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MELBOURNE, VIC

3004Major Cities of AustraliaSEIFA Decile 10/10LGA: MelbourneView on Power MapAlignment 65/100Download Place Brief (PDF)
Entities
200
Total Funding
$1.7B
Community-Controlled
0
CC Funding Share
0%
2 social & Indigenous enterprisesoperating in this area
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Top Funded Entities

Justice Funding ($3.9M)

The Friends Of The Royal Botanic Gardens Melbourne Trust Fund (unspecified recipient)
The Friends Of The Royal Botanic Gardens Melbourne Trust Fund — $70,000 towards the Changing Places facility. · philanthropic
$70K
The Friends Of The Royal Botanic Gardens Melbourne Trust Fund (unspecified recipient)
The Friends Of The Royal Botanic Gardens Melbourne Trust Fund — $190,000 towards the design and construction of the Sensory Garden project. · philanthropic
$190K
The Friends Of The Royal Botanic Gardens Melbourne Trust Fund (unspecified recipient)
The Friends Of The Royal Botanic Gardens Melbourne Trust Fund — $75,000 towards the restoration of the Fern Gully Rest House. · philanthropic
$75K
The Friends Of The Royal Botanic Gardens Melbourne Trust Fund (unspecified recipient)
The Friends Of The Royal Botanic Gardens Melbourne Trust Fund — $69,500 to purchase two new Garden Explorers. · philanthropic
$70K
The Friends Of The Royal Botanic Gardens Melbourne Trust Fund (unspecified recipient)
The Friends Of The Royal Botanic Gardens Melbourne Trust Fund — Over $3.5 million in total contributions to RBGV projects. · philanthropic
$3.5M
The Friends Of The Royal Botanic Gardens Melbourne Trust Fund (unspecified recipient)
The Friends Of The Royal Botanic Gardens Melbourne Trust Fund — $20,000 per annum for the Helen McLellan Research Grant. · philanthropic
$20K
The Friends Of The Royal Botanic Gardens Melbourne Trust Fund (unspecified recipient)
The Friends Of The Royal Botanic Gardens Melbourne Trust Fund — $16,860 (2024) to the RBGV towards staff scholarships. · philanthropic
$17K

Evidence-Funding Alignment

65/100
Moderate
16 evidence-based interventions (13 funded). 3 unfunded despite evidence.
Interventions
16
Funded
13
Voice Records
0
Adoption Program
Community-Led · Untested (theory/pilot stage)
Funded
Athlete Scholarship Program
Community-Led · Untested (theory/pilot stage)
Funded
Community Programs
Community-Led · Untested (theory/pilot stage)
Funded
Early Learning
Education/Employment · Untested (theory/pilot stage)
Funded
Early Learning Centres
Community-Led · Untested (theory/pilot stage)
Funded
Employment Services
Education/Employment · Untested (theory/pilot stage)
Funded
Foster Care Program
Community-Led · Untested (theory/pilot stage)
Funded
Junior School
Education/Employment · Untested (theory/pilot stage)
Funded
McAuley Community Services for Women
Wraparound Support ·
Funded
Middle School
Education/Employment · Untested (theory/pilot stage)
Funded
New Futures Training
Education/Employment · Untested (theory/pilot stage)
Funded
Partnership with Trinity (Coordinate Program)
Education/Employment · Untested (theory/pilot stage)
Funded
Senior School
Education/Employment · Untested (theory/pilot stage)
Funded
Marketplace Ministry Equipping
Education/Employment · Untested (theory/pilot stage)
Unfunded
Pastoral Ministry Training
Education/Employment · Untested (theory/pilot stage)
Unfunded
Theological Study Programs
Education/Employment · Untested (theory/pilot stage)
Unfunded

NDIS Supply & Service Pressure

State Providers
2,945
Thin Districts
1
Very Thin
0
Local Disability Delivery
0
113 disability-focused enterprises in VIC

NDIS money is not the same thing as healthy service coverage. This view shows whether MELBOURNE, VIC sits inside a state market with thin provider supply, captured payment flows, and too few local disability-focused or community-controlled alternatives. This matters here because MELBOURNE, VIC already shows $3.9M in justice-related funding moving through local entities.

Thinnest Districts In VIC
Mallee95 providers
Outer Gippsland145 providers
Western District162 providers
Ovens Murray184 providers
Captured Markets
Mallee88%
Western District87%
Outer Gippsland83%
Ovens Murray75%

Social & Indigenous Enterprises (2)

Social Outcome Solutions Pty Ltd
Social Traders

Social Outcome Solutions offers a specialised social and environmental impact advisory to support all types of major infrastructure projects, contractors and industry. We offer a unique, specialised team of subject matter experts with extensive construction and engineering experience, to support all contractural policy compliance from strategy, social and environmental procurement from sourcing to implementation. Specialising in collaborative supply chains and innovation.

Web
consultingenvironmentfacilitiesmanufacturing
The Trustee for HousingFirst Subtrust 1 Trust
acnc-classifiedABN 57967517725

Provides housing and support services to homeless and at‑risk individuals, generating revenue through rental income, government contracts, and service fees that are reinvested into its mission.

housingcommunity-development
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Schools (3)

ACARA school profiles in postcode 3004. ICSEA measures educational advantage (national avg 1000).

Wesley College
IndependentCombined
ICSEA 1172
3,181 students
Melbourne Grammar School
IndependentCombined1% Indigenous
ICSEA 1177
1,905 students
MacRobertson Girls High School
GovernmentSecondary
ICSEA 1186
1,195 students

Crime & Safety — Melbourne LGA

Reported incidents by offence group (October 2024 - September 2025). Source: state crime statistics agencies.

Total
17818 per 100K
34,671
Theft
785 per 100K
17,027
Assault
171 per 100K
3,568
Property damage
618 per 100K
2,873
Against justice procedures
145 per 100K
2,719
Break and enter
59 per 100K
2,480
Fraud
31 per 100K
1,537
Drug offences
2 per 100K
1,233
Weapons offences
46 per 100K
809
Disorderly conduct
15 per 100K
796

Social Need

DSS payment recipients in this area by payment type. Higher counts indicate service demand and community need.

Total Recipients
3,165
Payment Types
15
Pension Concession Card
780
Age Pension
515
Commonwealth Seniors Health Card
345
Commonwealth Rent Assistance
325
Health Care Card
325
JobSeeker Payment
220
Family Tax Benefit A
150
Disability Support Pension
135
Family Tax Benefit B
110
Low Income Card
85

NDIS Participants

Melbourne (C) LGA
1,928
active participants
2025-Q4

All Entities (200)

Disadvantage Index

10/10
SEIFA IRSD Decile

This area has relatively low socio-economic disadvantage.

Entity Types

Company
113
Charity
46
Foundation
41

Gap Alert

This postcode has 200 funded entities but no identified community-controlled organisations receiving funding. This may indicate a gap in community self-determination.