▁north ▁of ▁Melbourne ' s ▁Central ▁Business ▁District . ▁Its ▁local ▁government ▁areas ▁are ▁the ▁C ities ▁of ▁Melbourne ▁and ▁Mor eland . ▁At ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁Census , ▁Park ville ▁had ▁a ▁population ▁of ▁ 7 , 4 0 9 . ▁ ▁Park ville ▁is ▁border ed ▁by ▁North ▁Melbourne ▁to ▁the ▁south - west , ▁Carl ton ▁and ▁Carl ton ▁North ▁to ▁the ▁south ▁and ▁east , ▁Brun sw ick ▁to ▁the ▁north ▁( where ▁a ▁part ▁of ▁Park ville ▁lies ▁within ▁the ▁City ▁of ▁Mor eland ), ▁and ▁F lem ington ▁to ▁the ▁west . ▁The ▁sub urb ▁includes ▁the ▁post codes ▁ 3 0 5 2 ▁and ▁ 3 0 1 0 ▁( Univers ity ). ▁ ▁A ▁major ▁feature ▁is ▁the ▁neighbour ing ▁Royal ▁Park , ▁Melbourne , ▁an ▁exp ans ive ▁park land ▁which ▁is ▁notable ▁as ▁home ▁to ▁the ▁Royal ▁Melbourne ▁Zo ological ▁Gard ens ▁and ▁was ▁the ▁ath lete ' s ▁village ▁for ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁Commonwealth ▁Games . ▁ ▁Park ville ▁is ▁a ▁major ▁education , ▁research ▁and ▁health care ▁prec inct ▁and ▁home ▁to ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Melbourne , ▁Mon ash ▁University ▁Ph arm acy ▁fac ulty , ▁Royal ▁Melbourne ▁Hospital , ▁Royal ▁Women ' s ▁Hospital , ▁Royal ▁Children ' s ▁Hospital , ▁the ▁Victor ian ▁Com pre h ensive ▁Can cer ▁Centre , ▁and ▁C SL . ▁ ▁The ▁resident ial ▁areas ▁have ▁a ▁high ▁median ▁house ▁price ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁proxim ity ▁to ▁the