Who lives here
9,179
residents at the 2021 Census
- Median age33
- Aged 65+7.1%
- Under 2519%
- Median household income$2,130/wk
- Median rent$425/wk
Yarra, Victoria
The suburb too small to coast on foot traffic.
Collingwood runs on inner-Melbourne's professional economy, not a trade or retail base. Across the Yarra council area, professional, scientific and technical services businesses number 3,788, more than any other sector, and the suburb's converted warehouses and terrace shopfronts hold design studios, agencies and consultants rather than shops. The population is compact, 9,179 people with a median age of 33, a suburb built for people early in their careers rather than families settling in for good. Household income runs to $2,130 a week, enough to pay properly for good work rather than shop around for the cheapest quote.
A physiotherapist on Smith Street feels this arithmetic every week. Collingwood holds only 9,179 people, nowhere near enough on its own to keep an appointment book full, so most of her actual patients live in Fitzroy and Abbotsford or work in the CBD and never walk past her clinic before they book. A suburb this size cannot run on foot traffic; the website has to do the work a bigger population would otherwise do, pulling in the people who commute through Collingwood or drink here on a Friday but don't live here. The architects and real estate agents filling the old warehouses face the same problem: nobody browses a shopfront for a building permit or a lease, they search for one, open three tabs and ring whoever looks like they already know the answer.
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Live ABS data · updated 2026-08-29
The Collingwood market, by the numbers.
Pulled from the Australian Bureau of Statistics: the 2021 Census for Collingwood itself, and the latest Data by Region release (2025) for the Yarra area. This is the market your website sells into.
The business scene
~1,680
businesses in Collingwood (estimated*)
- Yarra total16,772
- Solo / non-employing10,500
- 1–4 staff3,668
- 5–19 staff1,801
- 20+ staff803
84% of local businesses have fewer than 5 staff. That's exactly who FindDevs was built for.
Biggest local industries
Businesses by industry, Yarra (2025)
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Professional, scientific & technical services3,788
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Rental, hiring & real estate2,128
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Health care & social assistance1,839
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Construction1,346
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Retail trade1,237
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Financial & insurance services1,107
*Suburb business estimate: LGA business count (ABS CABEE, Data by Region) apportioned by the suburb's share of the LGA population at the 2021 Census; rounded to the nearest 10. Sources: ABS Census 2021 (Suburbs and Localities), ABS Data by Region. Refreshed 2026-08-29.
Typical projects
What Collingwood businesses actually build.
Indicative ranges from briefs like these in the FindDevs network. Your three quotes will be specific to your scope.
Studio & Consultancy Website
Typical price
$3,500 – $8,500
Timeline
3–4 weeks
A portfolio and case-study site for architects, designers and consultants working out of Collingwood's converted warehouses, built to convert enquiries into signed briefs.
- Case studies with real project results
- Enquiry form that qualifies the lead
- Fast load on mobile for on-site visits
- SEO for niche service searches
Clinic & Allied Health Booking
Typical price
$4,500 – $11,000
Timeline
4–6 weeks
Online booking, intake forms and a fee schedule for physios, dentists and allied health clinics that are still taking bookings over the phone.
- Online booking synced to your calendar
- Digital intake forms before the visit
- Clear fees so patients don't need to ask
- Google Maps and directions built in
Café, Bar & Retail Site
Typical price
$3,500 – $9,500
Timeline
3–5 weeks
A menu, opening hours and online ordering for the cafes, bars and shops along Smith Street and Johnston Street, built for someone deciding on their phone.
- Live menu and opening hours
- Online ordering or table bookings
- Instagram feed pulled onto the site
- Google-first listing for near-me searches
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Why FindDevs in Collingwood
Local knowledge, without being stuck with one local option.
Three quotes, not one local guess.
Around Collingwood the problem isn't finding someone who says they build websites. It's telling who's actually good. We vet so you don't have to, then hand you three written quotes from developers matched to your exact brief, in 24 hours.
All Australian. All vetted.
Every developer holds an ABN, works Australian hours, and passed our vetting: portfolio, communication, and references from Aussie clients. 12% acceptance rate. No offshore hand-offs.
Built for Collingwood's actual customers.
The median age in Collingwood is 33. Your customers find everything on their phones, usually in a spare minute. We match developers who build mobile-first, fast-loading pages that turn that search into a call or a booking.
Free, with a safety net.
The service costs you nothing. Developers cover our fee from their winning quote, never inflated into your price. And if a matched developer drops the ball mid-project, we step in. Service Guarantee, always.
FAQ
Collingwood questions.
It depends on scope, but three project types cover most Collingwood businesses. A portfolio site for a studio or consultancy runs $3,500–$8,500. A clinic booking system with online scheduling and intake forms runs $4,500–$11,000. A café, bar or retail site with ordering or table bookings runs $3,500–$9,500. You'll get fixed-price quotes from three vetted developers within 24 hours, so you can compare before committing to anything.
No, and we wouldn't pretend otherwise. FindDevs matches you with three vetted Australian developers based on your brief, not your postcode. What matters for a Collingwood business is that the site works for how people here actually decide: on a phone, in a search, often from Fitzroy, Abbotsford or the CBD rather than a walk past your door. You get fixed-price quotes to compare, and you choose who builds it.
Most Collingwood projects run 3–6 weeks depending on scope. A portfolio or consultancy site is usually fastest, 3–4 weeks. A clinic booking system with online scheduling and intake forms takes longer, 4–6 weeks, because of the extra integration work. A café or retail site with ordering sits in between at 3–5 weeks. You'll get a fixed-price quote and realistic timeline within 24 hours of submitting your brief.
Fixed prices
Know the price before you talk to anyone.
These are published fixed-price builds, available to Collingwood businesses like any other. No hourly rates, no discovery call before you can see a number.
Starter Business Website
$1,990
1–2 weeks
A sharp five-page website that makes a small business look established, live in a fortnight.
See what's includedProfessional Business Website
$4,950
2–4 weeks
The full small-business build: 8–12 pages, booking or quoting flows, and local SEO that actually ranks.
See what's includedLocal SEO Build-Out
$2,950
2 weeks
The ranking machine bolted onto your existing site: service pages, suburb pages, schema and reviews, done properly once.
See what's includedWebsite Care Plan
$190
Ongoing monthly
Hosting, updates, backups, security and monthly changes, all handled, so your site stays fast and safe without you thinking about it.
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Your industry
Developers who have built for your trade before.
The biggest employers around Collingwood, by registered businesses in Yarra. Each one has its own page, because a cafe site and a plant-hire site are not the same job.
Professional, scientific & technical services
3,788
local businesses
Web developers for this sector
Rental, hiring & real estate
2,128
local businesses
Web developers for this sector
Health care & social assistance
1,839
local businesses
Web developers for this sector
Construction
1,346
local businesses
Web developers for this sector
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