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Melbourne: a snapshot
The City of Melbourne is situated within the State of Victoria, in the country of Australia.
The City of Melbourne is made up of the city centre and a number of inner-city suburbs. Each suburb has its own distinctive flavour, with different businesses, dwellings and groups of people living and working there.
Visit Suburb profiles for more information. You can also view suburb maps and a boundary map of the City of Melbourne.
| City of Melbourne area |
37.6 km2 |
| Estimated resident population 20081 (2006)1 (2001)1 |
89,759(p) (81,366)(f) (56,130)(f) |
| Residential dwellings 20073 (2001)3 |
47,906 (29,450) |
| Median age 20064 (2001 and 1996)4 |
28 (28.9 and 29.1) |
| City users 20085 (2006 and 2004)5 |
771,000 (716,000 and 666,400) per day |
| International visitors 20065 (2004)5 |
1,076,600 (997,100) per annum |
| Residents born overseas 20066 |
41.7% |
| Most common language spoken, other than English 20066 |
Mandarin (8.1%) |
| International student residents 20057 (2004)7 |
18,693 (18,507) |
| International student enrolments 20067 |
21,218 |
| Total built area 20088 (2006 and 2004)8 |
30,812,710 m2 (28,716,362 and 26,535,416 m2) |
| Number of cafe/ restaurant/ bistro seats 20088 (2006 and 2004)8 |
145,116 (140,147 and 126,921) |
| Total employment (workers) 20088 (2006 and 2004)8 |
413,278 persons (362,923 and 329,420) |
| Number of establishments 20088 (2006 and 2004)8 |
15,303 (13,860 and 12,513) |
| Largest industry by floor area 20088 |
Arts and Recreation (5,771,789 m2) |
| Largest industry by number of employees 20088 |
Business Services (64,100) |
| Most common occupation of workers 20066 |
Professionals (40.4%) |
| Total length of roads 20069 |
338 km |
| Total area of parkland 200710 (2006)10 (2005)10 |
567.8 ha (567.4 ha) (566.6 ha) |
| Tallest building11 |
Eureka Tower, 3-7 Riverside Quay, Southbank, 92 levels/ 300 m |
| Oldest building9 |
Mitre Tavern, 5-9 Bank Place: 1837 |
| Melbourne Metropolitan area |
7,693.7 km2 |
| Estimated resident population 20081 (2006)1 (2001)1 |
3,892,419(p) (3,473,015(f)) (3,471,625(f)) |
| Residential dwellings 200612 (2001)13 (1996)13 |
1,471,155 (1,344,624) (1,234,301) |
| Median age 200612 |
36 |
Note. ABS Estimated Resident Population: (p) = preliminary; (f) = final.
Sources
1) Australian Bureau of Statistics, Regional Population Growth, Australia 2007-08 (cat. no. 3218.0)
3) City of Melbourne, City Research Branch, 2008, Analysis of Population and Housing 2001-2007
4) Australian Bureau of Statistics, Regional Population Growth, Australia, 1996 to 2006 (cat. no. 3218.0) and Population by Age and Sex, Australia, 2006 (cat. no. 3235.0)
5) City of Melbourne, City Research Branch, 2009, City User Estimates and Forecasts 2004-2020, 2009 Update
6) Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2006 Census QuickStats: Melbourne (C) (Local Government Area)
7) Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations, 2006, Vocational Education and Training (VET) Provider Collection, 2006
8) City of Melbourne, City Research Branch, 2008, Census of Land Use and Employment (CLUE)
9) City of Melbourne, 2008, Mapbase
10) City of Melbourne, 2007, Open Space Register
11) Eureka Tower, 2006
12) Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2006 Census QuickStats: Melbourne (Statistical Division)
13) Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2001 Census QuickStats: Melbourne (Statistical Division)
The City of Melbourne is located at latitude 37 degrees 49 minutes south and longitude 144 degrees 58 minutes east on the south-east edge of Australia. City of Melbourne residents enjoy a temperate climate influenced by its location at the apex of one of the world's largest bays, Port Phillip.
Focused around a central business district, metropolitan Melbourne's 8,806 sq km of suburbs spread more than 40 km to the south, are hemmed in by the picturesque Dandenong ranges 30 km to the east, extend up to 20 km to the north and sprawl across vast, flat basalt plains to the west.
The official language is English, however more than 100 languages are spoken by the city's residents.
The City of Melbourne has a temperate climate of mild temperatures with four distinct seasons free of extremes.
Seasonal temperatures
| Season |
Average maximum |
Average minimum |
| Summer (December to February) warm to hot |
25°C (77°F) |
14°C (57°F) |
| Autumn (March to May) mild |
20°C (68°F) |
11°C (52°F) |
| Winter (June to August) cool to brisk |
14°C (57°F) |
7°C (45°F) |
| Spring (September to November) cool to mild |
20°C (68°F) |
10°C (50°F) |
Rainfall
| Average annual rainfall |
650.5 millimetres |
| Average annual number of days of rain |
146 |
| Average annual number of clear days |
49 |
| Average annual number of cloudy days |
179 |
(Source: Bureau of Meteorology, Climate statistics for Australian Locations (Melbourne))
- Australian Eastern Standard Time is GMT plus 10 hours
- Daylight Saving - first Sunday in October to the first Sunday in April
- Winter - 9 hours, 32 minutes (June 21)
- Summer - 14 hours, 47 minutes in summer (December 22)
| New Year's Day |
1 January |
| Australia Day |
26 January |
| Labour Day |
Second Monday in March |
| Easter |
Good Friday to Easter Monday (March or April) |
| Anzac Day |
25 April |
| Queen's Birthday |
Second Monday in June |
| Melbourne Cup |
First Tuesday in November |
| Christmas Day |
25 December |
| Boxing Day |
26 December |
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