Residential Dwelling Counts For Melbourne 2002-2024

22 years of residential dwelling data from the City of Melbourne's Census of Land Use and Employment (CLUE). The data is derived from the Council's property rates database and classifies dwellings into Residential Apartment, House/Townhouse, and Student Apartment categories.

Use Cases

• Analyze trends in Residential Apartment, House/Townhouse, and Student Apartment construction over the 2002-2024 period.
• Model urban density changes using dwelling count per building as a key metric.
• Cross-reference dwelling classification and count data with other CLUE datasets for land use studies.

Strengths

• Data covers a 22-year time series from 2002 to 2024.
• Derived from an authoritative municipal property rates database.
• Provides a simplified, consistent classification schema for dwelling types.

Limitations

• Unknown total row count and specific column schema limit analytical planning.
• Data scope is restricted to the City of Melbourne municipality, not broader metropolitan areas.
• Simplified classification may omit nuanced dwelling subtypes.

Provenance

Source

City of Melbourne Open Data

Collection Method

Collected as part of the Census of Land Use and Employment (CLUE), based on the Council's property rates database.

Time Range

2002-2024

Freshness

Data is current as of a March 2026 update, covering the period through 2024.

Geography

City of Melbourne municipality, Victoria, Australia