Who lives here
19,490
residents at the 2021 Census
- Median age36
- Aged 65+10.6%
- Under 2514.8%
- Median household income$1,779/wk
- Median rent$381/wk
Port Phillip, Victoria
Beachfront reputation, professional-services economy underneath.
St Kilda is built around people in the middle of their working lives rather than families with school-age kids or retirees. Just 14.8% of the population is under 25, and the suburb's 19,490 residents live inside one of Melbourne's busiest rental markets, with real estate and property management firms doing constant business turning tenancies over. Professional, scientific and technical services is the largest sector across Port Phillip at 4,784 businesses, more office and consulting work than any other trade in the council area. Median family income runs to $2,737 a week, well ahead of a lot of bayside suburbs, money earned by people who work in those offices rather than off passing beach trade.
'St Kilda sells itself' is the line you hear from businesses that have been on Fitzroy Street or Acland Street long enough to remember when the beach and the trams did the marketing for you. It doesn't hold now that only 14.8% of the suburb is under 25 and the rest is a working population of professionals who research a booking, a menu or a service call on their phone before they leave the house, the same way they'd check a supplier at their own job. A physio, an accountant, a real estate agent or a café owner competing for that crowd needs a site that loads fast, states the price or the booking process plainly, and looks as professional as the office towers those customers work in during the week. A website that quotes a price and takes a booking beats another sign on the footpath, every single day.
Three vetted Australian developers, hand-picked to a St Kilda brief, quoted in writing within 24 hours. Free, no obligation.
Live ABS data · updated 2026-08-29
The St Kilda market, by the numbers.
Pulled from the Australian Bureau of Statistics: the 2021 Census for St Kilda itself, and the latest Data by Region release (2024) for the Port Phillip area. This is the market your website sells into.
The business scene
~4,050
businesses in St Kilda (estimated*)
- Port Phillip total21,482
- Solo / non-employing14,735
- 1–4 staff4,585
- 5–19 staff1,839
- 20+ staff701
90% of local businesses have fewer than 5 staff. That's exactly who FindDevs was built for.
Biggest local industries
Businesses by industry, Port Phillip (2024)
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Professional, scientific & technical services4,784
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Rental, hiring & real estate3,587
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Construction2,476
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Financial & insurance services1,851
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Health care & social assistance1,571
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Retail trade1,239
*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 St Kilda businesses actually build.
Indicative ranges from briefs like these in the FindDevs network. Your three quotes will be specific to your scope.
Professional Services Site
Typical price
$3,500 – $8,500
Timeline
2–3 weeks
Built for consultants, advisers and agencies competing in Port Phillip's largest sector, professional and technical services. Designed to convert enquiries, not just look credible.
- Case studies and credentials
- Enquiry form that qualifies leads
- Mobile-first, fast-loading design
- On-page local SEO setup
Property and Rental Portal
Typical price
$4,500 – $12,000
Timeline
4–6 weeks
For agents and property managers working St Kilda's high-turnover rental market. Handles live listings, enquiry capture and the volume that comes with constant tenancy changes.
- Live listings feed
- Tenant and owner enquiry forms
- Map-based property search
- Owner/agent login area
Allied Health Booking Site
Typical price
$3,500 – $9,000
Timeline
3–4 weeks
For physios, dentists and clinics serving a working-age population that books everything on a phone. Online scheduling replaces phone tag and no-shows.
- Online booking calendar
- Service and pricing pages
- Patient intake forms
- Maps and directions
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Why FindDevs in St Kilda
Local knowledge, without being stuck with one local option.
Three quotes, not one local guess.
Around St Kilda 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 St Kilda's actual customers.
The median age in St Kilda is 36. 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
St Kilda questions.
It depends on what the site needs to do. A professional services or consultancy site for a St Kilda business typically runs $3,500 - $8,500, a property or rental portal with listings and enquiry handling runs $4,500 - $12,000, and a booking site for a clinic or allied health practice runs $3,500 - $9,000. Timeframes sit between 2 and 6 weeks depending on scope. You get three fixed-price quotes from vetted Australian developers within 24 hours, so you can compare before committing to anything.
Foot traffic gets someone past your door once. It doesn't help when they search for you afterwards, compare you to the business next door, or decide whether to book before they've left home. St Kilda has an estimated 4,050 businesses trading in the suburb, which is a lot of competition for anyone relying on being noticed rather than being found. A website that loads fast, states prices or booking details plainly, and turns up in a search is what gets you chosen over a competitor with the same foot traffic and no website worth looking at.
Most projects take 2 to 6 weeks depending on what you're building. A professional services site is usually the fastest at 2-3 weeks. A booking site for a clinic or allied health practice takes 3-4 weeks to get scheduling and intake forms working properly. A property or rental portal with live listings and owner logins takes longer, typically 4-6 weeks. Every project starts with three fixed-price quotes from vetted Australian developers within 24 hours, so you know the cost and timeline before you commit to a developer.
Fixed prices
Know the price before you talk to anyone.
These are published fixed-price builds, available to St Kilda 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.
See what's included
Your industry
Developers who have built for your trade before.
The biggest employers around St Kilda, by registered businesses in Port Phillip. Each one has its own page, because a cafe site and a plant-hire site are not the same job.
Professional, scientific & technical services
4,784
local businesses
Web developers for this sector
Rental, hiring & real estate
3,587
local businesses
Web developers for this sector
Construction
2,476
local businesses
Web developers for this sector
Health care & social assistance
1,571
local businesses
Web developers for this sector
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