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| Melbourne CBD Melbourne, Victoria | |||||||||||||||
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 CBD of Melbourne as viewed from Eureka Tower, June 2012 | |||||||||||||||
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  Melbourne CBD | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 37°48′50″S 144°57′47″E / 37.814°S 144.963°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 54,941 (2021 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 8,450/km2 (21,890/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Established | 1835 | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 3000, 3001, 3004[2] 8001 (PO Box) | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation | 30 m (98 ft) | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 6.5 km2 (2.5 sq mi)[3] | ||||||||||||||
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| County | Bourke | ||||||||||||||
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The Melbourne central business district (colloquially known as "the City" or "the CBD",[4] and gazetted simply as Melbourne[5]) is the city centre of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. As of the 2021 census, the CBD had a population of 54,941, and is located primarily within the local government area City of Melbourne, with some parts located in the City of Port Phillip.
The central business district is centred on the Hoddle Grid, the oldest part of the city laid out in 1837. It also includes parts of the parallel and perpendicular streets to the north, bounded by Victoria Street and Peel Street; and extends south-east along much of the area immediately surrounding St Kilda Road.[6]
The CBD is the core of Greater Melbourne's metropolitan area, and is a major financial centre in Australia and the Asia-Pacific region. It is home to several major attractions in Melbourne, including the many of the city's famed lanes and arcades, the distinct blend of contemporary and Victorian architecture, the Queen Victoria Market, the Melbourne Botanical Gardens, the National Gallery of Victoria, the State Library, Parliament House, and Federation Square.[7] It contains Flinders Street railway station, the centre of Melbourne's metropolitan railway network, and the world's busiest tram corridor along Swanston Street.
In recent times, it has been placed alongside New York City and Berlin as one of the world's great street art meccas, and designated a "City of Literature" by UNESCO in its Creative Cities Network.[8]
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Melbourne (Suburbs and Localities)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 29 September 2022.
- ^ "Geographic coordinates of Melbourne. Latitude, longitude, and elevation above sea level of Melbourne, Australia". dateandtime.info.
- ^ "2021 Australian Census SAL21640 Community Profile". Retrieved 11 January 2023.
- ^ Richards, Tim. "It's rooted: Aussie terms that foreigners just won't get". Traveller. Retrieved 11 January 2017.
- ^ "Locality names and boundary maps". Department of Transport and Planning. 2 September 2024. Retrieved 2 December 2024.
- ^ "2021 Melbourne, Census All persons QuickStats | Australian Bureau of Statistics". www.abs.gov.au. Retrieved 10 December 2024.
- ^ Diamonstein, Barbaralee (9 August 1987), "Victorian Scenes on a Melbourne Walk", New York Times, retrieved: 5 August 2011
- ^ "Melbourne, Australia: City of Literature Archived 4 September 2011 at the Wayback Machine", Creative Cities Network, UNESCO, retrieved: 10 August 2011
