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

City of Melbourne's Census of Land Use and Employment (CLUE) data shows the number of business establishments per city block from 2002 to 2024. Each establishment is classified by CLUE industry derived from the ANZSIC system and allocated to a small area. The data counts physical locations of economic activity, not enterprises.

Use Cases

• Analyze spatial distribution of business types based on CLUE industry classification.
• Track changes in commercial land use over time based on the 2002-2024 time range.
• Model economic activity density at the block level based on establishment counts.
• Compare industry sector presence across different small areas within the municipality.

Strengths

• Data covers a 22-year time range from 2002 to 2024.
• Uses a standardized industry classification system (ANZSIC).
• Provides granularity at the city block and small area level.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.

Provenance

Source

City of Melbourne Open Data

Collection Method

Collected as part of the Census of Land Use and Employment (CLUE).

Time Range

2002-2024

Freshness

Last updated 2026-06-28 08:13:46.435490

Geography

City of Melbourne municipality, Victoria, Australia