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Melbourne

Total population

4,585,537

Coordinates-37.81°, 144.96°

Demographic figures from Australian Bureau of Statistics. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

Overview

Melbourne is the capital and most populous city of the Australian state of Victoria and the second most-populous city in Australia. The city's name generally refers to a 9,993-square-kilometre (3,858 sq mi) area, comprising an urban agglomeration of 31 local government areas. The name is also used to specifically refer to the local government area named City of Melbourne, whose area is centred on the Melbourne central business district and some immediate surrounds.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Nearby places in Victoria

• Melbourne
  0 mi away
• St Andrews
  22.4 mi away · pop. 385
• Whittlesea
  22.5 mi away · pop. 5,497
• Melton
  22.7 mi away · pop. 76,346
• Yarra Glen
  24.9 mi away · pop. 2,417
• Portarlington
  26.8 mi away · pop. 3,147
• Seville
  27.2 mi away · pop. 1,918
• Wallan
  27.7 mi away · pop. 14,741
• Kinglake
  28.4 mi away · pop. 1,247
• Darraweit Guim
  28.7 mi away
• Bolinda
  28.8 mi away
• Riddells Creek
  29.1 mi away · pop. 3,574

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Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Melbourne

Melbourne

Lord David Cecil · 1775

Melbourne, Victoria

Melbourne Harbor Trust Commissioners · 1909

Lonely Planet Melbourne Victoria With Map Lonely Planet Melbourne Victoria

Jayne D'Arcy · 2011

[ Portfolio of photographs of Melbourne, Victoria]

Charles Nettleton · 1870

Alive in Melbourne Victoria Australia

Graham Brookes and Anna D'Byrd · 1996

Bicentennial Gold 88

Bicentennial Gold 88 (Conference) (Melbourne) · 1988

Minprex 2000

International Congress on Mineral Processing and Extractive Metallurgy (2000 Melbourne, Vic.) · 2000

The race for space

Australian Tunnelling Conference (10th 1999 Melbourne, Vic.) · 1981

Search results from Open Library.

Recently spotted species

Garden Snail

Cornu aspersum

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Eastern Ring-tailed Possum

Pseudocheirus peregrinus

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Tawny Frogmouth

Podargus strigoides

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Akeake

Dodonaea viscosa

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Psilocybe subaeruginosa

Psilocybe subaeruginosa

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Collybiopsis subpruinosa

Collybiopsis subpruinosa

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orange pore fungus

Favolaschia claudopus

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Australian magpie moth

Nyctemera amicus

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Yellow Stainer

Agaricus xanthodermus

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Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Events

Notable, recurring, and historical events associated with Melbourne, sourced from Wikidata.

• Rising

  recurring event

  annual Arts Festival in Melbourne, Australia

  Jan 1, 2022
• 2012 UCI Track Cycling World Championships – women's scratch

  sporting event

  Jan 1, 2012
• 2009 Australian Film Institute Awards

  award ceremony

  annual award ceremony

  Jan 1, 2009
• 2008 Australian Film Institute Awards

  award ceremony

  annual award presented by the Australian Film Institute

  Dec 6, 2008
• water polo at the 2007 World Aquatics Championships – men's tournament

  sporting event

  world championship

  Jan 1, 2007
• swimming at the 2007 World Aquatics Championships

  sporting event

  Jan 1, 2007
• Melbourne Fashion Festival

  recurring event

  fashion festival in Melbourne, Australia

  Jan 1, 1996
• Australia Games

  sporting event

  athletic competitions in Melbourne, Australia

  Jan 1, 1985
• Basicon

  recurring event

  science fiction convention series held in Melbourne

• Open House Melbourne

  festival

  event held in Melbourne, Australia

• Victorian Exhibition 1861

  event

  exhibition held in Melbourne, Australia, to collect together items for the 1862 London International Exhibition

• The Victorian Art Exhibition 1864-65

  event

  art exhibition held by the government of the Colony of Victoria to obtain artworks by Australian residents

• Melbourne International Games Week

  recurring event

  annual digital games festival in Melbourne, Australia

• Melbourne Marathon Festival

  festival

  annual marathon festival in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

• Melbourne Food and Wine Festival

  recurring event

  food and wine festival in Melbourne, Australia

• Melbourne International Animation Festival

  recurring event

  annual film festival held in Melbourne, Australia

• Melbourne International Jazz Festival

  recurring event

  Australian music Festival

• Moomba

  festival

  community festival in Melbourne, Australia

  Jan 1, 1955

Source: Wikidata (CC0).

Gallery

Geotagged photos within ~6 miles of Melbourne, from Wikimedia Commons contributors.

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Photos via Wikimedia Commons — see each image page for license & attribution.