Major Residential Redevelopment Sites in Melbourne, 2016 Status and Timeline

The 2016 Urban Development Program data monitors major residential redevelopment projects across metropolitan Melbourne comprising ten or more dwellings. Data was collected from commercial sources, aerial imagery, and verified with local councils, classifying projects by completion status and construction timelines from 2015 to 2026. The dataset is provided by the Department of Transport and Planning under a CC-BY-4.0 license.

Use Cases

• Forecasting residential housing supply based on project status categories (Completed, Under Construction, etc.)
• Analyzing spatial distribution of planned developments across metropolitan Melbourne using geospatial data
• Modeling construction timelines and potential delays based on the indicative timing classifications
• Identifying long-term residential development sites flagged by local councils for future planning

Strengths

• Projects are classified into specific timing categories (e.g., Construction 0-2 years, 3-5 years, 6-10 years)
• Data collection method is described, involving commercial sources, aerial imagery, and council verification
• Explicitly defines 'major' projects as those comprising ten or more dwellings

Limitations

• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download
• The description states this data is obsolete, with current UDP data available

Provenance

Source

Department of Transport and Planning

Collection Method

Collected from commercial data sources, aerial imagery analysis, and verified through consultations with local council representatives.

Time Range

Projects reported from July 2015 to July 2026, with status as of July 2016.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-08 22:39:31.483760; freshness should be verified

Geography

Metropolitan Melbourne, Australia.