In 2006, 300,000 people worked in the municipality; by 2030 we expect this to grow to 550,000. Over 10 year period our residential population has doubled to more than 120,000 as more people have made the city their home, and this is projected to grow to 210,000 by 2030. By then more than one million workers, students, residents and visitors will be in the city on a daily basis.
City of Melbourne's
Municipal Strategic Statement, which is based on the
Future Melbourne community plan, shows how this growth will be accommodated through the urban renewal of large sites and whole precincts in the municipality. These will incorporate the best transport, community services and urban infrastructure and build on Melbourne’s historic and cultural identity.