Food area · Melbourne, Australia

Opening a cafe or restaurant in Footscray, Melbourne

What stands out

166 food and drink places are on the map within 1 km: one for every 62 residents, against one for every 203 in the surrounding 3 km. That many usually means people come from elsewhere to eat.

Footscray is the nearest station or bus station, 340 m away.

3 universities and colleges are within 1 km, so students come in term time.

Residents within 1 km: 10,200; Median age 34.4, against 33.8 within 3 km
Largest adult age group: 25–34; 22% of residents, against 23% within 3 km
Food and drink places within 1 km: 166; One per 62 residents, against one per 203 within 3 km
Trade from people who live elsewhere: High; 3 stations and 53 offices within 1 km

Measured from Barkly Street near Footscray station on 17 October 2026. Residents and places within 1 km, compared with everyone within 3 km.

1Who lives here

About 10,200 residents within 1 km

Fewer teens and students 15–24 (10% 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.

Children 0–14

Here: 16.5%

Surrounding area: 15.4%

5% more

Teens and students 15–24

Here: 12.5%

Surrounding area: 14.2%

10% fewer

Young adults 25–34

Here: 22.4%

Surrounding area: 23.2%

5% fewer

Adults 35–44

Here: 16.8%

Surrounding area: 16.0%

5% more

Adults 45–54

Here: 11.6%

Surrounding area: 11.2%

5% more

Adults 55–64

Here: 8.3%

Surrounding area: 8.4%

same

Seniors 65+

Here: 11.9%

Surrounding area: 11.6%

5% more

Source: WorldPop 2020 age and sex structures (CC BY 4.0), modelled on a 100 m grid. Within 1 km of the site, against everyone within 3 km.

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	11 bakeriesFar more per resident than the wider area	Check it free: bakery
Brunch cafe	Partial match	48 cafes and brunch placesFar more per resident than the wider area	Check it free: brunch cafe
Bar	Partial match	15 bars and pubsFar more per resident than the wider area	Check it free: bar
Pho or noodles	Partial match	15 Vietnamese and noodle placesFar more per resident than the wider area	Check it free: pho or noodles
Coffee shop	Partial match	48 cafes and coffee shopsFar more per resident than the wider area	Check it free: coffee shop
Sushi	Partial match	2 sushi and Japanese placesFar more per resident than the wider area	Check it free: sushi
Pizza	Partial match	5 pizza placesFar more per resident than the wider area	Check it free: pizza
Fried chicken	Partial match	4 chicken placesFar more per resident than the wider area	Check it free: fried chicken
Burgers	Partial match	3 burger placesFar more per resident than the wider area	Check it free: burgers
Bubble tea	Partial match	5 bubble tea and tea shopsFar more per resident than the wider area	Check it free: bubble tea

How the match levels work

3What’s already here

166 food and drink places within 1 km

One for every 62 residents, against one for every 203 in the surrounding 3 km. That many usually means people come here from elsewhere to eat.

Restaurant75
Cafe48
Fast food13
Pub9
Bakery9
Bar6

Most-tagged cuisines on the map: Vietnamese (14), Chinese (8), bubble tea (5), pizza (5), coffee shop (4) and chicken (4).

The nearest named places to where we measured

181 Bar RestaurantRestaurant 70 mnorth
John’s NutsDeli 70 msouth-west
VN Wrap & RollFast food 70 msouth
Footscray ClubRestaurant 80 msouth
Slice Shop PizzaFast food, pizza 80 meast
MaplesCafe, coffee shop 90 msouth-east
Bún Chả Cô ĐàoRestaurant 90 meast
BOQRestaurant 90 msouth

OpenStreetMap is built by volunteers and misses some places, so the real counts are likely higher.

4What brings people past

3 stations, 53 offices and 6 schools within 1 km

These bring in people who don’t live here, so your customers can look quite different from the residents above.

3 stationsNearest: Footscray, 340 m east
53 offices
6 schoolsNearest: Footscray High School Barkly Campus, 380 m north-west
3 universities and collegesNearest: AMES Australia, 380 m west
1 hospitalNearest: Footscray Hospital, 620 m north
14 supermarkets and mallsNearest: KFL Supermarkets, 90 m north
4 hotels and hostelsNearest: Hopkins House, 180 m north-east

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

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Fitzroy7.0 km

Straight-line distance between the points we measured from, not by road.

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