Princes Hill
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McIlwraith Street, Princes Hill | |||||||||||||
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| Coordinates: 37°47′02″S 144°57′58″E / 37.784°S 144.966°E | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | Victoria | ||||||||||||
| City | Melbourne | ||||||||||||
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• Total | 0.4 km2 (0.15 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Elevation | 43 m (141 ft) | ||||||||||||
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| • Total | 2,005 (2021 census) | ||||||||||||
| • Density | 5,000/km2 (13,000/sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Postcode | 3054 | ||||||||||||
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Princes Hill is an inner-city suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 3 km (1.9 mi) north of Melbourne's Central Business District, located within the City of Yarra local government area. Princes Hill recorded a population of 2,005 at the 2021 census.
The suburb is named for Queen Victoria's consort, Prince Albert.
Demographer Bernard Salt dubbed Princes Hill "Chick City" in 2003, after 2001 Census data revealed the suburb had the highest proportion of single women to men in Melbourne.