Melbourne live music venues could face tougher noise restrictions as the state government calls for residents near popular entertainment strips to air their grievances.

Until the end of the month, the Environmental Protection Agency is surveying residents who live near music venues and business precincts about noise and the point at which it becomes annoying.

More than 50,000 people in the city's north, west and south-east have been targeted by the EPA, but the questionnaire is open to the public.

The survey asks residents to enter their home address and specify their noise complaints, the time of day when they occurred, the impact the noise had on them and what action they took.

The EPA said the feedback would be compared to noise levels measured at locations around the city, including entertainment strips in Fitzroy, Northcote and South Yarra, and used to gauge the community's satisfaction with noise pollution laws.