The latest estimates derived from mobility data insights suggests almost one million people were in the city on an average weekday in 2019, with just over half observed in the CBD.
This visualisation provides detailed information about long-term growth in daily population to the city. It allows users to interrogate the available data and focus on various aspects of daily population and changes occurring over the past five or 10 years, wherever available.
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The City of Melbourne respectfully acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the land we govern, the Wurundjeri Woi-wurrung and Bunurong / Boon Wurrung peoples of the Kulin and pays respect to their Elders past and present. We acknowledge and honour the unbroken spiritual, cultural and political connection they have maintained to this unique place for more than 2000 generations.
We accept the invitation in the Uluru Statement from the Heart and are committed to walking together to build a better future.