Doctor Salaries in Melbourne
Medical career guide for Melbourne, Australia
Population: 5.1 M
2 Major Hospitals
Population
5.1 M
Macrotrends 2021
Hospitals
2 Key Facilities
Large metro with cultural precincts
Climate
Temperate oceanic: four seasons
Hospital Network & Facilities
Key Hospitals
- Royal Melbourne Hospital
- Austin Hospital
Details
- ~673 acute public hospitals (1.5 beds/1 k pop)
Workforce Needs
- ~409 clinicians/100 k in metro; ≤ 150/100 k rurally
- Rural Victoria actively recruits GPs
Incentives & Benefits
- Busy urban practice
- Incentive-funded rural locums
Practice Settings
- Teaching hospitals
- Community GP clinics
Salary Insights
- Urban GP average AUD 210 k
- Rural locum > AUD 300 k
Living Costs & Housing
Cost of Living
- Median house price AUD 950 k
- Competitive rentals
Housing Market
- Inner-city terraces
- Growth-area estates