Melbourne is the capital of Victoria and the business, administrative, cultural and recreational hub of the state. The City encompasses a total land area of 36 square kilometres. The City of Melbourne is a mixed use area, with residential, commercial, industrial, institutional, cultural, entertainment and tourist land uses, and substantial parklands. In recent decades much of the City has undergone significant urban renewal and redevelopment, leading to increased population and business activity. Former industrial areas have been replaced with offices, businesses, technology centres, restaurants, shops, hotels, marinas, high density housing and parks.

NOTE: The land use shown in the map is derived from ABS Mesh Block categories. Mesh Blocks broadly identify land use and are not designed to provide definitive land use. It is purely an indicator of the main planned land use for a Mesh Blocks. For more information please refer to ABS Mesh Block categories.