Cleaning services in inner Melbourne
From North Melbourne and Carlton to Fitzroy, Collingwood, Richmond, South Yarra and Prahran: busy shopping streets, universities, hospitals and plenty of rentals.
About the area
Inner Melbourne is built around its shopping streets: Lygon Street in Carlton, Brunswick and Smith streets in Fitzroy, Swan Street, Bridge Road and Victoria Street in Richmond, and Chapel Street through South Yarra and Prahran. Offices, studios, cafés and clinics sit above and beside the shops, and the University of Melbourne and the hospitals around Carlton and Parkville bring people in from all over the city every day.
Renting is the norm here: at the 2021 Census, 72% of Carlton homes and 64% of Parkville homes were rented, and most homes in Carlton were apartments. Warehouse apartments, Victorian terraces and workers' cottages share the same streets, so no two end of lease or carpet cleans are quite alike.
Getting around
Richmond, South Yarra and Prahran stations serve the south and east of the area, the Upfield line runs past North Melbourne, and trams run along Lygon Street, Brunswick Street, Smith Street, Victoria Parade and Chapel Street. Many homes here have no car, which matters when you're moving out without one.
What we clean here
- Shops, cafés and studios on the main shopping streets
- Offices in Richmond, Cremorne and South Yarra
- Clinics near the Parkville hospitals, St Vincent's and the Alfred
- Student apartments near the University of Melbourne
- Terraces, cottages and apartments at the end of a lease
Tip: shopfronts on tram routes collect grime on glass and entry floors much faster than the back of the shop, so schedule the front more often than the rest.
Suburb guides in this area
- North MelbourneErrol Street, Queensberry Street and Flemington RoadOffice cleaningCarpet and upholstery cleaningEnd of lease cleaning
- ParkvilleThe medical and research precinct and Royal ParadeOffice cleaningMedical centre cleaning
- CarltonLygon Street, the University of Melbourne and the hospitalsOffice cleaningCarpet and upholstery cleaningEnd of lease cleaning
- Carlton NorthRathdowne Village, Lygon Street and Nicholson StreetOffice cleaning
- FitzroyBrunswick Street, Smith Street and Gertrude StreetOffice cleaningCarpet and upholstery cleaningEnd of lease cleaning
- Fitzroy NorthQueens Parade, St Georges Road and Brunswick Street NorthOffice cleaning
- CollingwoodSmith Street, Johnston Street and Victoria ParadeOffice cleaningCarpet and upholstery cleaningEnd of lease cleaning
- AbbotsfordVictoria Street, Johnston Street and the Abbotsford ConventOffice cleaning
- RichmondSwan Street, Bridge Road, Victoria Street and CremorneOffice cleaningCarpet and upholstery cleaningEnd of lease cleaning
- CremorneSwan Street, Church Street and the Cremorne tech precinctOffice cleaning
- South YarraChapel Street, Toorak Road and St Kilda RoadOffice cleaningCarpet and upholstery cleaningEnd of lease cleaning
- PrahranChapel Street, Greville Street and Prahran MarketOffice cleaningCarpet and upholstery cleaningEnd of lease cleaning
- FlemingtonRacecourse Road, Newmarket and Flemington RacecourseOffice cleaning
- KensingtonMacaulay Road, Kensington Banks and Stubbs StreetOffice cleaning
Homes and rents, suburb by suburb
ABS 2021 Census figures for the suburbs with local guides.
| Suburb | Council | Apartments | Rented | Median rent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Melbourne | City of Melbourne | 68.3% | 63.7% | $381 a week |
| Parkville | City of Melbourne | 61.5% | 64.1% | $396 a week |
| Carlton | City of Melbourne | 80.7% | 72.3% | $365 a week |
| Carlton North | City of Melbourne | 21.0% | 50.1% | $552 a week |
| Fitzroy | City of Yarra | 59.4% | 58.8% | $451 a week |
| Fitzroy North | City of Yarra | 36.3% | 48.6% | $481 a week |
| Collingwood | City of Yarra | 68.2% | 64.3% | $425 a week |
| Abbotsford | City of Yarra | 62.8% | 55.4% | $425 a week |
| Richmond | City of Yarra | 53.0% | 54.7% | $441 a week |
| Cremorne | City of Yarra | 44.3% | 50.1% | $550 a week |
| South Yarra | City of Stonnington | 79.5% | 61.8% | $415 a week |
| Prahran | City of Stonnington | 59.5% | 54.2% | $421 a week |
| Flemington | City of Melbourne | 54.4% | 60.5% | $300 a week |
| Kensington | City of Melbourne | 29.3% | 49.1% | $416 a week |
Every suburb we cover in this area
- North Melbourne 3051
- Parkville 3052
- Carlton 3053
- Carlton North 3054
- Fitzroy 3065
- Fitzroy North 3068
- Collingwood 3066
- Abbotsford 3067
- Richmond 3121
- Cremorne 3121
- South Yarra 3141
- Prahran 3181
- Flemington 3031
- Kensington 3031
Inner Melbourne: questions
Can't find your answer? Call 0480 010 147.
Do you cover Parkville, Abbotsford, Cremorne, Flemington and Kensington?
Yes. All five are part of our inner Melbourne area, and each has its own local office cleaning guide.
Can you clean a shop on a busy tram route?
Yes. Shopfronts on tram routes collect grime quickly, so glass, entries and floors are the priority in the plan.
Do you clean student apartments near the University of Melbourne?
Yes, including end of lease cleans for small apartments and share houses.
Do you clean clinics near St Vincent's and the Alfred?
Yes. Specialist rooms and practices get their own plan, cleaned outside consulting hours.
Do you clean terraces and workers' cottages at the end of a lease?
Yes. Skirting boards, fireplaces and old timber floors are part of the clean, and courtyards if your lease includes them.
Do you clean offices in Cremorne?
Yes. Cremorne is part of our inner Melbourne area, and offices there get the same free site visit and written plan.
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