Clifton Hill, Victoria

Clifton Hill Melbourne, Victoria
Aerial view of Clifton Hill looking north to Queens Parade and Merri Creek. Hoddle Highway 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; 144.999Coordinates: 37°47′20″S 144°59′56″E / 37.789°S 144.999°E / -37.789; 144.999
Population	5,790 (2011)
• Density	3,688/km2 (9,550/sq mi)
Postcode(s)	3068
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)	Batman
Suburbs around Clifton Hill: Fitzroy North Northcote Fairfield Fitzroy North Clifton Hill Fairfield Fitzroy Collingwood Abbotsford

Clifton Hill is a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 4 km north-east of Melbourne's Central Business District. Its local government area is the City of Yarra. At the 2011 Census, Clifton Hill had a population of 5,790.

Described in the 1880s as the "Toorak of Collingwood", 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, and is now considered one of Melbourne's most liveable suburbs.

Clifton Hill is located immediately adjacent to Fitzroy North, with which it shares the same postcode. The border between Clifton Hill and Fitzroy North is Queens Parade and Smith Street. Merri Creek defines the eastern border of Clifton Hill.

In the mid-1850s, East Collingwood was known as an unsanitary flood-prone polluted flat. It was 'Melbourne's multi-problem suburb', described as "An ideal case study in the origins of pollution. The residents were soon wading in (their) own muck ... Collingwood became a cesspool for refuse." The area was "akin to a swamp and the few who ventured forth were looked upon after their return as people who had performed a somewhat perilous journey."

The municipality of East Collingwood was proclaimed on 24 April 1855 by Collingwood's businessmen to improve the district, initially only including the areas which would later be known as Collingwood and Abbotsford. The municipality was known as East Collingwood, as, at the time, the term 'Collingwood' included what is now known as Fitzroy, then a ward of the City of Melbourne and later becoming the City of Fitzroy.