Carlton has an unusually strong field of dentists — 16 of the 25 servicing the area have earned a recent Word of Mouth Service Award (64% award rate), with 1,942 customer reviews and an average rating of 4.9 stars.
Going rates
The typical dentist job in Carlton runs $280 at the median, with the bulk of jobs sitting between $190 and $310 based on review data — 12% above the Victorian average. Nearby: Fitzroy ($280), Carlton North ($255), Melbourne ($280). Prices have risen 211% since 2009 (from $90 to $280 median), averaging 13.2% per year. Quotes above $310 sit in the top 25% of reviewed jobs for the area — a useful benchmark when comparing estimates.
Area profile in brief
At median age 27, Carlton is a young suburb — driving dental demand toward cosmetic and preventive care: whitening, aligners, veneers, and check-up-heavy schedules. Locals leave 233% more reviews than the Victorian average, so ratings here reflect a particularly current sample.
Reviews & ratings
At 97.1 dentist reviews a year — 233% above the Victorian average — Carlton collects more feedback per year than typical for the state.
Based on 1,942 customer reviews collected on Word of Mouth between 2007–2026, and ABS Census 2021 data.
