The slides from GIS Analyst, Verity Miles (Urbis) gave at GeoRabble Melbourne #10. The calculations were performed using dwelling counts released from the ABS 2016 census. For more details, please contact Verity (vmiles@urbis.com.au).

1. HOWISDWELLINGDENSITY
SHAPINGOURCITY?
VERITYMILES

2. 1.HOWDOESMELBOURNECOMPARE?
2.WHATISTHECURRENTDENSITY DISTRIBUTION?
3.WHATDOESTHISMEAN?

3. HOWDOESMELBOURNECOMPARETO
OTHERCITIES?
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Hobart Adelaide Perth Canberra Brisbane Darwin Melbourne Sydney
AVERAGE DWELLINGDENSITY(ha)

4. URBIS.COM.AU
DWELLING
DENSITY

5. URBIS.COM.AU
TRAINS!

6. URBIS.COM.AU
TOP 10
SUBURBS
DWELLING
DENSITY
Southbank 362.4
Melbourne 238.0
Docklands 180.5
Carlton 150.5
St Kilda 76.6
South Yarra 74.0
St Kilda West 69.4
North Melbourne 63.4
Port Melbourne 60.2
Prahran 57.6
MOSTDENSE
SUBURBS

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DISTANCE FROMCBD
NORTH WEST SOUTHEAST
ACROSS
SECTION
NORTH WEST
SOUTHEAST

8. URBIS.COM.AU
WHYISTHIS
IMPORTANT?
WHATDOES
MELBOURNE’S
FUTURELOOK
LIKE?
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9. URBIS.COM.AU
WHYISTHIS
IMPORTANT?
HOWMIGHTIT
CHANGEIN
THEFUTURE?