check |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery | Partial match | 22 bakeriesAbout as many per resident as the wider area | Check it free: bakery |
| Brunch cafe | Partial match | 90 cafes and brunch placesAbout as many per resident as the wider area | Check it free: brunch cafe |
| Bar | Partial match | 98 bars and pubsMore per resident than the wider area | Check it free: bar |
| Pho or noodles | Partial match | 17 Vietnamese and noodle placesMore per resident than the wider area | Check it free: pho or noodles |
| Coffee shop | Partial match | 89 cafes and coffee shopsFewer per resident than the wider area | Check it free: coffee shop |
| Sushi | Partial match | 20 sushi and Japanese placesFewer per resident than the wider area | Check it free: sushi |
| Pizza | Partial match | 12 pizza placesAbout as many per resident as the wider area | Check it free: pizza |
| Fried chicken | Partial match | 3 chicken placesFewer per resident than the wider area | Check it free: fried chicken |
| Burgers | Partial match | 8 burger placesFewer per resident than the wider area | Check it free: burgers |
| Bubble tea | Partial match | 1 bubble tea and tea shopFewer per resident than the wider area | Check it free: bubble tea |
3What’s already here
417 food and drink places within 1 km
One for every 48 residents, against one for every 46 in the surrounding 3 km.
Most-tagged cuisines on the map: Italian (19), Japanese (17), Vietnamese (16), coffee shop (13), pizza (12) and burger (8).
The nearest named places to where we measured
- Naked UpstairsBar 0 mwest
- Naked For SatanBar 10 msouth-west
- Little HopBar, tacos 20 msouth
- Stagger Lee'sCafe 30 msouth-east
- Benny'sFast food 30 mnorth-west
- A1 BakeryBakery 30 mnorth
- Alta TrattoriaBar 50 msouth-east
- Tora DumplingsRestaurant, Japanese 50 msouth
OpenStreetMap is built by volunteers and misses some places, so the real counts are likely higher.
4What brings people past
53 offices, 10 schools and 4 universities and colleges within 1 km
These bring in people who don’t live here, so your customers can look quite different from the residents above.
- 53 offices
- 10 schoolsNearest: Fitzroy Primary School, 220 m south-east
- 4 universities and collegesNearest: Australian College of Complementary Medicine, 140 m west
- 2 hospitalsNearest: St Vincent's Hospital, 950 m south
- 20 supermarkets and mallsNearest: Vegetable Connection, 100 m south
- 12 hotels and hostelsNearest: Tyrian Serviced Apartments, 100 m north-west
- 8 attractions and museumsNearest: Brunswick Street, 50 m north
5Limits
What this page can’t tell you
- Residents aren't diners. Workers and visitors who live elsewhere aren't counted, and the ages are 2020 estimates.
- The map misses places, and says nothing about how busy any of them is.
- Nothing here covers the lease: rent, visibility and parking.
Two checks only you can do: count who walks past at your hours, and test the rent against cautious sales. For census counts, see the ABS Census QuickStats for Greater Melbourne.
Nearby food areas
- Melbourne CBD2.0 km
- Footscray7.0 km
Straight-line distance between the points we measured from, not by road.
All Melbourne food areas comparedEvery food area we’ve checked