Parkville, Victoria

Parkville Melbourne, Victoria
Aerial of Parkville looking north. Visible is Royal Park (top left); Royal Melbourne Hospital (centre left); Royal Parade (centre) and University of Melbourne campus (right).
Parkville Location in metropolitan Melbourne
Coordinates	37°47′17″S 144°57′04″E / 37.788°S 144.951°E / -37.788; 144.951Coordinates: 37°47′17″S 144°57′04″E / 37.788°S 144.951°E / -37.788; 144.951
Population	6,193 (2011 census)
• Density	1,550/km2 (4,000/sq mi)
Established	1861
Postcode(s)	3052, 3010
Area	4 km2 (1.5 sq mi)
Location	3 km (2 mi) from Melbourne
LGA(s)	City of Melbourne City of Moreland
State electorate(s)	Brunswick Melbourne
Federal Division(s)	Melbourne
Suburbs around Parkville: Moonee Ponds Brunswick West Brunswick Travancore, Flemington Parkville Carlton North North Melbourne Melbourne Carlton

Parkville is a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 3 km north of Melbourne's Central Business district. Its local government areas are the Cities of Melbourne and Moreland. At the 2011 Census, Parkville had a population of 6,193.

Parkville is bordered by North Melbourne to the south-west, Carlton and Carlton North to the south and east, Brunswick to the north (where a part of Parkville lies within the City of Moreland), and Flemington to the west. The suburb includes the postcodes 3052 and 3010 (University).

A major feature is the neighbouring Royal Park, Melbourne, an expansive parkland which is notable as home to the Royal Melbourne Zoological Gardens and was the athlete's village for the 2006 Commonwealth Games.

Parkville is a major education, research and healthcare precinct and home to the University of Melbourne, Monash University Pharmacy faculty, Royal Melbourne Hospital, Royal Women's Hospital, Royal Children's Hospital, the Victorian Comprehensive Cancer Centre, and CSL.