Transforming Australian cities
Council House 2
CitySounds survey
Victoria-California Climate Change Research Collaboration Framework 2008
Annual visitor survey 2008
Value of Tourism 2007
The Global City 2006
The Price of Petrol 2006
Gambling
Places for People 2004
Other related statistical information
A range of other internal and jointly commissioned research reports on the City of Melbourne is available below.
Transforming Australian cities
City of Melbourne has won an Australia Award for Urban Design for its research project Transforming Australian Cities.
The Melbourne study, jointly commissioned by the City of Melbourne and the Victorian Department of Transport, investigated the potential transformation of metropolitan Melbourne to meet the projected population of 5 million by 2029. The research includes Melbourne case studies and presents a well-researched argument for sustainable strategic residential and employment intensification along public transport corridors.
Transforming Australian Cities report (PDF, 3Mb) 
Please note: This is a large file and may take some time to download via a dial-up connection.
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Council House 2 – our green building
City of Melbourne's green building, Council House 2 (CH2), is an innovative building design with the potential to change the way Australia – and indeed the world – approaches ecologically sustainable design. It also represents a unique chance to not just set an example but to run a research program that will lead to a much greater understanding of sustainable design and its benefits.
Find out more about Council House 2.
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CitySounds survey
CitySounds is a community-based survey developed by RMIT University Spatial Information Architectural Laboratory (SIAL) and the City of Melbourne. The aim of the survey was to investigate the awareness and perceptions that people have towards typical sounds heard in the CBD.
For more information visit CitySounds survey.
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Victoria-California Climate Change Research Collaboration Framework 2008
Victoria-California Climage Change Research Collaboration Framework: Executive Summary (PDF, 47kb)
Victoria-California Climage Change Research Collaboration Framework: Executive Summary (Text only, 93kb)
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Annual Visitor Survey 2008
Tourism Melbourne’s Annual Visitor Survey provides the City of Melbourne with information on the profile and satisfaction rating of people using our key visitor services, their satisfaction of the services received and the impact of how using these services affects their decision making.
Annual Visitor Survey (PDF, 67kb)
Annual Visitor Survey (Text only, 255kb)
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Value of Tourism 2007
In 2007, the City of Melbourne published the Value of Tourism report. The report estimates direct tourism expenditure in the City of Melbourne and discusses social benefits of tourism, and relationships between quality of visitor services and tourism performance.
For more information visit Value of Tourism.
Fact Sheet – Value of Tourism to the City of Melbourne (PDF, 13kb)
Fact Sheet – Value of Tourism to the City of Melbourne (Text only, 226kb)
Full Report – Value of Tourism to the City of Melbourne – August 2007 (PDF, 1.6MB)
Contact/Author: Tourism Melbourne Branch
Date published: September 2007
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The Global City 2006
The purpose of this report is to examine the concept of the global city and how it can be applied to Melbourne to assist Council’s planning and marketing objectives.
The Global City Concept (PDF, 129kb)
The Global City Concept (Text only, 1.7MB)
Author: Austin Ley
Date published: February 2006
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The Price of Petrol 2006
This paper discusses the reasons behind petrol price increases and their economic consequences.
The Price of Petrol and the China effect – Causes and Consequences 2006 (PDF, 276kb)
The Price of Petrol and the China effect – Causes and Consquences 2006 (Text only, 1.8MB)
Author: George Konstantinidis
Date published: May 2006
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Gambling 2005
While gambling is a recreational activity which most experience without harm, the City of Melbourne is concerned about problem gambling and its effect in the community. Problem gambling refers to a situation where a person’s gambling activity gives rise to harm to the individual player, and their family and may extend into the wider community.
For more information, contact the City of Melbourne on (03) 9658 9658.
In 2005, the City of Melbourne prepared a submission to the Regional Electronic Gaming Machine Caps Review Panel to seek restrictions on electronic gaming machines in its municipality.
City of Melbourne's Submission to the Regional Electronic Gaming Machine Caps Review Panel (PDF, 269kb)
City of Melbourne's Submission to the Regional Electronic Gaming Machine Caps Review Panel (Text only, 567kb)
Contact: Nick Casey
Author: Austin Ley
Date published: June 2005
Sources: See document
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Places for People 2004
In 2004, the City of Melbourne collaborated with Professor Jan Gehl on the Places for People study to survey the city’s street life and suggest improvements. Visit Places for People 2004 for more information.
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Other related statistical information
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