About r/melbourne
In its own words:
A subreddit to chat about Melbourne, the greatest city in Australia
Community guide
r/melbourne (#985, about 1.1 million) is local news and everyday chat about Melbourne, Australia—not a nationwide Australia dump, a classifieds board or a Facebook-link feed.
What belongs
City discussion (about 36 posts/day; mostly text). Rules require Melbourne-related posts and ban editorialising, duplicates, hate speech, witch-hunts, fake news, low-effort posts, Facebook links, and buying, selling or exchanging (including tenancy swaps); surveys and petitions are restricted.
Versus australia
australia covers the whole country. This room is Melbourne-specific, including Victorian news and daily life.
Practical pointers
Keep listings and tenancy swaps off the board; talk about the city itself.
The community was created on Jul 25, 2008, which makes it 18 years old. Since Oct 26, 2026, it has gained 1,000 subscribers (+0.09%). Among the 8 communities on our australia list it is number 2 by size. It sits just behind r/GuysBeingDudes (#984) and ahead of r/doordash (#986) in our ranking.
What sets r/melbourne apart
Posts here spark a lot of conversation: the archive averages 31.1 comments per post, roughly 2.4× the typical big subreddit (13.0). Its rhythm is strongly tied to time zones: the busiest hour (02:00 UTC) sees about 14.0× as many posts as the quietest (15:00 UTC).
Subscriber growth
Between Sep 19, 2026 and Nov 2, 2026, r/melbourne climbed from 1,068,607 to 1,075,032 subscribers (+6.4K, +0.60%). That is about 146 new members per day. The chart shows 9 weekly subscriber counts.
What r/melbourne talks about
Across 178 recent posts (Oct 29–Nov 4), the words that come up most are “victorian”, “daily”, “discussion”, “car” and “election”. Other frequent themes are cup, recommendations, morning, victoria, airport and police. Recurring phrases include “daily discussion”, “mars jupiter”, “victorian election” and “david jones”. By format, 51% are text posts, 18% are images and 18% are links.
Popular post flairs: THDG Need Help (41), Serious News (15), Politics (15), Not On My Smashed Avo (13), Real estate/Renting (10), The Sky is Falling (10).
Activity and best time to post
r/melbourne gets about 36 new posts a day. The public archive holds 333,292 posts and 10,352,705 comments in total, about 31.1 comments per post. Last week the busiest day was Thursday (33 posts) and the quietest was Monday (21). Posting peaks around 02:00 UTC and is lowest around 15:00 UTC.
Rules of r/melbourne
The moderators of r/melbourne list 14 rules. In short:
- Talkin' Melbourne
- Follow Reddiquette
- No Editorialising
- No Duplicate Posts
- No Hate Speech
- Be Respectful
- No Witch-hunts
- Missing Person versus Stalkers
- Spreading fake news
- Surveys, research and petitions
How to join
Open reddit.com/r/melbourne and press “Join”. Read the community rules in the sidebar before you post: every subreddit is run by its own volunteer moderators.
Frequently asked questions
How many members does r/melbourne have?
r/melbourne has 1,075,032 subscribers (Nov 2, 2026), which makes it the #985 safe-for-work subreddit in the SubMouse ranking. It added 6,425 members between Sep 19, 2026 and Nov 2, 2026.
When was r/melbourne created?
r/melbourne was created on Jul 25, 2008, so it has been around for 18 years.
Is r/melbourne still active?
Yes. r/melbourne gets about 36 new posts a day (average of the last four weeks). Over its lifetime the archive counts 333,292 posts and 10,352,705 comments. In a sample of 178 recent posts we counted 144 different authors.
What is the best time to post in r/melbourne?
Based on post counts from Oct 29, 2026 to Nov 4, 2026, the busiest day was Thursday and the quietest Monday, and most posts arrive around 02:00 UTC, with the fewest around 15:00 UTC. More posts also means more competition, so a quieter hour can help a post get noticed.
What kind of posts are on r/melbourne?
The community describes itself as: “A subreddit to chat about Melbourne, the greatest city in Australia” Recent post titles often mention victorian, daily, discussion, car and election. Most posts are text posts (51%).
Is r/melbourne SFW?
Yes. Reddit does not mark r/melbourne as an 18+ (NSFW) community. SubMouse lists safe-for-work subreddits only.
What are the rules of r/melbourne?
Join the community on Reddit first, then use “Create post”. r/melbourne accepts both text and link posts, with images, videos and galleries enabled. It has 14 posted rules, starting with: “Talkin' Melbourne”; “Follow Reddiquette”; “No Editorialising”. Moderators remove posts that break the rules, so read them in the sidebar before posting.
What subreddits are similar to r/melbourne?
Communities with similar topics include r/australia (2.9M).
Stats from public data (data updated Nov 2, 2026; activity, rules and archive totals via the Arctic Shift archive, Nov 6, 2026). Point and comment counts are archive snapshots and can be lower than on Reddit today. SubMouse is an independent directory and is not affiliated with Reddit or the moderators of r/melbourne.