Melbourne Urban Forest Tree Inventory

Over 80,000 trees are maintained by the City of Melbourne. This dataset details the location, species, and lifespan of the urban forest, organized by precinct. It supports analysis of tree diversity and life expectancy across the city.

Use Cases

• Map tree location and species distribution by precinct to analyze urban forest diversity.
• Model tree lifespan expectancy based on species and precinct environmental factors.
• Analyze the relationship between tree location and urban accessibility metrics.
• Visualize the urban forest composition for precinct-level planning and strategy.

Strengths

• Inventory of over 80,000 individual trees managed by a municipal authority.
• Data includes key attributes like species, location, and lifespan.
• Available in multiple geospatial formats including SHP, GEOJSON, and CSV.
• Recently updated in March 2026.

Limitations

• Exact row count and column schema are not specified in the input.
• Data scope is limited to the City of Melbourne, not representative of other regions.
• Sample data is unavailable for previewing data structure and quality.

Provenance

Source

City of Melbourne Open Data

Collection Method

Municipal tree inventory and maintenance records.

Time Range

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Freshness

Last updated March 2026.

Geography

City of Melbourne, Australia