Melbourne is Victoria’s capital city
and the business, administrative, cultural and
recreational hub of the state.
The City of Melbourne's city centre
covers 37.6sq km and has a residential population of
around 89,759. Each day, around 771,000 people use
the city, and Melbourne hosts over a million
international visitors each year.
All of these residents, workers,
shoppers and travellers can take a break in one of
the around 145,000 cafe or restaurant seats, or walk
through some of its 567.8 hectares of parkland. They
can visit Melbourne's tallest building, the 300m
high Eureka Tower, or its oldest building, the Mitre
Tavern, built in 1837.
The entire Melbourne metropolitan
area covers 7,694 sq km and has a population of
around 3.9 million.
The people of Melbourne
Melbourne's population is made up of many groups of
people of all ages and from many different cultures.
City residents include young professionals,
international students and older couples looking to
enjoy everything the city has to offer now that the
kids have grown up and left home.
Find out more about the people who
live in and use Melbourne every day.
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