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                    Census of Land Use and Employment (CLUE)

                    Elevated view of Melbourne city buildings and Yarra River, suburban outskirts in the background


                    Census of Land Use and Employment (CLUE) provides comprehensive information about land use, employment and economic activity across the City of Melbourne, making it a valuable research tool.

                    CLUE assists the City of Melbourne's business planning, policy development and strategic decision making. Investors, consultants, students, urban researchers, property analysts and businesses can also benefit from CLUE as it provides a better understanding of customers and the market place.

                    CLUE data includes:

                    • industry structure and type (ANZSIC code and number of establishments or business locations)
                    • floor space type and use (office, retail, industrial, accommodation or entertainment and office vacancy rates)
                    • employment type (full-time, part-time, casual or contractor)
                    • building information (number of floors, year of construction, gross floor area and lettable area)
                    • venue and capacity measures (cafe or restaurant seats, child care centre spaces, off-street car parking spaces, bicycle and shower facilities, residential dwellings, student dwellings, student beds, theatre and stadium seats, conference and meeting seats and gaming machines)
                    • spatial distribution (maps, CLUE small areas, blocks and customised regions).
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                    The Census of Land Use and Employment (CLUE) helps us to understand the changing nature of our city.