What to know about Melbourne
- Anyone running paid personal training or fitness instruction on public land in the City of Melbourne must apply for a council permit.Source: City of Melbourne
- The City of Melbourne's park fitness permit lists yoga, tai chi and similar classes as permitted activities, between 6am and 8pm and for no more than 12 participants.Source: City of Melbourne
- Parks approved for small group fitness in the City of Melbourne include Kings Domain, Fitzroy Gardens, Flagstaff Gardens, Fawkner Park, Carlton Gardens, Princes Park and Royal Park.Source: City of Melbourne
- At the council's Melbourne City Baths, yoga classes can be attended from age 14 with a parent or guardian, and shoes can come off in class.Source: City of Melbourne
- In 2025 about 5.3% of adults in Victoria did yoga, around 305,000 people.Source: Australian Sports Commission, AusPlay, VIC Data Tables (30 April 2026)
- Greater Melbourne had 5,435,590 residents at 30 June 2025, up 2.0% in a year.Source: ABS, Regional population 2024-25
Yoga across Melbourne
Greater Melbourne grew by 2.0% in the year to June 2025, to 5,435,590 people (ABS), and in Victoria about 5.3% of adults, around 305,000 people, did yoga in 2025 (AusPlay Victorian data tables). Studios are spread right across the city, so the most useful thing to tell us is your suburb and whether you would travel from home or from work.
Classes in the city's parks
The City of Melbourne requires a permit for anyone paid to instruct on public land, and its permit names yoga, tai chi and similar classes. Sessions can run from 6am to 8pm with up to 12 people, without amplified music, in approved parks including the Fitzroy, Flagstaff and Carlton Gardens, Kings Domain, Fawkner Park, Princes Park and Royal Park (City of Melbourne). Indoors, the council's Melbourne City Baths runs yoga among its group classes, open to teenagers from 14 with a parent or guardian (City of Melbourne).
Suburb guides
We have written suburb guides for Glen Eira and Bayside in the south-east: Elsternwick, Carnegie, Bentleigh and Brighton among them. Anywhere else in Melbourne, send a request with your suburb.
Yoga in Melbourne: questions
Can I join a yoga class in a Melbourne park?
Yes, where a teacher holds a City of Melbourne permit for an approved park. Classes are capped at 12 people and run between 6am and 8pm.
I live in an outer suburb. Is that covered?
Yes. Type your suburb and choose Victoria, and we pass the request to a studio that teaches near you.