The second APRA Top 30 Postcodes Rankings showed nine out of the top 15 suburbs were in Melbourne. Coburg moved up to #4 from #6, but Preston AKA Depreston and Fitzroy North/Clifton Hill have moved down. But within a 4km area, there’s a lot of writing talent.
The top 15 national listing is:
1. Brunswick
2. Northcote
3. Newtown/Enmore (Sydney)
4. Coburg
5. Preston
6. Bondi (Sydney)
7. Fitzroy North/Clifton Hill
8. Marrickville
9. Surry Hills/ Darlinghurst
10. St. Kilda
11. Thornbury
12. Fitzroy
13. Richmond
14. Lismore (NSW)
15. West End/ South Brisbane/Highgate Hill
Brunswick also rated #1 for alt-rock, pop/rock, metal, folk and blues and roots writers. It was #3 for electronica and country.
Northcote was #1 for jazz and country, and #2 for alt-rock and pop/rock, and #3 for screen composers.
For electronica and dance/techno, the first two suburbs were Surry Hills/Darlinghurst and Bondi in Sydney. Bondi also topped the postcode for urban.
