Floor Space per ANZSIC Industry in Melbourne, 2002-2024

22 years of commercial floor space data from the City of Melbourne's Census of Land Use and Employment (CLUE). The dataset shows floor area in square meters per city block, classified by ANZSIC1 industry, but excludes residential, vacant, open, and common areas. Data for cells with two or fewer businesses are suppressed to protect commercial confidentiality.

Use Cases

• Analyze commercial real estate density trends based on floor space per industry classification.
• Model industry-specific economic activity distribution across Melbourne based on allocated floor area.
• Support municipal planning and zoning decisions based on historical land use patterns.

Strengths

• Covers a 22-year time range from 2002 to 2024.
• Includes unique municipal codes for non-commercial floor space categories, clarifying data scope.
• Row totals reflect true totals even where confidential data is suppressed.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Data freshness should be verified despite a last updated date of 2026-06-28.

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 08:13:55.577212

Geography

City of Melbourne municipality