Business Establishments per ANZSIC for City of Melbourne Blocks, 2002-2024

City of Melbourne's Census of Land Use and Employment (CLUE) data covers the period 2002-24. It shows the number of business establishments per city block, classified by their ANZSIC1 industry and small area allocation. The data is provided by City of Melbourne Open Data.

Use Cases

• Analyze spatial distribution of business types based on ANZSIC industry classification.
• Track changes in business establishment counts per city block over the 2002-2024 period.
• Study land use patterns and economic activity density based on the CLUE block-level data.

Strengths

• Covers a 22-year time range from 2002 to 2024.
• Data is collected as part of an official municipal census (CLUE).
• Business establishments are defined by a standard industry classification (ANZSIC).

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Data may reflect geographic bias inherent to data_gov_au, focusing solely on the City of Melbourne.

Provenance

Source

City of Melbourne Open Data

Collection Method

Collected as part of the City of Melbourne's Census of Land Use and Employment (CLUE).

Time Range

2002-2024

Freshness

Last updated 2026-06-28 08:15:04.821931; freshness should be verified.

Geography

City of Melbourne municipality, at the block level.