SubTrends

Averages 58 posts/day, top 5% activity. Most active Mondays around 4 AM UTC. Mostly text posts (66%).

Posts / Day Average posts per day this month. Arrow is change vs the prior calendar month.
58 0%
Avg Upvotes Mean net upvotes per post this month (upvotes minus downvotes). Arrow is change vs the prior month.
83 7%
Avg Comments Mean number of comments per post this month. Arrow is change vs the prior month when that month’s data is available.
24 5%
Activity Rank #2,118 by posts/day among 91,563 tracked SFW subreddits as of Jun 2026 (Top 5%). Arrow is spots gained or lost vs the prior month.
#2,118 26
Top 5%
Posts w/ Links The percentage of posts that link off-site. This counts true link posts plus text posts with a URL in the body. Image and video posts are not counted.
12%
Low-Reply Rate Share of posts with 0 or 1 comment. A single comment is often an automated mod reply rather than real community discussion.
40%

r/melbourne Traffic & Engagement

Volume and engagement over time

Posts/DayAvg Upvotes0123401234
Posts/Day Avg Upvotes Mean net upvotes per post in this bucket.

Post Format

Top Post Type Text
Typical Title Length Short (47 chars)
Peak Day Thursday

Upvote Distribution

How upvoted posts perform Only posts with 2+ upvotes. The bands below show how those posts are spread by upvote count.

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20%
10–99
40%
100–999
36%
1K+
4%
Posts that get upvoted Share of posts that received at least one upvote (2+ net upvotes). Most posts at 1 upvote are excluded. 39%
Median upvoted post Median upvotes among posts that received upvotes. Differs from Avg Upvotes in the snapshot, which includes every post. 56
Top post Highest upvote count on a single post this month. 6.8K

r/melbourne Most Active Times

Peak posting by day and hour (UTC)

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#1 Top 3 activity windows

Most Active by Day

Sun 8 AM
Mon 4 AM
Tue 1 AM
Wed 4 AM
Thu 8 PM
Fri 2 AM
Sat 1 AM

r/melbourne Flair Performance

Upvotes and volume by flair

Flair Posts Upvotes
THDG Need Help468 (26.9%)27
removed - new user296 (17.0%)1
Om nom nom133 (7.6%)99
Not On My Smashed Avo119 (6.8%)105
Serious News108 (6.2%)78
Photography98 (5.6%)369
Things That Go Ding (Public Transport)79 (4.5%)166
Real estate/Renting68 (3.9%)105
The Sky is Falling52 (3.0%)83
Light and Fluffy News51 (2.9%)190

Post Type Breakdown

Share by text, image, or link

66%text posts

r/melbourne Trending Keywords

Ranked by how often they appear

KeywordMentions ▼UpvotesComments
melbourne
297 (17.0%)
7131
anyone
99 (5.7%)
5122
best
56 (3.2%)
1931
looking
52 (3.0%)
3010
help
45 (2.6%)
139
recommendations
41 (2.4%)
412
find
39 (2.2%)
9618
know
39 (2.2%)
5723
cbd
36 (2.1%)
9228
good
32 (1.8%)
916

r/melbourne Mentioned Domains

Most linked sites

Domain Links Upvotes
abc.net.au55134
theage.com.au26143
news.com.au12188
archive.md12140
youtube.com721
nine.com.au552
archive.is5179
theguardian.com5171
premier.vic.gov.au4193
realestate.com.au4248

r/melbourne Top Posts

Highest-performing posts

r/melbourne Audience Overlap

Overlapping audiences

r/melbourne FAQ

What's the best time to post on r/melbourne?

Based on posting volume, r/melbourne is most active on Mondays around 4 AM UTC. That window has the most community activity, but busier hours also mean more competition for attention.

How active is r/melbourne?

r/melbourne averages 58 posts per day and ranks in the top 5% for activity among tracked SFW subreddits.

How many upvotes do posts on r/melbourne get?

Posts on r/melbourne average about 83 upvotes this month (net score per post).

What kind of posts does r/melbourne get most?

On r/melbourne, most posts are text posts (66%)