Modelled Property-Level Energy Consumption for Melbourne, 2011-2026

Modelled energy consumption data for commercial and residential properties across the City of Melbourne municipality. The dataset includes a baseline for 2011 and business-as-usual projections from 2016 to 2026, based on building attributes like age and floor area. It was produced by CSIRO for the IMAP Councils and published by City of Melbourne Open Data.

Use Cases

• Forecast urban energy demand based on business-as-usual scenario projections.
• Analyze the relationship between building attributes like age and floor area and energy consumption.
• Benchmark property-level energy performance across the City of Melbourne municipality.
• Support climate action planning by identifying potential areas for energy efficiency improvements.

Strengths

• Includes a 15-year projection period from 2011 to 2026.
• Covers both commercial and residential building types.
• Published under a CC-BY-4.0 license for open use.

Limitations

• Data is modelled, not metered, which may affect accuracy.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Excludes the industrial sector, limiting scope for some analyses.

Provenance

Source

CSIRO, commissioned by IMAP Councils.

Collection Method

Modelled based on building attributes.

Time Range

Baseline 2011, projections 2016-2026.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-06-28 08:15:37.498831; freshness should be verified.

Geography

City of Melbourne municipality.