Victoria location profile
Collingwood VIC 3066
Collingwood is a vibrant inner-city suburb known for its creative edge, heritage terraces and converted warehouses. It offers a dynamic mix of cafes, bars, galleries and live music, anchored by the Smith Street retail and dining strip.
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Why families consider Collingwood
Highly urban and walkable with a diverse mix of young professionals, students and long-term residents, including a significant public-housing community. Lifestyle revolves around specialty coffee, dining, live music and arts, with a strong cycling culture and many design/tech workplaces in refurbished industrial spaces.
Amenities & services
- Smith Street retail and dining precinct
- Gertrude & Johnston Street hospitality strips
- Victoria Gardens Shopping Centre (nearby Richmond/Abbotsford)
- Coles Collingwood (Smith St) and Woolworths Metro
- St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne (nearby Fitzroy/East Melbourne)
- Epworth Richmond (nearby)
- cohealth Collingwood (community health)
- Proud Mary Coffee
- Stomping Ground Brewery & Beer Hall
- Easey's
- Lazerpig Pizza
- The Tote Hotel (live music)
- Gasometer Hotel (live music)
- Collingwood Yards arts precinct
- Collingwood Library (Stanton St, near Collingwood Town Hall)
- Fitzroy Library (Moor St, Fitzroy)
- Bargoonga Nganjin – North Fitzroy Library (St Georges Rd, North Fitzroy)
Transport & connectivity
- Train: Collingwood Station and Victoria Park Station; nearby North Richmond
- Tram: 86 (Smith St), 12 and 109 (Victoria Parade)
- Bus: 200/207 (Johnston St), 246 (Hoddle St), 302/304/305/905–908 (Hoddle St/Eastern Fwy corridors)
- Major roads: Hoddle St/Punt Rd, Smith St, Johnston St, Victoria Parade, Alexandra Parade, Wellington St
Lifestyle & recreation
- Gahan Reserve and local courts/ovals
- Victoria Park (AFL oval and community facilities)
- Collingwood Leisure Centre (nearby)
- Yarra Bend Park and Dights Falls (walking/cycling trails)
- Live music at The Tote and Gasometer
- Collingwood Yards galleries and studios
- Gahan Reserve
- Cambridge Street Reserve
- Peel Street Park
- Victoria Park
- Yarra Bend Park
- Dights Falls Reserve
Education context
Good supply of long day care and kinders including Goodstart Early Learning Collingwood, Only About Children Collingwood and Keele Street Children’s Centre; waitlists can apply for infant rooms.
- RMIT University – City campus (CBD)
- University of Melbourne – Parkville campus
- Australian Catholic University – Melbourne (Fitzroy) campus on Victoria Parade
- Swinburne University of Technology – Hawthorn campus (via train/tram)