Clifton Hill, Victoria

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Clifton Hill Melbourne, Victoria
Aerial view of Clifton Hill looking north to Queens Parade and Merri Creek. Hoddle Street is the main road on the left and Darling Gardens is far left.
Clifton Hill
Coordinates	37°47′20″S 144°59′56″E / 37.789°S 144.999°E / -37.789; 144.999
Population	6,606 (SAL 2021)[1]
Postcode(s)	3068
Elevation	38 m (125 ft)
Area	1.57 km2 (0.6 sq mi)
Location	4 km (2 mi) from Melbourne
LGA(s)	City of Yarra
State electorate(s)	Richmond
Federal division(s)	Cooper Melbourne
Suburbs around Clifton Hill: Fitzroy North Northcote Fairfield Fitzroy North Clifton Hill Fairfield Fitzroy Collingwood Abbotsford

Clifton Hill is an inner-city suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 4 km (2.5 mi) north-east of Melbourne's Central Business District, located within the City of Yarra local government area. Clifton Hill recorded a population of 6,606 at the 2021 census.^[2]

It is located is located immediately adjacent to Fitzroy North with which it shares the same postcode. Along with Carlton North and Fitzroy North, Clifton Hill has wide streets than most of inner Melbourne, legacy of a government subdivision laid out by Clement Hodgkinson in the 1860s.^{[citation needed]}

Described in the 1880s as the "Toorak of Collingwood",^[3] Clifton Hill fell out of favour, along with much of inner Melbourne, by the mid 20th century. Later becoming a centre of Melbourne's bohemianism, the suburb has undergone rapid gentrification in recent years with renewed interest in its inner city location and Victorian and Edwardian housing stock.^{[citation needed]}