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Melbourne
Australia · Victoria

Melbourne

Includes Balaclava, Caulfield, Elsternwick, St Kilda, St Kilda East.

Safety Score

85/100

Quieter than usual

Based on 15 events over 60 weeks.

TribeScore

62/100

Jewish community

Based on Jewish population, synagogues, kosher food, mikvah and Chabad.

No verified figure yet for Jewish schools.

How scores work. We never blend the two into one number.

Jewish population
45,698
Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2021, table G14 (religious affiliation by sex), Judaism, persons, 2021
Synagogues
29
checked 25 Oct 2026
Kosher food
241
checked 25 Oct 2026

Safety in Melbourne

Not safety advice. Not an emergency service.

Safety Score

85 Quieter than usual

Based on 15 events over 60 weeks.

Up 14 in the last 4 weeks (quieter).

The score compares Melbourne with its own recent past. Compare it only with other cities in Australia.

Official figure

738 antisemitic incidents recorded in VIC (1 Oct 2024 - 30 Sep 2025).

Source: ECAJ (Executive Council of Australian Jewry) - Report on Anti-Jewish Incidents in Australia 2025, 2025.

Events in the last 12 months

Assault0
Attack or plot1
Vandalism2
Threat or harassment9
Campus or institutional0
Total12

Published events dated since 11 Nov 2025. See them in the feed.

Government travel advisory

Level 1 Exercise normal precautions

Source: US State Department, issued 18 Aug 2026; read 11 Nov 2026. It covers all of Australia, not just Melbourne.

Two questions for people who know Melbourne

Would you wear a Magen David here?

Not enough reports yet.

Could you be visibly observant here?

Not enough reports yet.

One answer per question per device. Results appear once 20 people have answered. Answers are opinions, not checked facts.

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Jewish places in Melbourne

Synagogues

29 · checked 25 Oct 2026

  • Addas Yisroel - Shabbos Minyan 140-146 Glen Eira Rd, Elsternwick VIC 3185, Australia Source: Google Maps
  • Beis Chabad Ohel Devorah 30 Meadow St, St Kilda East VIC 3183, Australia Source: Google Maps
  • Beit Chabad Melbourne, Chabad House 173 Balaclava Rd, Caulfield North VIC 3161, Australia Source: Google Maps
  • Brighton Hebrew Congregation 132/136 Marriage Rd, Brighton East VIC 3187, Australia Source: Google Maps
  • Caulfield Hebrew Congregation Unit 1/572 Inkerman Rd, Caulfield North VIC 3161, Australia Source: Google Maps
  • Chabad Bentleigh 13-17 Cecil St, Bentleigh East VIC 3165, Australia Source: Google Maps
  • Chabad House of Glen Eira 484 Glen Eira Rd, Caulfield VIC 3162, Australia Source: Google Maps
  • Chabad of Rural and Regional Australia 5 Pearson Grove, Caulfield North VIC 3161, Australia Source: Google Maps
  • congregation veyatzev avrohom 41 Glen Eira Rd, Ripponlea VIC 3185, Australia Source: Google Maps
  • East Melbourne Hebrew Congregation 488 Albert St, East Melbourne VIC 3002, Australia Source: Google Maps
  • Elwood Shule 39 Dickens St, Elwood VIC 3184, Australia Source: Google Maps
  • Etz Chayim Progressive Synagogue 549 Centre Rd, Bentleigh VIC 3204, Australia Source: Google Maps
  • Goldhirsch Hall 1 A'beckett St, St Kilda East VIC 3183, Australia Source: Google Maps
  • Kew Hebrew Congregation 53 Walpole St, Kew VIC 3101, Australia Source: Google Maps
  • Kollel Torah Mitzion Melbourne 81 Balaclava Rd, Melbourne VIC 3161, Australia Source: Google Maps
  • Leo Baeck Centre 31/37 Harp Rd, Kew VIC 3101, Australia Source: Google Maps
  • Melbourne Hebrew Congregation 2/8 Toorak Rd, South Yarra VIC 3141, Australia Source: Google Maps
  • Mifgash Centre - Bentleigh Synagogue & Jewish Centre 1-3 Cobar St, Bentleigh East VIC 3165, Australia Source: Google Maps
  • Mikvah Mei Chana 173 Balaclava Rd, Caulfield North VIC 3161, Australia Source: Google Maps
  • Moorabbin Hebrew Congregation 960 Nepean Hwy, Moorabbin VIC 3189, Australia Source: Google Maps
  • North Eastern Jewish Centre 6 High St, Doncaster VIC 3108, Australia Source: Google Maps
  • Rabbi Greenbaum - Mohel 960 Nepean Hwy, Moorabbin VIC 3189, Australia Source: Google Maps
  • Rambam Sephardic Synagogue 2A Carlisle Ave, Balaclava VIC 3183, Australia Source: Google Maps
  • Sassoon Yehuda Sephardi Synagogue 79 Hotham St, Balaclava VIC 3183, Australia Source: Google Maps
  • SpiritGrow 80/82 Kooyong Rd, Caulfield North VIC 3161, Australia Source: Google Maps
  • St Kilda Hebrew Congregation Inc 12 Charnwood Grove, St Kilda VIC 3182, Australia Source: Google Maps
  • Synagogue South Caulfield Hebrew Congregation 45 Leopold St, Caulfield South VIC 3162, Australia Source: Google Maps
  • Temple Beth Israel 76/82 Alma Rd, St Kilda VIC 3182, Australia Source: Google Maps
  • בית חב"ד לישראלים לשעבר 338B Carlisle St, Balaclava VIC 3183, Australia Source: Google Maps

Chabad houses

9 · checked 25 Oct 2026

  • Chabad Carnegie 695 North Rd, Carnegie VIC 3163, Australia Source: Google Maps
  • Chabad East Melbourne 488 Albert St, East Melbourne VIC 3002, Australia Source: Google Maps
  • Chabad House for travelers 173 Balaclava Rd, Caulfield North VIC 3161, Australia Source: Google Maps
  • Chabad House of Glen Eira 484 Glen Eira Rd, Caulfield VIC 3162, Australia Source: Google Maps
  • Chabad of Melbourne CBD 301/343 Little Collins St, Melbourne VIC 3000, Australia Source: Google Maps
  • Chabad-Lubavitch of South Yarra 72 River St, South Yarra VIC 3141, Australia Source: Google Maps
  • Colel Chabad level 2/480 St Kilda Rd, Melbourne VIC 3004, Australia Source: Google Maps
  • Kollel Menachem Lubavitch 88 Hotham St, St Kilda East VIC 3183, Australia Source: Google Maps
  • Yeshivah Centre - Lubavitch 92 Hotham St, St Kilda East VIC 3183, Australia Source: Google Maps

Kosher food

241 · checked 25 Oct 2026

  • 300 Grams Coburg 91 Gaffney St, Coburg VIC 3058, Australia Source: Google Maps
  • 4me gluten free 439a Kooyong Rd, Elsternwick VIC 3185, Australia Source: Google Maps
  • Al Haj Halal meats 78D Wheatsheaf Rd, Glenroy VIC 3046, Australia Source: Google Maps
  • AL MAKAN 13 Errol St, North Melbourne VIC 3051, Australia Source: Google Maps
  • ALDI 571 - 583 High St, Epping VIC 3076, Australia Source: Google Maps
  • All Things Equal Cafe 263-265 Carlisle St, Balaclava VIC 3183, Australia Source: Google Maps
  • Alreef Supermarket 1581 Thompsons Rd, Cranbourne North VIC 3977, Australia Source: Google Maps
  • ALTIMATE FOODS 119 National Blvd, Campbellfield VIC 3061, Australia Source: Google Maps
  • Aviv Cakes & Bagels 400 Glen Huntly Rd, Elsternwick VIC 3185, Australia Source: Google Maps
  • Baker in the Rye 185 Carlisle St, Balaclava VIC 3183, Australia Source: Google Maps
  • Balaclava Deli 267 Carlisle St, Balaclava VIC 3183, Australia Source: Google Maps
  • Bambra Deli 241 Bambra Rd, Caulfield South VIC 3162, Australia Source: Google Maps
  • Bentleigh Kebab 483 Centre Rd, Bentleigh VIC 3204, Australia Source: Google Maps
  • Boccaccio SUPA IGA 1030/1038 Burke Rd, Balwyn VIC 3103, Australia Source: Google Maps
  • Boundy's IGA Buckley Street 347 Buckley St, Essendon West VIC 3040, Australia Source: Google Maps
  • Bowery To Williamsburg 16 Oliver Ln, Melbourne VIC 3000, Australia Source: Google Maps
  • Cafe Brood 1226 Burwood Hwy, Upper Ferntree Gully VIC 3156, Australia Source: Google Maps
  • Cafe D'lish 269 Bambra Rd, Caulfield South VIC 3162, Australia Source: Google Maps
  • Candy Buffet Co. 105 Lambeck Dr, Tullamarine VIC 3043, Australia Source: Google Maps
  • Champions IGA Whittlesea 2/16 Church St, Whittlesea VIC 3757, Australia Source: Google Maps
  • Coles Aurora Village 315A Harvest Home Rd, Epping VIC 3076, Australia Source: Google Maps
  • Coles Balaclava Camden St &, Alfred St, Balaclava VIC 3183, Australia Source: Google Maps
  • Coles Balwyn East 342-344 Belmore Rd, Balwyn VIC 3103, Australia Source: Google Maps
  • Coles Bayswater Mountain High Shopping Centre, 7/13 High St, Bayswater VIC 3153, Australia Source: Google Maps
  • Coles Bentleigh 5/7 Vickery St, Bentleigh VIC 3204, Australia Source: Google Maps
  • Coles Blackburn North Corner of Springfield & Williams Rds, Shopping Centre, Blackburn North VIC 3130, Australia Source: Google Maps
  • Coles Boronia Floriston Rd &, Mall Shopping Centre, Chandler Rd, Boronia VIC 3155, Australia Source: Google Maps
  • Coles Botanic Ridge Shopping Centre, Craig Rd, Botanic Ridge VIC 3977, Australia Source: Google Maps
  • Coles Box Hill Central 1 Main St, Box Hill VIC 3128, Australia Source: Google Maps
  • Coles Brunswick East 127-137 Nicholson St, Brunswick East VIC 3057, Australia Source: Google Maps

Jewish schools

Insufficient verified data

Mikvaot

3 · checked 25 Oct 2026

  • Caulfield Mikvah 9 Furneaux Grove, St Kilda East VIC 3183, Australia Source: Google Maps
  • Mikvah Chaya Mousske Schneerson 38 Empress Rd, St Kilda East VIC 3183, Australia Source: Google Maps
  • Mikvah Mei Chana 173 Balaclava Rd, Caulfield North VIC 3161, Australia Source: Google Maps

Sources

FigureSourceDate
Jewish population Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2021, table G14 (religious affiliation by sex), Judaism, persons 2021
Synagogues Google Maps checked 25 Oct 2026
Chabad houses Google Maps checked 25 Oct 2026
Kosher food Google Maps checked 25 Oct 2026
Mikvaot Google Maps checked 25 Oct 2026
Official figure, VIC ECAJ (Executive Council of Australian Jewry) - Report on Anti-Jewish Incidents in Australia 2025 1 Oct 2024 - 30 Sep 2025
Travel advisory US State Department read 11 Nov 2026
Events and Safety Score News reports collected and grouped by us newest 7 Sep 2026

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