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St Kilda Parking Permits: Resident, Visitor, and Event Exceptions
Apply on My Port Phillip. Confirm prices on council. This page is the permit job, not street-rate hunting.
Prices change. Confirm on portphillip.vic.gov.au before you pay.
Direct answer
St Kilda parking permits are City of Port Phillip products. There are 35 permit areas. Resident, combined, and foreshore permits are digital from 2 June 2025. Visitor permits stay laminated. A permit does not override Festival or Grand Prix tow-away.
$94 for one year
$160 resident plus foreshore
$76 for one year
$133 laminated card
- Check your address against Port Phillip's 35 permit areas on portphillip.vic.gov.au.
- Create or sign in to My Port Phillip and apply for resident, combined, foreshore, or visitor.
- Resident, combined, and foreshore permits live in the digital wallet from 2 June 2025. Visitor cards still arrive laminated.
- Display the visitor card on the passenger-side windscreen. Digital permits are read from the plate.
What each permit is for
- Resident: Your own vehicle in your permit area. One year $94.
- Combined resident plus foreshore: Resident rights plus foreshore zones. One year $160.
- Foreshore: Foreshore permit zones only. One year $76.
- Visitor: Guests visiting the linked residential property. One year $133. Concession $28 flat across types.
These figures are council published prices. They change. Confirm on the residential permits page before you pay.
Visitor permits are not digital. They stay laminated. If you leave the card in a drawer, the car is an unpermitted vehicle. Council has said wait times can be extremely busy, including Australia Post delivery.
Visitor permit rules
A visitor permit is only valid while the driver is visiting the linked residential property. It is not a second resident permit, not a tradie all-day pass, and not an Airbnb guest pass. Display it on the passenger-side windscreen. Full wording lives on the visitor permits page.
Airbnb and commercial stays
If you do not live at the property you cannot hold a residential or visitor permit for it. Short-stay guests use paid street parking, a carpark, or tram 96. Resident streets are not a hotel driveway.
Event exceptions: Festival and Grand Prix
A permit does not beat a tow-away sign. On Festival Sunday and Grand Prix race days, Fitzroy Street, Acland Street, Lower Esplanade, and Jacka Boulevard close. Leave the car outside the precinct. Use tram 96 or 16. Logistics:
Where the streets sit
Permit areas follow residential blocks, not tourist maps. For live listings by strip use the street hubs: Acland, Fitzroy, Carlisle, and The Esplanade.
Questions people ask
How do I apply for a St Kilda parking permit?
Apply on My Port Phillip. Confirm your address maps to the correct area of the 35 Port Phillip permit areas before you pay.
Are visitor permits digital?
No. Only resident, combined, and foreshore permits are digital from 2 June 2025. Visitor permits stay laminated and must be displayed.
Can Airbnb hosts keep a residential parking permit?
No. If you do not live there, you cannot hold a residential or visitor permit for that address.
Does a permit work during the Festival or Grand Prix?
No. Precinct streets are tow-away. Take tram 96 or 16.
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