The Council has been collecting land use and employment data since 1962. Originally collected on a five-yearly basis, since 2000 it has been collected every two years. Changes over time have included:
| Census year |
Census area |
Major improvements |
No. of surveyed establishments |
| 1962 |
CBD |
First time - paper based |
|
| 1982 |
CBD |
Computer database, industry classification |
8,194 |
| 1992 |
Central City |
Expansion of Census area to Central City |
7,493 |
| 1997 |
Central City |
Capacity measures included |
7,844 |
| 2000 |
Central City |
Computer mapping, website launched |
7,977 |
| 2002 |
Municipality |
Contractors and volunteers categories |
13,507 |
| 2004 |
Municipality |
Space use measurement in m2 |
13,751 |
| 2006 |
Municipality |
Conversion to ANZSIC 2006 |
15,018 |
| 2008 |
Municipality |
|
15,305 |
| 2010 |
Municipality |
Occupancy history, operating hours, accessibility of public buildings, bicycle / shower facilities |
To be advised |
Between 2000 and 2002 the area was expanded to cover the entire municipality (previously central city only).
In 2010, this fifth municipality-wide CLUE reveals emerging trends for the City of Melbourne over the previous eight years.
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