Carlton, Victoria

Carlton Melbourne, Victoria
Terraced houses on Drummond Street
Carlton
Coordinates	37°48′00″S 144°58′02″E / 37.8001°S 144.9671°E / -37.8001; 144.9671
Population	16,055 (SAL 2021)[1]
Established	1851
Postcode(s)	3053
Elevation	45 m (148 ft)
Area	1.8 km2 (0.7 sq mi)
Location	3 km (2 mi) from Melbourne
LGA(s)	City of Melbourne
State electorate(s)	Melbourne
Federal division(s)	Melbourne
Suburbs around Carlton: Parkville Carlton North Fitzroy North North Melbourne Carlton Fitzroy West Melbourne Melbourne East Melbourne

Carlton is an inner-city suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, three kilometres north of the Melbourne central business district within the City of Melbourne local government area. Carlton recorded a population of 16,055 at the 2021 census.^[2]

Immediately adjoining the CBD, Carlton is known nationwide for its Little Italy precinct centred on Lygon Street, for its preponderance of 19th-century Victorian architecture and its garden squares including the Carlton Gardens, the latter being the location of the Royal Exhibition Building, one of Australia's few man-made sites with World Heritage status.

Due to its proximity to the University of Melbourne, the CBD campus of RMIT University and the Fitzroy campus of Australian Catholic University, Carlton is also home to one of the highest concentrations of university students in Australia.