Urban Development Program: Major Residential Redevelopment Sites in Melbourne, 2020

The Urban Development Program monitors major residential redevelopment projects across metropolitan Melbourne comprising ten or more dwellings. Data is collected from commercial sources and aerial imagery, verified with local councils, and classified into five timing categories from 'Completed' to 'Possible'. The Department of Transport and Planning maintains this dataset, last updated in April 2026.

Use Cases

• Forecast residential housing supply based on project timing classifications.
• Analyze spatial distribution of redevelopment sites across metropolitan Melbourne.
• Model development feasibility based on project stages from planning to construction.
• Track urban growth patterns using sites identified for long-term residential purposes.

Strengths

• Projects are classified into five distinct timing categories, providing a supply indicator.
• Data collection involves multiple sources: commercial data, aerial imagery, and council consultation.
• License is CC-BY-4.0, permitting broad reuse.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• The description notes timings are indicative and development intentions can vary from actual activity.

Provenance

Source

Department of Transport and Planning

Collection Method

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

Time Range

Projects completed from January 2017 to January 2019 are included, with data snapshot from 2020.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-09 06:24:00.541013; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Metropolitan Melbourne, Australia.