Modelled Block-Level Energy Consumption for Melbourne Buildings (2011 Baseline)

City of Melbourne Open Data provides modelled energy consumption data for commercial and residential buildings at the block level. This 2011 baseline dataset, created by CSIRO, estimates consumption based on building attributes like age and floor area instead of meter readings. It excludes the industrial sector.

Use Cases

• Analyze energy consumption patterns across building age and floor area attributes to identify efficiency opportunities
• Model baseline energy use for commercial and residential building blocks to support urban planning
• Integrate block-level consumption estimates with geographic data (SHP, GEOJSON) for spatial analysis of energy performance

Strengths

• Data modelled by CSIRO, a national scientific research organization
• Covers both commercial and residential building sectors within the City of Melbourne municipality
• Provided in multiple formats (SHP, JSON, CSV, GEOJSON) for flexible analysis

Limitations

• Data is modelled from building attributes, not actual metered consumption, introducing estimation uncertainty
• Excludes the industrial sector, limiting completeness for city-wide energy analysis
• Represents a single 2011 baseline year, lacking temporal dynamics or recent updates

Provenance

Source

CSIRO, commissioned by IMAP Councils and published by City of Melbourne Open Data.

Collection Method

Modelled based on building attributes such as building age and floor area.

Time Range

2011 baseline.

Freshness

Last updated metadata indicates 2026-03 13:11:06.504847, but the underlying data is a 2011 baseline.

Geography

City of Melbourne municipality, Australia.