Development Activity Monitor: Major Property Projects in Melbourne

A project monitoring major new commercial and residential property development within the City of Melbourne municipality. The data provides a current understanding of development sites that are recently completed, under construction, planned, or mooted across 13 small areas of the city. It is published by City of Melbourne Open Data under a CC-BY-4.0 license.

Use Cases

• Forecast short-term residential housing supply based on planned and under-construction projects.
• Analyze commercial property market trends based on the status of major development sites.
• Model urban growth and density changes across 13 small areas of Melbourne.
• Inform infrastructure planning based on the concentration of development activity.

Strengths

• Data is spatially granular, covering 13 small areas within the municipality.
• Provides a multi-stage view of development, including completed, under construction, planned, and mooted projects.
• Available in multiple geospatial formats including GEOJSON, JSON, and SHP.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Freshness should be verified as the last update timestamp is 2026-06-28 08:04:11.352977.

Provenance

Source

City of Melbourne Open Data

Collection Method

Likely compiled from municipal planning applications and permits.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-06-28 08:04:11.352977.

Geography

City of Melbourne municipality, Australia.