What does the future hold for Melbourne?1:02
Future Melbourne editor Nick Richardson details the Herald Sun's in-depth investigation into what's next for Victoria's capital.
Future Melbourne: What’s it all about?
- Why Melbourne is still the most liveable city in the world
- It’s time to weatherproof the MCG
- In which direction will Melbourne grow?
- What’s planned for Melbourne’s CBD of the future
- New suburbs to grow from Melbourne’s industry ashes
THE rest of the world knows Melbourne is the most liveable city on the planet.
But what will it take for Melbourne to keep that title?
Will it be putting a roof on our iconic stadium, the MCG?
That idea is designed to fire imagination and spark debate about the thinking we need to shape our city for the next generation.
There is no shortage of inspiration: perhaps it will be a hi-tech medical hub that draws the world best minds here.
Or a major road initiative that transforms traffic congestion.
Or maybe it’s finding new jobs in growth suburbs to help cater for our booming population.
These are the ideas at the heart of the Herald Sun’s Future Melbourne campaign that starts today.
During the next nine days we will identify the major issues that confront the city and suburbs and highlight some solutions.
We will champion initiatives, ideas and proposals that we believe will make a positive difference to the city and to the next generation of Victorians who use our city.
We need to take steps now to prevent those problems becoming chronic symptoms of a city that has grown out of control in 30 years time.
Now is the time for planners, policymakers and government to come together to plan for Melbourne’s best kind of future.
To find out what that future could look like, follow the Herald Sun as we identify the suburbs that will grow in the next generation, the transport initiatives that will shape our commuting, the new jobs that will transform the city and the destinations that will mark the next stage in Melbourne’s evolution.
TODAY’S SPECIAL REPORTS
REPORT 1: Why Melbourne is still the most livable city in the world
REPORT 2: Is it time to weatherproof the MCG?
REPORT 3: In which direction will Melbourne grow?
REPORT 4: The Melbourne CBD of the future
REPORT 5: New suburbs to grow from Melbourne’s industry ashes
MELBOURNE FAST FACTS
- Melbourne is Australia’s fastest growing capital city
- One in five jobs are located in and around the Melbourne CBD
- The Melbourne city council area accounted for a 32 per cent jobs growth across Melbourne in the past five years.
- The city population is forecast to double to 230,000 in the next 15 years.
Transport
Use of public transport to get to work has grown in metropolitan Melbourne during the past decade but more than 75 per cent of workers prefer motor vehicles (including taxis, trucks and motorbikes) to get to work.
By 2046, roads in Melbourne’s southern and eastern suburbs are forecast to be less congested than anywhere else in the city. But northern and western roads are expected to more congested than inner Melbourne was five years ago.
The number of cycle trips into the Melbourne CBD each day is expected to increase from 11,000 to 36,000 in 15 years.
Population
In the past 10 years, Melbourne’s population has grown by 832,124 compared to Sydney’s 703,407 people.
By 2046, Melbourne’s population is estimated to reach 7.1 million.
In 2011, 34 per cent of Melburnians were born overseas.
By 2046, that figure will have increased to 46 per cent.
That means there will be 3 million Melburnians in 30 years time who were born outside of Australia.
Source: SGS Economics and Planning
