Information on the City of Melbourne

The City of Melbourne is a dynamic municipality covering 37 square kilometres with a broad set of 11 neighbourhoods, each with its unique characteristics and needs – from densely populated urban environments, such as the central business district, to more residential areas, such as Kensington, Carlton and part of South Yarra.

Our population includes 154,000 residents, including 768 Aboriginal peoples (2021 ABS Census data). We welcome almost a million visitors daily, including tourists and workers. Our city is incredibly culturally diverse. More than half of our residents were born in other countries — the top five countries of birth are India, China, England, Vietnam, and New Zealand, and almost half of our residents speak a language other than English at home.

About Melbourne City Council

As the local government authority, the City of Melbourne is focused on access and inclusion in delivering a wide range of services to residents, businesses, and visitors, including economic development, planning and building services, early years care, waste and resource management and wellbeing, community and recreation services. Local councils govern and deliver municipal services that support the community.

Melbourne City Council is the local government body responsible for the municipality of Melbourne. The Council consists of a Lord Mayor, a Deputy Lord Mayor and nine Councillors.

Elected by the community, the Council is the decision-making body that sets the strategic direction and policy of the municipality. It delivers the four-year Council Plan, which sets out what the Council will achieve during its four-year term to further the community vision; and the Annual Plan and Budget, which describes the Council’s key objectives and activities for each 12-month period.

Find out more about Council.

City of Melbourne map

This map shows the City of Melbourne municipal boundary. You can also view or download a printable version (PDF 533 KB) or image (JPG 1 MB) of the boundary map.